2009 Sunshine Tour


The 2009 Sunshine Tour was the tenth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the third since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour was based predominantly in South Africa, with 26 of the 30 tournaments being held in the country. Two events were held in Swaziland, with one each in Zambia and Namibia.
The Order of Merit was won by Anders Hansen of Denmark.

Schedule

The table below shows schedule of events for the 2009 Sunshine Tour. As usual, the tour consisted of two distinct parts, commonly referred to as the "Summer Swing" and "Winter Swing". Tournaments held during the Summer Swing generally had much higher prize funds, attracted stronger fields, and were the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points, with three events being co-sanctioned with the European Tour. Since the tour switched to a calendar based season, this part of the tour has been split in two, with six events being held at the start of the year, and the remainder in December.
The Winter Swing ran from April to early December, starting with the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour, and closing with the Nedbank Affinity Cup.
Prize funds shown did not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
DatesTournamentVenue
Prize fundWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
8–11 JanJoburg OpenRoyal Johannesburg and Kensington GC€1,100,000 Anders Hansen 20Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
15–18 JanAfrica OpenEast London GCR5,000,000 Retief Goosen 18
22–25 JanDimension Data Pro-AmGary Player CC and Lost City GC, Sun CityR1,800,000 Deane Pappas 14
29 Jan – 1 FebNashua MastersWild Coast Sun CCR1,200,000 Darren Fichardt 14
12–15 FebVodacom ChampionshipPretoria CCR2,650,000 Anders Hansen 14
19–22 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipThe Country Club, JohannesburgR2,750,000 Jaco van Zyl 14
1–3 AprVodacom Origins of Golf TourBloemfontein GCR480,000 Trevor Fisher Jnr n/a
30 Apr – 2 MaySAA Pro-Am InvitationalMount Edgecombe GCR500,000 Adilson da Silva n/a
6–9 MaySamsung Royal Swazi Sun OpenRoyal Swazi GC, SwazilandR750,000 Jaco van Zyl n/a
14–16 MayNashua Golf ChallengeGary Player CC and Lost City GC, Sun CityR500,000 Doug McGuigan n/a
20–22 MayVodacom Origins of Golf TourPretoria CCR480,000 Brandon Pieters n/a
5–7 JunLombard Insurance ClassicRoyal Swazi GC, SwazilandR500,000 Peter Karmis n/a
24–25 JunVodacom Origins of Golf TourFancourtR480,000 Brandon Pieters n/a
6–8 AugSuncoast ClassicDurban CCR500,000 Louis de Jager n/a
12–14 AugVodacom Origins of Golf TourErinvale Golf EstateR480,000 Jaco Ahlers n/a
19–21 AugTelkom PGA Pro-AmCenturion CCR450,000 Jaco van Zyl n/a
28–30 AugZambia OpenLusaka, ZambiaR800,000 Jbe' Kruger n/aTournament postponed from
its original date in March.
3–5 SepSAA Pro-Am InvitationalRandpark GCR500,000 Ryan Tipping n/a
16–18 SepVodacom Origins of Golf TourSelborne Hotel Spa and Golf EstateR480,000 Darren Fichardt n/a
1–3 OctSAA Pro-Am InvitationalPaarl GCR500,000 Prinavin Nelson n/a
7–9 OctVodacom Origins of Golf Tour FinalSimola Golf EstateR480,000 Brandon Pieters n/a
16–18 OctBMG ClassicEbotse GC, JohannesburgR500,000 Graham DeLaet n/a
23–25 OctHighveld ClassicWitbank GCR600,000 Lindani Ndwandwe n/a
29–31 OctPlatinum ClassicMooinooi GCR705,000 Darren Fichardt n/a
12–15 NovMTC Namibia PGA ChampionshipWindhoek Country Club, NamibiaR1,000,000 Hennie Otto 14
24–26 NovCoca-Cola Charity ChampionshipThe Outeniqua, FancourtR550,000 Christiaan Basson n/a
30 Nov – 2 DecNedbank Affinity CupLost City GC, Sun CityR550,000 Jake Roos n/a
3–6 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeGary Player CC, Sun City$4,385,000 Robert Allenby 30
10–13 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipLeopard Creek CC€1,000,000 Pablo Martín 20Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
17–20 DecSouth African OpenPearl Valley Golf Estates€1,000,000 Richie Ramsay 32Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Order of Merit