2013 Big Easy Tour

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2013 Big Easy Tour season
Duration9 April 2013 (2013-04-09) – 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Number of official events12
Order of Merit Flag of South Africa.svg Divan Gerber
2012
2014

The 2013 Big Easy Tour was the third season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(R)
Winner [lower-alpha 1]
10 AprRoodepoort CCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli (1)
24 AprObservatory GCGauteng100,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Micky Hough (1)
8 MayCenturion CCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Toto Thimba Jr. (2)
24 MayKempton Park GCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Prinsloo (1)
7 JunIrene CCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Anton Haig (1)
19 JunWingate CCGauteng100,000 Flag of England.svg Jeff Inglis (3)
26 JunHoughton GCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Attie Schwartzel (1)
10 JulBenoni CCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Stone (1)
24 JulRoyal J & KGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Morne Buys (2)
14 AugThe Els ClubGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Kruyswijk (1)
23 AugERPM GCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Riley (2)
25 OctBig Easy Tour ChampionshipGauteng250,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Divan Gerber (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. [2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2014 Sunshine Tour. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Divan Gerber 60,695
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Attie Schwartzel 57,255
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Francois Coetzee 49,202
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Kruyswijk 43,233
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Riley 37,880

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Big Easy Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Big Easy Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Sunshine Tour.

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References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2013 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. "2013 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. "Divan wins Order of Merit". Sport24. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2022.