French
Deutsch2009 Sunshine Tour
| 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 → | |
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
[edit]The 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 | Anders Hansen (1) | 20 | EUR | |
| 18 Jan | Africa Open Golf Challenge | Eastern Cape | 5,000,000 | Retief Goosen (6) | 18 | ||
| 25 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 1,800,000 | Deane Pappas (2) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 1 Feb | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | Darren Fichardt (7) | 14 | ||
| 15 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,650,000 | Anders Hansen (2) | 14 | ||
| 22 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 2,750,000 | Jaco van Zyl (3) | 14 | ||
| 3 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Free State | 480,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (4) | n/a | ||
| 2 May | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 |  Adilson da Silva (5) | n/a | ||
| 9 May | Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | Jaco van Zyl (4) | n/a | ||
| 16 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 |  Doug McGuigan (4) | n/a | ||
| 22 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 480,000 | Brandon Pieters (1) | n/a | ||
| 7 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 500,000 | Peter Karmis (2) | n/a | ||
| 25 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt | Western Cape | 480,000 | Brandon Pieters (2) | n/a | ||
| 8 Aug | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Louis de Jager (1) | n/a | ||
| 14 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Western Cape | 480,000 | Jaco Ahlers (1) | n/a | ||
| 21 Aug | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 450,000 | Jaco van Zyl (5) | n/a | ||
| 30 Aug[c] | Zambia Open | Zambia | 800,000 | Jbe' Kruger (1) | n/a | ||
| 5 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) | Gauteng | 500,000 | Ryan Tipping (1) | n/a | ||
| 18 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 480,000 | Darren Fichardt (8) | n/a | ||
| 3 Oct | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) | Western Cape | 500,000 | Prinavin Nelson (1) | n/a | ||
| 9 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 480,000 | Brandon Pieters (3) | n/a | ||
| 18 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 500,000 | Graham DeLaet (1) | n/a | ||
| 25 Oct | Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 600,000 | Lindani Ndwandwe (2) | n/a | ||
| 31 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | Darren Fichardt (9) | n/a | ||
| 15 Nov | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 1,000,000 | Hennie Otto (8) | 14 | ||
| 26 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | Christiaan Basson (1) | n/a | ||
| 2 Dec | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 550,000 | Jake Roos (2) | n/a | ||
| 6 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$4,385,000 |  Robert Allenby (n/a) | 30 | Limited-field event | |
| 13 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 |  Pablo Martín (n/a) | 20 | EUR | |
| 20 Dec | South African Open Championship | Western Cape | €1,000,000 | Richie Ramsay (n/a) | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
[edit]The 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 | Anders Hansen | 4,286,038 |
| 2 | Charl Schwartzel | 2,315,188 |
| 3 | Darren Fichardt | 1,475,026 |
| 4 | Jaco van Zyl | 1,333,023 |
| 5 | David Drysdale | 1,184,733 |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Graham DeLaet | [6] |
Notes
[edit]References
[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.