2015 Sunshine Tour
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Duration19 February 2015 – 6 December 2015
Number of official events27
Most wins
Dean Burmester (4)
Dean Burmester (4)Order of Merit George Coetzee
George Coetzee| Duration | 19 February 2015 – 6 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | Dean Burmester (4) |
| Order of Merit | George Coetzee |
| Players' Player of the Year | Dean Burmester |
| Rookie of the Year | Rourke van der Spuy |
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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 | 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 |  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.[2][3]
| 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 |