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.
| Duration | 5 January 2012 – 16 December 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins |  Jake Roos (3) Trevor Fisher Jnr (3) |
| Order of Merit | Branden Grace |
| Players' Player of the Year | Trevor Fisher Jnr |
| Rookie of the Year | Daniel van Tonder |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (7)
|
20 | EUR | |
| 15 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | Branden Grace (2)
|
22 | EUR | |
| 19 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,200,000 | Oliver Bekker (2)
|
14 | Pro-Am | |
| 26 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,500,000 | Keith Horne (5)
|
14 | ||
| 24 Mar | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | Jake Roos (3)
|
4 | ||
| 22 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,250,000 | Chris Swanepoel (3)
|
6 | ||
| 5 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | Christiaan Basson (2)
|
6 | ||
| 11 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 600,000 |  Ryan Cairns (1)
|
8 | ||
| 26 May | Sun City Challenge | North West | 550,000 | Bryce Easton (1)
|
4 | ||
| 3 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | Jake Roos (4)
|
4 | ||
| 8 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Limpopo | 600,000 | Bryce Easton (2)
|
4 | ||
| 17 Jun | Indo Zambia Bank Zambia Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 | Justin Harding (3)
|
6 | ||
| 27 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze | Western Cape | 600,000 | Allan Versfeld (1)
|
6 | ||
| 24 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | KwaZulu-Natal | 600,000 |  Adilson da Silva (10)
|
4 | ||
| 31 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 600,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (5)
|
4 | New tournament | |
| 7 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Northern Cape | 600,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (6)
|
4 | ||
| 28 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 600,000 | Branden Grace (3)
|
10 | ||
| 21 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | Teboho Sefatsa (1)
|
4 | ||
| 27 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 600,000 | Ruan de Smidt (1)
|
6 | ||
| 4 Nov | ISPS Handa Match Play Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 |  Doug McGuigan (6)
|
14 | New tournament | |
| 8 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 650,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (7)
|
4 | ||
| 18 Nov | SA Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,000,000 |  Henrik Stenson (n/a)
|
32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| 25 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Jake Roos (5)
|
14 | New tournament | |
| 2 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 |  Martin Kaymer (n/a)
|
30 | Limited-field event | |
| 9 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | €1,300,000 | Scott Jamieson (n/a)
|
20 | EUR | New tournament |
| 16 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Charl Schwartzel (6)
|
28 | EUR |
Order of Merit
editThe 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 | Branden Grace |
2,760,319 |
| 2 | George Coetzee |
1,930,565 |
| 3 | Jaco van Zyl |
1,655,987 |
| 4 | Trevor Fisher Jnr |
1,502,093 |
| 5 | Tjaart van der Walt |
1,464,182 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Trevor Fisher Jnr |
[3] |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Daniel van Tonder |
[4][3] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "2012 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2012 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Grace, Fisher score in Sunshine Tour awards". The Gremlin. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
Grace picked up the Sid Brews Trophy for winning the 2012 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit... Fisher was named Players' Player of the Year in a ballot of his peers... Bobby Locke Trophy for the Rookie of the Year: Danie van Tonder
- ^ "2012 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.