Duration | 19 February 2015 | – 6 December 2015
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Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2014 2016–17 → |
The 2015 Sunshine Tour was the 45th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
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 |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5,470,684 |
2 | ![]() |
3,302,972 |
3 | ![]() |
3,080,301 |
4 | ![]() |
2,810,226 |
5 | ![]() |
2,560,306 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[4] |
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | ![]() |
[5][6] |