2008 Sunshine Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 10 January 2008 (2008-01-10) – 21 December 2008 (2008-12-21) |
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 Sunshine Tour was the 38th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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13 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,100,000 | ![]() | 20 | EUR | |
27 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 14 | Pro-Am | |
3 Feb | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
10 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | ![]() | 14 | New tournament | |
17 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,400,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
24 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 2,500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
2 Mar | Mount Edgecombe Trophy | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
30 Mar | Chainama Hills Zambia Open | Zambia | 750,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
4 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Free State | 440,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
25 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 440,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
10 May | Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 700,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
17 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
30 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 440,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
8 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 400,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
23 Aug | SAA Pro-Am Invitational | Western Cape | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
29 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 440,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
5 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 400,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
13 Sep | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
19 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Eastern Cape | 440,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
4 Oct | Seekers Travel Pro-Am | Gauteng | 440,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
12 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament | |
19 Oct | Metmar Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 600,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
24 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 440,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
1 Nov | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
9 Nov | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 1,000,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
27 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
3 Dec | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 550,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
7 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$4,385,000 | ![]() | 34 | Limited-field event | |
14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | EUR | |
21 Dec | South African Open Championship | Western Cape | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 40 | EUR | Flagship event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | ![]() | 52 | ANZ, ASA, 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) |
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1 | ![]() | 5,999,265 |
2 | ![]() | 1,442,351 |
3 | ![]() | 967,378 |
4 | ![]() | 885,056 |
5 | ![]() | 775,903 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | ![]() | [4] |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2008 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Winter, Grant (22 December 2008). "Sterne proves he's a true diamond". Independent Online. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
That win at Leopard Creek, incidentally, sealed 2008 Sunshine Order of Merit honours for him with earnings of just over R3.8-million. Now he's added a further R2.15-million, bringing his seasons earnings to almost R6-million.
- ^ "Louis Moolman". European Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
The same year, he won the Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year award following ten top 20 finishes.
External links
- Official website
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