The 2009 Sunshine Tour was the 39th 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 2009 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes11 JanJoburg OpenGauteng€1,100,000 Anders Hansen (1)20EUR18 JanAfrica Open Golf ChallengeEastern Cape5,000,000 Retief Goosen (6)1825 JanDimension Data Pro-AmNorth West1,800,000 Deane Pappas (2)14Pro-Am1 FebNashua MastersEastern Cape1,200,000 Darren Fichardt (7)1415 FebVodacom ChampionshipGauteng2,650,000 Anders Hansen (2)1422 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipGauteng2,750,000 Jaco van Zyl (3)143 AprVodacom Origins of Golf at BloemfonteinFree State480,000 Trevor Fisher Jnr (4)n/a2 MaySAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st)KwaZulu-Natal500,000 Adilson da Silva (5)n/a9 MaySamsung Royal Swazi Sun OpenSwaziland750,000 Jaco van Zyl (4)n/a16 MayNashua Golf ChallengeNorth West500,000 Doug McGuigan (4)n/a22 MayVodacom Origins of Golf at PretoriaGauteng480,000 Brandon Pieters (1)n/a7 JunLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland500,000 Peter Karmis (2)n/a25 JunVodacom Origins of Golf at FancourtWestern Cape480,000 Brandon Pieters (2)n/a8 AugSuncoast ClassicKwaZulu-Natal500,000 Louis de Jager (1)n/a14 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at ErinvaleWestern Cape480,000 Jaco Ahlers (1)n/a21 AugTelkom PGA Pro-AmGauteng450,000 Jaco van Zyl (5)n/a30 Aug28 MarZambia OpenZambia800,000 Jbe' Kruger (1)n/a5 SepSAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd)Gauteng500,000 Ryan Tipping (1)n/a18 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at SelborneKwaZulu-Natal480,000 Darren Fichardt (8)n/a3 OctSAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd)Western Cape500,000 Prinavin Nelson (1)n/a9 OctVodacom Origins of Golf FinalWestern Cape480,000 Brandon Pieters (3)n/a18 OctBMG ClassicGauteng500,000 Graham DeLaet (1)n/a25 OctHighveld ClassicMpumalanga600,000 Lindani Ndwandwe (2)n/a31 OctPlatinum ClassicNorth West705,000 Darren Fichardt (9)n/a15 NovMTC Namibia PGA ChampionshipNamibia1,000,000 Hennie Otto (8)1426 NovCoca-Cola Charity ChampionshipWestern Cape550,000 Christiaan Basson (1)n/a2 DecNedbank Affinity CupNorth West550,000 Jake Roos (2)n/a6 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeNorth WestUS$4,385,000 Robert Allenby (n/a)30Limited-field event13 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,000,000 Pablo Martín (n/a)20EUR20 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipWestern Cape€1,000,000 Richie Ramsay (n/a)32EURFlagship event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 Anders Hansen 4,286,0382 Charl Schwartzel 2,315,1883 Darren Fichardt 1,475,0264 Jaco van Zyl 1,333,0235 David Drysdale 1,184,733
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Graham DeLaet
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