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.
OWGR points adjustment 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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes9 JanAfrica OpenEastern Cape€1,000,000 Louis Oosthuizen (6)22EUR16 JanJoburg OpenGauteng€1,300,000 Charl Schwartzel (5)20EUR30 JanAfricom Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,250,000 Theunis Spangenberg (1)1420 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape3,000,000 Hennie Otto (10)14Pro-Am27 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipGauteng3,250,000 George Coetzee (4)1420 MarMTC Namibia PGA ChampionshipNamibia1,200,000 J. G. Claassen (1)147 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland750,000 Justin Walters (2)1414 MayNashua Golf ChallengeNorth West500,000 Adilson da Silva (8)n/a27 MayVodacom Origins of Golf at PretoriaGauteng540,000 Jean Hugo (11)n/a5 JunLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland850,000 Justin Harding (2)n/a10 JunVodacom Origins of Golf at ArabellaWestern Cape540,000 Chris Swanepoel (2)n/a29 JulVodacom Origins of Golf at SimolaEastern Cape540,000 Jean Hugo (12)n/a12 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast SunKwaZulu-Natal540,000 Darren Fichardt (11)n/a2 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at SishenNorthern Cape540,000 Adilson da Silva (9) n/a9 SepTelkom PGA Pro-AmGauteng500,000 Jaco van Zyl (10)n/a17 SepNorthern Cape ClassicNorthern Cape600,000 Oliver Bekker (1)n/aNew tournament23 SepVodacom Origins of Golf FinalLimpopo600,000 Jean Hugo (13)n/a8 OctPlatinum ClassicNorth West500,000 Hennie Otto (11)n/a15 OctKCM Zambia OpenZambia1,200,000 Doug McGuigan (5)1422 OctSuncoast ClassicKwaZulu-Natal500,000 Darren Fichardt (12)n/a30 OctBMG ClassicGauteng600,000 James Kamte (4)n/a6 NovNashua MastersEastern Cape1,200,000 Shaun Norris (2)1410 NovNedbank Affinity CupNorth West600,000 Warren Abery (8)n/a20 NovAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,000,000 Garth Mulroy (3)20EUR27 NovSA Open ChampionshipGauteng€1,000,000 Hennie Otto (12)32EURFlagship event4 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeNorth WestUS$5,000,000 Lee Westwood (n/a)38Limited-field 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 Garth Mulroy 3,464,4632 Hennie Otto 2,806,2143 George Coetzee 1,586,5874 Thomas Aiken 1,569,8965 Jaco van Zyl 1,231,134
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Jean Hugo Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Allan Versfeld
See also 2011 Big Easy Tour
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