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. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
Duration | 19 February 2015 – 6 December 2015 |
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Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | 4:![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2014 2016–17 → |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 4,500,000 | ![]() |
14 | Pro-Am | |
1 Mar | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | ![]() |
19 | EUR | |
8 Mar | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | 14,500,000 | ![]() |
19 | EUR | |
15 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | 18,500,000 | ![]() |
19 | EUR | |
22 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
12 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
26 Apr | Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open | Zambia | 3,200,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
3 May | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
9 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
10 May | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | ![]() |
17 | ASA, EUR | New tournament |
24 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
6 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Western Cape | 650,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
7 Aug | Sun City Challenge | North West | 700,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
22 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer | KwaZulu-Natal | 650,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
28 Aug | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 | ![]() |
7 | New tournament | |
4 Sep | Sun Sibaya Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 | ![]() |
4 | New tournament | |
12 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | Free State | 650,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
18 Sep | Sun Windmill Challenge | Free State | 700,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
3 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Eastern Cape | 650,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
9 Oct | Sun Boardwalk Challenge | Eastern Cape | 700,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
16 Oct | Sun Fish River Sun Challenge | Eastern Cape | 700,000 | ![]() |
4 | New tournament | |
24 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek | Limpopo | 650,000 | ![]() |
7 | ||
5 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 800,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
13 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Limpopo | 650,000 | ![]() |
4 | ||
22 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
29 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | ![]() |
22 | EUR | |
6 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Gauteng | US$6,500,000 | ![]() |
44 | EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[1]
Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
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1 | ![]() | 5,470,684 |
2 | ![]() | 3,302,972 |
3 | ![]() | 3,080,301 |
4 | ![]() | 2,810,226 |
5 | ![]() | 2,560,306 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [2][3] |
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.
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References
- "2015 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- "2015 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- "Van der Spuy claims Rookie of the Year". News24. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
External links
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