| Duration | 10 January 2008 – 21 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Richard Sterne (3) |
| Order of Merit | Richard Sterne |
| Rookie of the Year | Louis Moolman |
← 2007 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,100,000 | Richard Sterne (3) | 20 | EUR | |
| 27 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 1,800,000 | James Kamte (2) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 3 Feb | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 |  Marc Cayeux (9) | 14 | ||
| 10 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | Shaun Norris (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 17 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,400,000 | James Kingston (8) | 14 | ||
| 24 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 2,500,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (5) | 14 | ||
| 2 Mar | Mount Edgecombe Trophy | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Mark Murless (4) | n/a | ||
| 30 Mar | Chainama Hills Zambia Open | Zambia | 750,000 | Tyrone Ferreira (1) | n/a | ||
| 4 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Free State | 440,000 | Dion Fourie (2) | n/a | ||
| 25 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 440,000 | Tyrone van Aswegen (1) | n/a | ||
| 10 May | Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 700,000 | Jean Hugo (6) | n/a | ||
| 17 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | Keith Horne (3) | n/a | ||
| 30 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 440,000 | Jean Hugo (7) | n/a | ||
| 8 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 400,000 | Merrick Bremner (1) | n/a | ||
| 23 Aug | SAA Pro-Am Invitational | Western Cape | 500,000 | George Coetzee (2) | n/a | ||
| 29 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 440,000 | Garth Mulroy (1) | n/a | ||
| 5 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 400,000 | Merrick Bremner (2) | n/a | ||
| 13 Sep | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Jake Roos (1) | n/a | ||
| 19 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Eastern Cape | 440,000 | George Coetzee (3) | n/a | ||
| 4 Oct | Seekers Travel Pro-Am | Gauteng | 440,000 | Trevor Fisher Jnr (3) | n/a | ||
| 12 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 500,000 |  Doug McGuigan (3) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 19 Oct | Metmar Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 600,000 | James Kamte (3) | n/a | ||
| 24 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 440,000 | Jaco van Zyl (2) | n/a | ||
| 1 Nov | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | Thomas Aiken (7) | n/a | ||
| 9 Nov | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 1,000,000 | Tongoona Charamba (2) | n/a | ||
| 27 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | Garth Mulroy (2) | n/a | ||
| 3 Dec | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 550,000 | Tyrone van Aswegen (2) | n/a | ||
| 7 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$4,385,000 |  Henrik Stenson (n/a) | 34 | Limited-field event | |
| 14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | Richard Sterne (4) | 24 | EUR | |
| 21 Dec | South African Open Championship | Western Cape | €1,000,000 | Richard Sterne (5) | 40 | EUR | Flagship event |
The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 |  Sergio García | 52 | ANZ, ASA, EUR | Limited-field event |
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 | Richard Sterne | 5,999,265 |
| 2 | Garth Mulroy | 1,442,351 |
| 3 | Thomas Aiken | 967,378 |
| 4 | Mark Murless | 885,056 |
| 5 | James Kingston | 775,903 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Louis Moolman | [4] |
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