2014 Sunshine Tour


The 2014 Sunshine Tour was the 15th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 8th 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 Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Namibia.

Schedule

The table below shows the events for the 2014 Sunshine Tour season. As usual, the tour consists 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 until 2012 were 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 November and December.
The OWGR board announced adjustments to the points distribution starting in September 2014 and some events would get higher values of 7–11 points depending on strength of field. The first event under the new system was the Wild Coast leg of the Vodacom Origins of Golf, which received seven OWGR points.
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.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
6–9 FebJoburg OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng€1,300,000 George Coetzee 20Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
13–16 FebAfrica OpenEast London, Eastern Cape€1,000,000 Thomas Aiken 20Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
20–23 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGeorge, Western CapeR3,750,000 Estanislao Goya 14
27 Feb – 2 MarTshwane OpenTshwane, Gauteng€1,500,000 Ross Fisher 20Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
20–23 MarInvestec CupRustenburg, North WestR1,000,000 Trevor Fisher Jnr 14
3–6 AprTelkom Business PGA ChampionshipJohannesburg, GautengR3,750,000 Titch Moore 14
10–13 AprGolden Pilsener Zimbabwe OpenZimbabweR1,800,000 Jbe' Kruger 14
7–10 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwazilandR1,000,000 Daniel van Tonder 14
15–18 MayMopani Copper Mines Zambia OpenZambiaUS$250,000 Wallie Coetsee 14
23–25 MayLombard Insurance ClassicSwazilandR900,000 Christiaan Basson 6
5–8 JunZambia Sugar OpenZambiaR1,200,000 Lyle Rowe 14
25–27 JunVodacom Origins of Golf LimpopoR600,000 Daniel van Tonder 6
2–4 JulSun City ChallengeSun City, North WestR700,000 Dean Burmester 6
23–25 JulVodacom Origins of Golf Western CapeR600,000 Jean Hugo 4
30 Jul–1 AugVodacom Origins of Golf Eastern CapeR600,000 Keith Horne 6
27–29 AugWild Waves Golf ChallengeKwazulu-NatalR700,000 Colin Nel 6
3–5 SepVodacom Origins of Golf Eastern CapeR600,000 Louis de Jager 7
1–3 OctVodacom Origins of Golf ParysR600,000 PH McIntyre 4
8–10 OctSun Boardwalk Golf ChallengePort Elizabeth, Eastern CapeR600,000 Titch Moore 4
17–19 OctBMG ClassicJohannesburg, GautengR800,000 Merrick Bremner 7
29–31 OctVodacom Origins of Golf FinalWestern CapeR650,000 Keith Horne 4
4–6 NovNedbank Affinity CupNorth WestR750,000 Louis de Jager 4
27–30 NovLion of Africa Cape Town OpenWestern CapeR1,500,000 Jaco Ahlers 14
4–7 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeNorth West$6,500,000 Danny Willett 38Co-sanctioned with European Tour
11–14 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipLimpopo€1,500,000 Branden Grace 22Co-sanctioned with European Tour
8–11 Jan 2015South African Open ChampionshipJohannesburg, GautengR14,500,000 Andy Sullivan 32Co-sanctioned with European Tour

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
RankPlayerPrize money
1 Thomas Aiken4,057,642
2 Daniel van Tonder3,900,386
3 George Coetzee3,339,251
4 Charl Schwartzel2,081,444
5 Trevor Fisher Jnr2,052,708

Branden Grace, Ross Fisher, Louis Oosthuizen, and Andy Sullivan did not play the minimum number of tournaments required to be ranked.