2010 Sunshine Tour


The 2010 Sunshine Tour was the 11th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 4th 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 is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Swaziland, Zambia and Namibia.
The Order of Merit was won by Charl Schwartzel.

Schedule

The table below shows schedule of events for the 2010 Sunshine Tour. As usual, the tour consisted of two distinct parts, commonly referred to as the "Summer Swing" and the "Winter Swing". Tournaments held during the Summer Swing generally have much higher prize funds, attract stronger fields, and are the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points, with some 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 some events being held at the start of the year, and the remainder in December. The Winter Swing ran from April to early December.
Prize funds shown do 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.
DatesTournamentLocation
Prize fundWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
7-10 JanAfrica OpenEast London, Eastern Cape€1,000,000 Charl Schwartzel 20Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
14-17 JanJoburg OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng€1,300,000 Charl Schwartzel 22Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
11-14 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGeorge, Western CapeR3,000,000 Darren Fichardt 14
18-21 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipJohannesburg, GautengR3,000,000 Michiel Bothma 14
25-28 FebVodacom ChampionshipPretoria, GautengR2,650,000 Hennie Otto 14
14-16 AprVodacom Business Origins of Golf TourCenturion, GautengR510,000 Jean Hugo n/a
31-24 AprAfricom Zimbabwe OpenHarare, ZimbabweR1,200,000 Jbe' Kruger 14
28-30 AprVodacom Business Origins of Golf TourClarens, Free StateR510,000 Jaco van Zyl n/a
5-8 MayInvestec Royal Swazi Sun OpenSwazilandR750,000 Keith Horne n/a
13-15 MayNashua Golf ChallengeSun City, North WestR500,000 Jaco van Zyl n/a
4-6 JunLombard Insurance ClassicSwazilandR700,000 Grant Muller n/a
28-30 JulVodacom Business Origins of Golf TourPort Elizabeth, Eastern CapeR510,000 Ulrich van den Berg n/a
18-20 AugVodacom Business Origins of Golf TourDurban, Kwazulu-NatalR510,000 James Kingston n/a
27-29 AugZambia OpenNdola, ZambiaR850,000 Adilson da Silva n/a
1-3 SeptTelkom PGA Pro-AmCenturion, GautengR500,000 Jaco van Zyl n/a
9-11 SeptSAA Pro-Am InvitationalJohannesburg, GautengR500,000 Tyrone Ferreira n/a
16-18 SeptVodacom Business Origins of Golf TourStellenbosch, Western CapeR510,000 Jean Hugo n/a
23-25 SeptSAA Pro-Am InvitationalPaarl, Western CapeR500,000 Jaco van Zyl n/a
30 Sept-2 OctSAA Pro-Am InvitationalKwaDukuza, Kwazulu-NatalR500,000 Michiel Bothma n/a
13-15 OctVodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour FinalGeorge, Western CapeR510,000 Justin Harding n/a
22-24 OctSuncoast ClassicDurban, Kwazulu-NatalR500,000 Adilson da Silva n/a
28-30 OctPlatinum ClassicMooinooi, North WestR705,000 Jean Hugo n/a
4-7 NovNashua MastersPort Edward, KwaZulu-NatalR1,200,000 Warren Abery 14
12-14 NovBMG ClassicJohannesburg, GautengR550,000 Brandon Pieters n/a
16-18 NovCoca-Cola Charity ChampionshipGeorge, Western CapeR550,000 Branden Grace n/a
2-5 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeSun City, North West$5,000,000 Lee Westwood 34
9-12 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMalalane, Mpumalanga€1,000,000 Pablo Martín 20Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
16-19 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipDurban, Kwazulu-Natal€1,000,000 Ernie Els 32Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Order of Merit

was ineligible for the Order of Merit having only played in two tournaments during the season. The R1,467,200 he earned from those events would have been enough for 5th place.