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.
| Duration | 8 January 2009 – 20 December 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Darren Fichardt (3) Brandon Pieters (3) Jaco van Zyl (3) |
| Order of Merit |  Anders Hansen |
| Rookie of the Year |  Graham DeLaet |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,100,000 | 20 | EUR | ||
| 18 Jan | Africa Open Golf Challenge | Eastern Cape | 5,000,000 | 18 | |||
| 25 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 1,800,000 | 14 | Pro-Am | ||
| 1 Feb | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | 14 | |||
| 15 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,650,000 | 14 | |||
| 22 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 2,750,000 | 14 | |||
| 3 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Free State | 480,000 | n/a | |||
| 2 May | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 9 May | Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | n/a | |||
| 16 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 22 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 480,000 | n/a | |||
| 7 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 25 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt | Western Cape | 480,000 | n/a | |||
| 8 Aug | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 14 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Western Cape | 480,000 | n/a | |||
| 21 Aug | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 450,000 | n/a | |||
| 30 Aug[c] |
Zambia Open | Zambia | 800,000 | n/a | |||
| 5 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) | Gauteng | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 18 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 480,000 | n/a | |||
| 3 Oct | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) | Western Cape | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 9 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 480,000 | n/a | |||
| 18 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 25 Oct | Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 600,000 | n/a | |||
| 31 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | n/a | |||
| 15 Nov | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 1,000,000 | 14 | |||
| 26 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | n/a | |||
| 2 Dec | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 550,000 | n/a | |||
| 6 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$4,385,000 | 30 | Limited-field event | ||
| 13 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | 20 | EUR | ||
| 20 Dec | South African Open Championship | Western Cape | €1,000,000 | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,286,038 | |
| 2 | 2,315,188 | |
| 3 | 1,475,026 | |
| 4 | 1,333,023 | |
| 5 | 1,184,733 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | [6] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Zambia Open Golf Championship Postponed". Lusaka Times. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Zambia Open back on Sunshine Tour calendar". Sunshine Tour. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "2009 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Hansen wins Sunshine Tour". News24. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Sunshine Tour [@Sunshine_Tour] (11 October 2018). "This week in 2009" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 April 2023 – via Twitter.
Graham DeLaet of Canada won the BMG Classic on the Sunshine Tour on his way to the Rookie of the Year title.