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2012 Sunshine Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2012 |
| tour | Sunshine Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 26 |
| most_wins | ZAF Jake Roos (3) |
| ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (3) | |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ZAF Branden Grace |
| honor2 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | ZAF Daniel van Tonder |
| prevseason | [2011](2011-sunshine-tour) |
| nextseason | [2013](2013-sunshine-tour) |
ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (3) The 2012 Sunshine Tour was the 42nd 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 2012 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (R) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 8 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (7) | 20 | [EUR](2012-european-tour) | |
| 15 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | ZAF Branden Grace (2) | 22 | [EUR](2012-european-tour) | |
| 19 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,200,000 | ZAF Oliver Bekker (2) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 26 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,500,000 | ZAF Keith Horne (5) | 14 | ||
| 24 Mar | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | ZAF Jake Roos (3) | 4 | ||
| 22 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,250,000 | ZAF Chris Swanepoel (3) | 6 | ||
| 5 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | ZAF Christiaan Basson (2) | 6 | ||
| 11 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | ZWE Ryan Cairns (1) | 8 | ||
| 26 May | Sun City Challenge | North West | 550,000 | ZAF Bryce Easton (1) | 4 | ||
| 3 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | ZAF Jake Roos (4) | 4 | ||
| 8 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Limpopo | 600,000 | ZAF Bryce Easton (2) | 4 | ||
| 17 Jun | Indo Zambia Bank Zambia Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 | ZAF Justin Harding (3) | 6 | ||
| 27 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze | Western Cape | 600,000 | ZAF Allan Versfeld (1) | 6 | ||
| 24 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | KwaZulu-Natal | 600,000 | BRA Adilson da Silva (10) | 4 | ||
| 31 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 600,000 | ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (5) | 4 | New tournament | |
| 7 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Northern Cape | 600,000 | ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (6) | 4 | ||
| 28 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 600,000 | ZAF Branden Grace (3) | 10 | ||
| 21 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | ZAF Teboho Sefatsa (1) | 4 | ||
| 27 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 600,000 | ZAF Ruan de Smidt (1) | 6 | ||
| 4 Nov | ISPS Handa Match Play Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | SCO Doug McGuigan (6) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 8 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 650,000 | ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (7) | 4 | ||
| 18 Nov | SA Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,000,000 | SWE Henrik Stenson (n/a) | 32 | [EUR](2012-european-tour) | Flagship event |
| 25 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | ZAF Jake Roos (5) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 2 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (n/a) | 30 | Limited-field event | |
| 9 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | €1,300,000 | SCO Scott Jamieson (n/a) | 20 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) | New tournament |
| 16 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (6) | 28 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) |
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 Branden Grace | 2,760,319 |
| 2 | ZAF George Coetzee | 1,930,565 |
| 3 | ZAF Jaco van Zyl | 1,655,987 |
| 4 | ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr | 1,502,093 |
| 5 | ZAF Tjaart van der Walt | 1,464,182 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr | |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | ZAF Daniel van Tonder |
Notes
References
References
- "2012 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour.
- "2012 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour.
- (6 February 2013). "Grace, Fisher score in Sunshine Tour awards". The Gremlin.
- "2012 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour.
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