Duration | 7 January 2010 – 19 December 2010 |
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Number of official events | 28 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2009 2011 → |
The 2010 Sunshine Tour was the 40th 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 2010 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner [a] | OWGR points | Other tours [b] | Notes |
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10 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | EUR | |
17 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | ![]() | 22 | EUR | |
14 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,000,000 | ![]() | 14 | Pro-Am | |
21 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,000,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
28 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,650,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
16 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener Ross | Gauteng | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
24 Apr | Africom Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,200,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
30 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Free State | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
8 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
15 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
6 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 700,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
30 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Eastern Cape | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
20 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
29 Aug | Zambia Open | Zambia | 850,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
3 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
11 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) | Gauteng | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
18 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch | Western Cape | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
25 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) | Western Cape | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
2 Oct | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
15 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 510,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
24 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
30 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
7 Nov | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
14 Nov | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 550,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
18 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
5 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 | ![]() | 34 | Limited-field event | |
12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | EUR | |
19 Dec | South African Open Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | EUR | Flagship 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) |
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1 | ![]() | 5,097,914 |
2 | ![]() | 1,959,543 |
3 | ![]() | 1,904,950 |
4 | ![]() | 1,768,632 |
5 | ![]() | 1,392,835 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Players' Player of the Year | ![]() | [4] |
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | ![]() | [4] |
Charl Adriaan Schwartzel is a South African professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and has previously played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one major title, the Masters in 2011. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number six, after finishing in a tie for fourth at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012.
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Schwartzel picked up R444,355 for his efforts and in so doing clinched the 2010 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit title, banking a cool R5,097,913...
The Bobby Locke Trophy for the rookie of the year was won by Anthony Michael... The players' player of the year was Van Zyl.