2014 Sunshine Tour
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Duration6 February 2014 – 11 January 2015
Number of official events26
Most wins
Louis de Jager (2)
Keith Horne (2)
Titch Moore (2)
Daniel van Tonder (2)
Louis de Jager (2) Keith Horne (2) Titch Moore (2) Daniel van Tonder (2)Order of Merit Thomas Aiken
Thomas Aiken| Duration | 6 February 2014 – 11 January 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins | Louis de Jager (2) Keith Horne (2) Titch Moore (2) Daniel van Tonder (2) |
| Order of Merit | Thomas Aiken |
| Rookie of the Year | Haydn Porteous |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 Sunshine Tour was the 44th 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 2014 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | George Coetzee (5) |
20 | EUR | |
| 16 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | Thomas Aiken (8) |
20 | EUR | |
| 23 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,750,000 |  Estanislao Goya (n/a) |
14 | Pro-Am | |
| 2 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | €1,500,000 |  Ross Fisher (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 23 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (8) |
14 | ||
| 6 Apr | Telkom Business PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,750,000 | Titch Moore (8) |
14 | ||
| 13 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,800,000 | Jbe' Kruger (3) |
14 | ||
| 10 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | Daniel van Tonder (1) |
14 | ||
| 18 May | Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open | Zambia | US$250,000 | Wallie Coetsee (2) |
14 | ||
| 25 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | Christiaan Basson (3) |
6 | ||
| 8 Jun | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 | Lyle Rowe (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 27 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Limpopo | 600,000 | Daniel van Tonder (2) |
6 | ||
| 4 Jul | Sun City Challenge | North West | 700,000 | Dean Burmester (2) |
6 | ||
| 25 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 600,000 | Jean Hugo (15) |
4 | ||
| 1 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Keith Horne (6) |
6 | ||
| 29 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | Kwazulu-Natal | 700,000 | Colin Nel (1) |
6 | ||
| 5 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Louis de Jager (2) |
7 | ||
| 3 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | Free State | 600,000 | PH McIntyre (1) |
4 | ||
| 10 Oct | Sun Boardwalk Golf Challenge | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Titch Moore (9) |
4 | New tournament | |
| 19 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 800,000 | Merrick Bremner (4) |
7 | ||
| 31 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 650,000 | Keith Horne (7) |
4 | ||
| 6 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 750,000 | Louis de Jager (3) |
4 | ||
| 30 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 1,500,000 | Jaco Ahlers (2) |
14 | ||
| 7 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,500,000 | Danny Willett (n/a) |
38 | EUR | Limited-field event |
| 14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Branden Grace (4) |
22 | EUR | |
| 11 Jan | South African Open Championship | Gauteng | 14,500,000 | Andy Sullivan (n/a) |
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][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Aiken | 4,057,642 |
| 2 | Daniel van Tonder | 3,900,386 |
| 3 | George Coetzee | 3,339,251 |
| 4 | Charl Schwartzel | 2,081,444 |
| 5 | Trevor Fisher Jnr | 2,052,708 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Haydn Porteous | [4][5] |