2015 Sunshine Tour
The 2015 Sunshine Tour was the 16th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 9th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius.
Schedule
The table below shows the partial schedule of events for the 2015 Sunshine Tour season.
Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (R) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19–22 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | George, Western Cape | 4,500,000 |  |
14 | |
| 26 Feb – 1 Mar | Joburg Open | Johannesburg, Gauteng | €1,300,000 |  |
19 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 5–8 Mar | Africa Open | East London, Eastern Cape | 14,500,000 | |
19 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 12–15 Mar | Tshwane Open | Tshwane, Gauteng | 18,500,000 | |
19 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 19–22 Mar | Investec Cup | Rustenburg, North West | 1,000,000 | |
14 | |
| 9–12 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,800,000 | |
14 | |
| 23–26 Apr | Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open | Zambia | 3,200,000 | |
14 | |
| 30 Apr – 3 May | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,500,000 | |
14 | |
| 6–9 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,200,000 | |
14 | |
| 7–10 May | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | |
17 | New tournament Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and the European Tour |
| 22–24 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | |
7 | |
| 4–6 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf (Langebaan) | Langebaan, Western Cape | 650,000 | |
4 | |
| 5–7 Aug | Sun City Challenge | Sun City, North West | 700,000 | |
7 | |
| 20–22 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf (San Lameer) | Southbroom, KwaZulu-Natal | 650,000 | |
7 | |
| 26–28 Aug | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 | |
7 | |
| 2–4 Sep | Sun Sibaya Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 | |
4 | |
| 10–12 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf (Vaal de Grace) | Parys, Free State | 650,000 | |
7 | |
| 16–18 Sep | Sun Windmill Challenge | Bloemfontein, Free State | 700,000 | |
7 | |
| 1–3 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf (St Francis) | Eastern Cape | 650,000 | |
4 | |
| 7–9 Oct | Sun Boardwalk Challenge | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | 700,000 | |
4 | |
| 14–16 Oct | Sun Fish River Sun Challenge | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape | 700,000 | |
4 | |
| 22–24 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf (Koro Creek) | Limpopo | 650,000 | |
7 | |
| 3–5 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 800,000 | |
4 | |
| 11–13 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Limpopo | 650,000 | |
4 | |
| 19–22 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 1,200,000 | |
14 | |
| 26–29 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Limpopo | €1,500,000 | |
22 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 3–6 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Johannesburg, Gauteng | $6,500,000 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
44 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
Order of Merit
This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5,470,684 |
| 2 | | 3,302,972 |
| 3 | | 3,080,301 |
| 4 | | 2,810,226 |
| 5 | | 2,560,306 |
Andy Sullivan (2.7 million) did not play the minimum number of tournaments required (seven) to be ranked.