# 2010 Sunshine Tour

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.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 10 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (3) | 20 | EUR | |
| 17 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (4) | 22 | EUR | |
| 14 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,000,000 | Darren Fichardt (10) | 14 | | Pro-Am |
| 21 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,000,000 | Michiel Bothma (3) | 14 | | |
| 28 Feb | Vodacom Championship | Gauteng | 2,650,000 | Hennie Otto (9) | 14 | | |
| 16 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener Ross | Gauteng | 510,000 | Jean Hugo (8) | n/a | | |
| 24 Apr | Africom Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,200,000 | Jbe' Kruger (2) | 14 | | |
| 30 Apr | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Free State | 510,000 | Jaco van Zyl (6) | n/a | | |
| 8 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | Keith Horne (4) | n/a | | |
| 15 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (7) | n/a | | |
| 6 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 700,000 | Grant Muller (2) | n/a | | |
| 30 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Eastern Cape | 510,000 | Ulrich van den Berg (6) | n/a | | |
| 20 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | KwaZulu-Natal | 510,000 | James Kingston (9) | n/a | | |
| 29 Aug | Zambia Open | Zambia | 850,000 | Adilson da Silva (6) | n/a | | |
| 3 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (8) | n/a | | |
| 11 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) | Gauteng | 500,000 | Tyrone Ferreira (2) | n/a | | |
| 18 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch | Western Cape | 510,000 | Jean Hugo (9) | n/a | | |
| 25 Sep | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) | Western Cape | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (9) | n/a | | |
| 2 Oct | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Michiel Bothma (4) | n/a | | |
| 15 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 510,000 | Justin Harding (1) | n/a | | |
| 24 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Adilson da Silva (7) | n/a | | |
| 30 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 705,000 | Jean Hugo (10) | n/a | | |
| 7 Nov | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | Warren Abery (7) | 14 | | |
| 14 Nov | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 550,000 | Brandon Pieters (4) | n/a | | |
| 18 Nov | Coca-Cola Charity Championship | Western Cape | 550,000 | Branden Grace (1) | n/a | | |
| 5 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 34 | | Limited-field event |
| 12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | Pablo Martín (n/a) | 20 | EUR | |
| 19 Dec | South African Open Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | Ernie Els (15) | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |

## 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 | Charl Schwartzel | 5,097,914 |
| 2 | Thomas Aiken | 1,959,543 |
| 3 | Keith Horne | 1,904,950 |
| 4 | Jbe' Kruger | 1,768,632 |
| 5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 1,392,835 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jaco van Zyl | |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Anthony Michael | |