The 2010 Sunshine Tour was the 40th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 7 January 2010 – 19 December 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins |  Jaco van Zyl (4) |
| Order of Merit | Charl Schwartzel |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jaco van Zyl |
| Rookie of the Year | Anthony Michael |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (3)
|
20 | EUR | |
| 17 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (4)
|
22 | EUR | |
| 14 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,000,000 | Darren Fichardt (10)
|
14 | Pro-Am | |
| 21 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,000,000 | Michiel Bothma (3)
|
14 | ||
| 28 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,650,000 | Hennie Otto (9)
|
14 | ||
| 16 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener Ross | Gauteng | 510,000 | Jean Hugo (8)
|
n/a | ||
| 24 Apr | Africom Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,200,000 | Jbe' Kruger (2)
|
14 | ||
| 30 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Free State | 510,000 | Jaco van Zyl (6)
|
n/a | ||
| 8 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | Keith Horne (4)
|
n/a | ||
| 15 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (7)
|
n/a | ||
| 6 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 700,000 | Grant Muller (2)
|
n/a | ||
| 30 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Eastern Cape | 510,000 | Ulrich van den Berg (6)
|
n/a | ||
| 20 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 510,000 | James Kingston (9)
|
n/a | ||
| 29 Aug | Zambia Open | Zambia | 850,000 |  Adilson da Silva (6)
|
n/a | ||
| 3 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (8)
|
n/a | ||
| 11 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) | Gauteng | 500,000 | Tyrone Ferreira (2)
|
n/a | ||
| 18 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch | Western Cape | 510,000 | Jean Hugo (9)
|
n/a | ||
| 25 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) | Western Cape | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (9)
|
n/a | ||
| 2 Oct | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Michiel Bothma (4)
|
n/a | ||
| 15 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 510,000 | Justin Harding (1)
|
n/a | ||
| 24 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Adilson da Silva (7)
|
n/a | ||
| 30 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | Jean Hugo (10)
|
n/a | ||
| 7 Nov | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | Warren Abery (7)
|
14 | ||
| 14 Nov | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 550,000 | Brandon Pieters (4)
|
n/a | ||
| 18 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | Branden Grace (1)
|
n/a | ||
| 5 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a)
|
34 | Limited-field event | |
| 12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 |  Pablo Martín (n/a)
|
20 | EUR | |
| 19 Dec | South African Open Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | Ernie Els (15)
|
32 | EUR | Flagship event |
Order of Merit edit
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 | Charl Schwartzel |
5,097,914 |
| 2 | Thomas Aiken |
1,959,543 |
| 3 | Keith Horne |
1,904,950 |
| 4 | Jbe' Kruger |
1,768,632 |
| 5 | Louis Oosthuizen |
1,392,835 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Jaco van Zyl |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Anthony Michael |
[4] |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References edit
- ^ "2010 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2010 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Schwartzel wins BMW for ace". News24. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
Schwartzel picked up R444,355 for his efforts and in so doing clinched the 2010 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit title, banking a cool R5,097,913...
- ^ a b "Sun shines on Charl Schwartzel". TimesLIVE. Johannesburg, South Africa. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
The Bobby Locke Trophy for the rookie of the year was won by Anthony Michael... The players' player of the year was Van Zyl.