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 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | 4: Dean Burmester |
| Order of Merit | George Coetzee |
| Rookie of the Year | Rourke van der Spuy |
← 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 | Branden Grace (5) |
14 | Pro-Am | |
| 1 Mar | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 |  Andy Sullivan (n/a) |
19 | EUR | |
| 8 Mar | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | 14,500,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (9) |
19 | EUR | |
| 15 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | 18,500,000 | George Coetzee (6) |
19 | EUR | |
| 22 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | Jaco Ahlers (3) |
14 | ||
| 12 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,800,000 | Dean Burmester (3) |
14 | ||
| 26 Apr | Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open | Zambia | 3,200,000 | Ross McGowan (1) |
14 | ||
| 3 May | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,500,000 | Vaughn Groenewald (3) |
14 | ||
| 9 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,200,000 | PH McIntyre (2) |
14 | ||
| 10 May | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | George Coetzee (7) |
17 | ASA, EUR | New tournament |
| 24 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | Dean Burmester (4) |
7 | ||
| 6 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Western Cape | 650,000 | Justin Harding (4) |
4 | ||
| 7 Aug | Sun City Challenge | North West | 700,000 | Keith Horne (8) |
7 | ||
| 22 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer | KwaZulu-Natal | 650,000 | Jean Hugo (16) |
7 | ||
| 28 Aug | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 | Vaughn Groenewald (4) |
7 | New tournament | |
| 4 Sep | Sun Sibaya Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 | Michael Hollick (1) |
4 | New tournament | |
| 12 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | Free State | 650,000 | Jean Hugo (17) |
7 | ||
| 18 Sep | Sun Windmill Challenge | Free State | 700,000 | Dean Burmester (5) |
7 | ||
| 3 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Eastern Cape | 650,000 | Christiaan Basson (4) |
4 | ||
| 9 Oct | Sun Boardwalk Challenge | Eastern Cape | 700,000 | Chris Swanepoel (4) |
4 | ||
| 16 Oct | Sun Fish River Sun Challenge | Eastern Cape | 700,000 | Rourke van der Spuy (1) |
4 | New tournament | |
| 24 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek | Limpopo | 650,000 | Dean Burmester (6) |
7 | ||
| 5 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 800,000 | Ruan de Smidt (2) |
4 | ||
| 13 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Limpopo | 650,000 | Darren Fichardt (14) |
4 | ||
| 22 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 1,200,000 | Brandon Stone (1) |
14 | ||
| 29 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Charl Schwartzel (8) |
22 | EUR | |
| 6 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Gauteng | US$6,500,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marc Leishman (n/a) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Coetzee | 5,470,684 |
| 2 | Charl Schwartzel | 3,302,972 |
| 3 | Jacques Blaauw | 3,080,301 |
| 4 | Dean Burmester | 2,810,226 |
| 5 | Trevor Fisher Jnr | 2,560,306 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | Rourke van der Spuy | [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.
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