The 2011 Sunshine Tour was the 41st 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 | 6 January 2011 – 4 December 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins |  Jean Hugo (3) Hennie Otto (3) |
| Order of Merit | Garth Mulroy |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jean Hugo |
| Rookie of the Year | Allan Versfeld |
← 2010 2012 → | |
OWGR points adjustment edit
In July, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the "Winter Series" events would be awarded points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event.[1]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (6)
|
22 | EUR | |
| 16 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (5)
|
20 | EUR | |
| 30 Jan | Africom Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,250,000 | Theunis Spangenberg (1)
|
14 | ||
| 20 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,000,000 | Hennie Otto (10)
|
14 | Pro-Am | |
| 27 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,250,000 | George Coetzee (4)
|
14 | ||
| 20 Mar | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 1,200,000 | J. G. Claassen (1)
|
14 | ||
| 7 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | Justin Walters (2)
|
14 | ||
| 14 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 |  Adilson da Silva (8)
|
n/a | ||
| 27 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 540,000 | Jean Hugo (11)
|
n/a | ||
| 5 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 850,000 | Justin Harding (2)
|
n/a | ||
| 10 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 540,000 | Chris Swanepoel (2)
|
n/a | ||
| 29 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 540,000 | Jean Hugo (12)
|
n/a | ||
| 12 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | KwaZulu-Natal | 540,000 | Darren Fichardt (11)
|
n/a | ||
| 2 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Northern Cape | 540,000 | Adilson da Silva (9)
|
n/a | ||
| 9 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (10)
|
n/a | ||
| 17 Sep | Northern Cape Classic | Northern Cape | 600,000 | Oliver Bekker (1)
|
n/a | New tournament | |
| 23 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Limpopo | 600,000 | Jean Hugo (13)
|
n/a | ||
| 8 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | Hennie Otto (11)
|
n/a | ||
| 15 Oct | KCM Zambia Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 |  Doug McGuigan (5)
|
14 | ||
| 22 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Darren Fichardt (12)
|
n/a | ||
| 30 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | James Kamte (4)
|
n/a | ||
| 6 Nov | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | Shaun Norris (2)
|
14 | ||
| 10 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 600,000 | Warren Abery (8)
|
n/a | ||
| 20 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | Garth Mulroy (3)
|
20 | EUR | |
| 27 Nov | SA Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,000,000 | Hennie Otto (12)
|
32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| 4 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a)
|
38 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garth Mulroy |
3,464,463 |
| 2 | Hennie Otto |
2,806,214 |
| 3 | George Coetzee |
1,586,587 |
| 4 | Thomas Aiken |
1,569,896 |
| 5 | Jaco van Zyl |
1,231,134 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Jean Hugo |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Allan Versfeld |
[4] |
See also edit
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
- ^ "Official World Golf Ranking Board announces adjustments to ranking system". Official World Golf Ranking. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2011 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "World at a glance". The Star. Johannesburg, South Africa. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via Pressreader.
Garth Mulroy, winner of last year's Alfred Dunhill Championship, was handed the Sid Brews Trophy for winning the 2011 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit, earning R3,464,463... Allan Versfeld received the Bobby Locke Trophy... The Players' Player of the Year was Jean Hugo.