Order of Merit Winners
The winner of the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit is awarded the Sid Brews Trophy. The Order of Merit winners are shown below. Players are required to play in a minimum number of tournaments to qualify for the Order of Merit. As the richest events on the tour (those co-sanctioned by the European Tour) tend to be won by players who don't play enough events to qualify, in recent years the Order of Merit winner has often not actually been the player who won most money in Sunshine Tour sanctioned events.
- This list is incomplete.
| Season | Player | Country | Earnings (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Garth Mulroy | South Africa | 3,464,463.00 |
| 2010 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 5,097,913.58 |
| 2009 | Anders Hansen | Denmark | 4,286,038.20 |
| 2008 | Richard Sterne | South Africa | 5,599,264.60 |
| 2007 | James Kingston | South Africa | 1,980,688.65 |
| 2006/07 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 1,585,117.41 |
| 2005/06 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 1,207,459.70 |
| 2004/05 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 1,635,850.44 |
| 2003/04 | Darren Fichardt | South Africa | 726,544.74 |
| 2002/03 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | 2,044,279.45 |
| 2001/02 | Tim Clark | South Africa | 1,669,900.71 |
| 2000/01 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | 1,603,481.36 |
| 1999/00 | Darren Fichardt | South Africa | 558,735.17 |
| 1998/99 | David Frost | South Africa | 1,189,761.60 |
| 1997/98 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | 589,052.50 |
| 1996/97 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | 556,226.57 |
| 1995/96 | Wayne Westner | South Africa | 709,388.66 |
| 1994/95 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 460,488.35 |
| 1993/94 | Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | 297,358.75 |
| 1992/93 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | 250,079.16 |
| 1991/92 | Ernie Els | South Africa | |
| 1990/91 | John Bland | South Africa | |
| 1989/90 | John Bland | South Africa | |
| 1988/89 | Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | |
| 1987/88 | John Bland | South Africa | |
| 1986/87 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | |
| 1985/86 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | |
| 1984/85 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | |
| 1983/84 | Gavan Levenson | South Africa | |
| 1982/83 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | |
| 1981/82 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | |
| 1980/81 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | |
| 1979/80 | Gary Player | South Africa | |
| 1978/79 | Hugh Baiocchi | South Africa | |
| 1977/78 | John Bland | South Africa | |
| 1976/77 | Gary Player | South Africa | |
| 1975/76 | Allan Henning | South Africa | |
| 1974/75 | Allan Henning | South Africa | |
| 1973/74 | Hugh Baiocchi | South Africa | |
| 1972/73 | Bobby Cole | South Africa |
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