2014 Sunshine Tour
| Duration | 6 February 2014 – 11 January 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins | Louis de Jager (2) Keith Horne (2) Titch Moore (2) Daniel van Tonder (2) |
| Order of Merit | Thomas Aiken |
| Rookie of the Year | Haydn Porteous |
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The 2014 Sunshine Tour was the 44th 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 2014 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | George Coetzee (5) | 20 | EUR | |
| 16 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | Thomas Aiken (8) | 20 | EUR | |
| 23 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,750,000 | Estanislao Goya (n/a) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 2 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | €1,500,000 | Ross Fisher (n/a) | 20 | EUR | |
| 23 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (8) | 14 | ||
| 6 Apr | Telkom Business PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,750,000 | Titch Moore (8) | 14 | ||
| 13 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,800,000 | Jbe' Kruger (3) | 14 | ||
| 10 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | Daniel van Tonder (1) | 14 | ||
| 18 May | Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open | Zambia | US$250,000 | Wallie Coetsee (2) | 14 | ||
| 25 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | Christiaan Basson (3) | 6 | ||
| 8 Jun | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 | Lyle Rowe (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 27 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Limpopo | 600,000 | Daniel van Tonder (2) | 6 | ||
| 4 Jul | Sun City Challenge | North West | 700,000 | Dean Burmester (2) | 6 | ||
| 25 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 600,000 | Jean Hugo (15) | 4 | ||
| 1 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Keith Horne (6) | 6 | ||
| 29 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | Kwazulu-Natal | 700,000 | Colin Nel (1) | 6 | ||
| 5 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Louis de Jager (2) | 7 | ||
| 3 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | Free State | 600,000 | PH McIntyre (1) | 4 | ||
| 10 Oct | Sun Boardwalk Golf Challenge | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Titch Moore (9) | 4 | New tournament | |
| 19 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 800,000 | Merrick Bremner (4) | 7 | ||
| 31 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 650,000 | Keith Horne (7) | 4 | ||
| 6 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 750,000 | Louis de Jager (3) | 4 | ||
| 30 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 1,500,000 | Jaco Ahlers (2) | 14 | ||
| 7 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,500,000 | Danny Willett (n/a) | 38 | EUR | Limited-field event |
| 14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Branden Grace (4) | 22 | EUR | |
| 11 Jan | South African Open Championship | Gauteng | 14,500,000 | Andy Sullivan (n/a) | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Aiken | 4,057,642 |
| 2 | Daniel van Tonder | 3,900,386 |
| 3 | George Coetzee | 3,339,251 |
| 4 | Charl Schwartzel | 2,081,444 |
| 5 | Trevor Fisher Jnr | 2,052,708 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Haydn Porteous | [4][5] |
See also
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "2014 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2014 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Winter, Grant (12 January 2015). "Aiken captures Order of Merit". Cape Times. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2023 – via Pressreader.
- ^ "2014 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Titleist South Africa [@TitleistAfrica] (13 January 2015). "RT & join us in congratulating Titleist loyalist @HaydnPorteous" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via Twitter.
Winner of the '14 Sunshine Tour Rookie of the year!