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. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
Duration | 6 February 2014 – 11 January 2015 |
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Number of official events | 26 |
Most wins | 2:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
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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 had much higher prize funds, attracted 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.
The Official World Golf Ranking 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.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
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9 Feb | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | |
16 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | |
23 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,750,000 | ![]() |
14 | Pro-Am | |
2 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | €1,500,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | |
23 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
6 Apr | Telkom Business PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,750,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
13 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
10 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
18 May | Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open | Zambia | US$250,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
25 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
8 Jun | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
27 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Limpopo | 600,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
4 Jul | Sun City Challenge | North West | 700,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
25 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 600,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
1 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
29 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | Kwazulu-Natal | 700,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
5 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
3 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | Free State | 600,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
10 Oct | Sun Boardwalk Golf Challenge | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | ![]() |
4 | New tournament | |
19 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 800,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
31 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 650,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
6 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 750,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
30 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
7 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,500,000 | ![]() |
38 | EUR | Limited-field event |
14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | ![]() |
22 | EUR | |
11 Jan | South African Open Championship | Gauteng | 14,500,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2]
Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
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1 | ![]() | 4,057,642 |
2 | ![]() | 3,900,386 |
3 | ![]() | 3,339,251 |
4 | ![]() | 2,081,444 |
5 | ![]() | 2,052,708 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [3][4] |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
- EUR − European Tour.
References
- "Structure of Ranking Points and Rating Values from September 1 2014" (PDF). OWGR. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- "2014 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- "2014 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- Titleist South Africa [@TitleistAfrica] (13 January 2015). "RT & join us in congratulating Titleist loyalist @HaydnPorteous" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via Twitter.