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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes10 JanAfrica OpenEastern Cape€1,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (3)20EUR17 JanJoburg OpenGauteng€1,300,000 Charl Schwartzel (4)22EUR14 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape3,000,000 Darren Fichardt (10)14Pro-Am21 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipGauteng3,000,000 Michiel Bothma (3)1428 FebVodacom ChampionshipGauteng2,650,000 Hennie Otto (9)1416 AprVodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener RossGauteng510,000 Jean Hugo (8)n/a24 AprAfricom Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,200,000 Jbe' Kruger (2)1430 AprVodacom Origins of Golf at SishenFree State510,000 Jaco van Zyl (6)n/a8 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland750,000 Keith Horne (4)n/a15 MayNashua Golf ChallengeNorth West500,000 Jaco van Zyl (7)n/a6 JunLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland700,000 Grant Muller (2)n/a30 JulVodacom Origins of Golf at HumewoodEastern Cape510,000 Ulrich van den Berg (6)n/a20 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at SelborneKwaZulu-Natal510,000 James Kingston (9)n/a29 AugZambia OpenZambia850,000 Adilson da Silva (6)n/a3 SepTelkom PGA Pro-AmGauteng500,000 Jaco van Zyl (8)n/a11 SepSAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st)Gauteng500,000 Tyrone Ferreira (2)n/a18 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at StellenboschWestern Cape510,000 Jean Hugo (9)n/a25 SepSAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd)Western Cape500,000 Jaco van Zyl (9)n/a2 OctSAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd)KwaZulu-Natal500,000 Michiel Bothma (4)n/a15 OctVodacom Origins of Golf FinalWestern Cape510,000 Justin Harding (1)n/a24 OctSuncoast ClassicKwaZulu-Natal500,000 Adilson da Silva (7)n/a30 OctPlatinum ClassicNorth West705,000 Jean Hugo (10)n/a7 NovNashua MastersEastern Cape1,200,000 Warren Abery (7)1414 NovBMG ClassicGauteng550,000 Brandon Pieters (4)n/a18 NovCoca-Cola Charity ChampionshipWestern Cape550,000 Branden Grace (1)n/a5 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeNorth WestUS$5,000,000 Lee Westwood (n/a)34Limited-field event12 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,000,000 Pablo Martín (n/a)20EUR19 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipKwaZulu-Natal€1,000,000 Ernie Els (15)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 Charl Schwartzel 5,097,9142 Thomas Aiken 1,959,5433 Keith Horne 1,904,9504 Jbe' Kruger 1,768,6325 Louis Oosthuizen 1,392,835
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Jaco van Zyl Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Anthony Michael
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