Duration | 11 May 2015 – 16 September 2015 |
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Number of official events | 8 |
Most wins | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2) |
Order of Merit | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
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The 2015 Big Easy Tour was the fifth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] |
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12 May | Kempton Park | Gauteng | 100,000 | Gert Myburgh (1) |
27 May | Huddle Park | Gauteng | 100,000 | Stephen Ferreira (1) |
9 Jun | Royal J & K | Gauteng | 100,000 | Bryn Flanagan (1) |
7 Jul | Houghton GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Kevin Rundle (1) |
18 Aug | Irene CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Pieter Kruger (1) |
4 Sep | King's Cup | Gauteng | 100,000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1) |
9 Sep | Glendower GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2) |
16 Sep | Big Easy Tour Championship | Gauteng | 200,000 | Daniel Hammond (1) |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. [2] [3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour.
Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
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1 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 70,465 |
2 | Daniel Hammond | 53,197 |
3 | Gideon Pienaar | 49,470 |
4 | Michael Palmer | 47,747 |
5 | Bryn Flanagan | 40,067 |
The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the Southern Africa Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the FNB Tour and the Vodacom Tour. For the 2000–01 season the tour rebranded itself as the Sunshine Tour in an attempt to broaden its appeal. A large majority of the tour events are still staged in South Africa.
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The 2012 Sunshine Tour was the 42nd season of the Sunshine Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
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The 2012 Big Easy Tour was the second season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
The 2013 Big Easy Tour was the third season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
The 2014 Big Easy Tour was the fourth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
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The winner of the Big Easy Tour's Order of Merit went to Christiaan Bezuidenhout...