# 2012 Sunshine Tour

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 | 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

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
| 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

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Players' Player of the Year | Trevor Fisher Jnr | |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Daniel van Tonder | |