2010 Sunshine Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 7 January 2010 (2010-01-07) – 19 December 2010 (2010-12-19) |
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Number of official events | 28 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2009 2011 → |
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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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10 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | EUR | |
17 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | ![]() | 22 | EUR | |
14 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,000,000 | ![]() | 14 | Pro-Am | |
21 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,000,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
28 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,650,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
16 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener Ross | Gauteng | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
24 Apr | Africom Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,200,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
30 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Free State | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
8 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
15 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
6 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 700,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
30 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Eastern Cape | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
20 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
29 Aug | Zambia Open | Zambia | 850,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
3 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
11 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) | Gauteng | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
18 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch | Western Cape | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
25 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) | Western Cape | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
2 Oct | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
15 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
24 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
30 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
7 Nov | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
14 Nov | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 550,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
18 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
5 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 | ![]() | 34 | Limited-field event | |
12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | EUR | |
19 Dec | South African Open Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 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) |
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1 | ![]() | 5,097,914 |
2 | ![]() | 1,959,543 |
3 | ![]() | 1,904,950 |
4 | ![]() | 1,768,632 |
5 | ![]() | 1,392,835 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Players' Player of the Year | ![]() | [4] |
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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
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