2015 Sunshine Tour


The 2015 Sunshine Tour was the 16th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 9th 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 Mauritius.

Schedule

The table below shows the partial schedule of events for the 2015 Sunshine Tour season.
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 fund
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
19–22 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGeorge, Western Cape4,500,000 Branden Grace 14
26 Feb – 1 MarJoburg OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng€1,300,000 Andy Sullivan 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–8 MarAfrica OpenEast London, Eastern Cape14,500,000 Trevor Fisher Jnr 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
12–15 MarTshwane OpenTshwane, Gauteng18,500,000 George Coetzee 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
19–22 MarInvestec CupRustenburg, North West1,000,000 Jaco Ahlers 14
9–12 AprGolden Pilsener Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,800,000 Dean Burmester 14
23–26 AprMopani/Redpath Zambia OpenZambia3,200,000 Ross McGowan 14
30 Apr – 3 MayZambia Sugar OpenZambia1,500,000 Vaughn Groenewald 14
6–9 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland1,200,000 PH McIntyre 14
7–10 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 George Coetzee 17New tournament
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
and the European Tour
22–24 MayLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland1,000,000 Dean Burmester 7
4–6 JunVodacom Origins of Golf Langebaan, Western Cape650,000 Justin Harding 4
5–7 AugSun City ChallengeSun City, North West700,000 Keith Horne 7
20–22 AugVodacom Origins of Golf Southbroom, KwaZulu-Natal650,000 Jean Hugo 7
26–28 AugSun Wild Coast Sun ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Vaughn Groenewald 7
2–4 SepSun Sibaya ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Michael Hollick 4
10–12 SepVodacom Origins of Golf Parys, Free State650,000 Jean Hugo 7
16–18 SepSun Windmill ChallengeBloemfontein, Free State700,000 Dean Burmester 7
1–3 OctVodacom Origins of Golf Eastern Cape650,000 Christiaan Basson 4
7–9 OctSun Boardwalk ChallengePort Elizabeth, Eastern Cape700,000 Chris Swanepoel 4
14–16 OctSun Fish River Sun ChallengePort Alfred, Eastern Cape700,000 Rourke van der Spuy 4
22–24 OctVodacom Origins of Golf Limpopo650,000 Dean Burmester 7
3–5 NovNedbank Affinity CupNorth West800,000 Ruan de Smidt 4
11–13 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalLimpopo650,000 Darren Fichardt 4
19–22 NovLion of Africa Cape Town OpenWestern Cape1,200,000 Brandon Stone 14
26–29 NovAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipLimpopo€1,500,000 Charl Schwartzel 22Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
3–6 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeJohannesburg, Gauteng$6,500,000 Marc Leishman 44Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
RankPlayerPrize money
1 George Coetzee5,470,684
2 Charl Schwartzel3,302,972
3 Jacques Blaauw3,080,301
4 Dean Burmester2,810,226
5 Trevor Fisher Jnr2,560,306

Andy Sullivan did not play the minimum number of tournaments required to be ranked.