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2008 Sunshine Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2008 |
| tour | Sunshine Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 30 |
| most_wins | ZAF Richard Sterne (3) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ZAF Richard Sterne |
| honor2 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | ZAF Louis Moolman |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
The 2008 Sunshine Tour was the 38th 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 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (R) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 13 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,100,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (3) | 20 | EUR | |
| 27 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 1,800,000 | ZAF James Kamte (2) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 3 Feb | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | ZWE Marc Cayeux (9) | 14 | ||
| 10 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | ZAF Shaun Norris (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 17 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,400,000 | ZAF James Kingston (8) | 14 | ||
| 24 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 2,500,000 | ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (5) | 14 | ||
| 2 Mar | Mount Edgecombe Trophy | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ZAF Mark Murless (4) | n/a | ||
| 30 Mar | Chainama Hills Zambia Open | Zambia | 750,000 | ZAF Tyrone Ferreira (1) | n/a | ||
| 4 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Free State | 440,000 | ZAF Dion Fourie (2) | n/a | ||
| 25 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 440,000 | ZAF Tyrone van Aswegen (1) | n/a | ||
| 10 May | Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 700,000 | ZAF Jean Hugo (6) | n/a | ||
| 17 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | ZAF Keith Horne (3) | n/a | ||
| 30 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 440,000 | ZAF Jean Hugo (7) | n/a | ||
| 8 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 400,000 | ZAF Merrick Bremner (1) | n/a | ||
| 23 Aug | SAA Pro-Am Invitational | Western Cape | 500,000 | ZAF George Coetzee (2) | n/a | ||
| 29 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 440,000 | ZAF Garth Mulroy (1) | n/a | ||
| 5 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 400,000 | ZAF Merrick Bremner (2) | n/a | ||
| 13 Sep | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ZAF Jake Roos (1) | n/a | ||
| 19 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Eastern Cape | 440,000 | ZAF George Coetzee (3) | n/a | ||
| 4 Oct | Seekers Travel Pro-Am | Gauteng | 440,000 | ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (3) | n/a | ||
| 12 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 500,000 | SCO Doug McGuigan (3) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 19 Oct | Metmar Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 600,000 | ZAF James Kamte (3) | n/a | ||
| 24 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 440,000 | ZAF Jaco van Zyl (2) | n/a | ||
| 1 Nov | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | ZAF Thomas Aiken (7) | n/a | ||
| 9 Nov | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 1,000,000 | ZWE Tongoona Charamba (2) | n/a | ||
| 27 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | ZAF Garth Mulroy (2) | n/a | ||
| 3 Dec | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 550,000 | ZAF Tyrone van Aswegen (2) | n/a | ||
| 7 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$4,385,000 | SWE Henrik Stenson (n/a) | 34 | Limited-field event | |
| 14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (4) | 24 | EUR | |
| 21 Dec | South African Open Championship | Western Cape | €1,000,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (5) | 40 | EUR | Flagship event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAF Richard Sterne | 5,999,265 |
| 2 | ZAF Garth Mulroy | 1,442,351 |
| 3 | ZAF Thomas Aiken | 967,378 |
| 4 | ZAF Mark Murless | 885,056 |
| 5 | ZAF James Kingston | 775,903 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | ZAF Louis Moolman |
Notes
References
References
- "2008 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour.
- "2008 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour.
- Winter, Grant. (22 December 2008). "Sterne proves he's a true diamond". Independent Online.
- "Louis Moolman". European Tour.
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