2016 Big Easy Tour

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2016 Big Easy Tour season
Duration24 May 2016 (2016-05-24) – 15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)
Number of official events11
Most wins Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Murless (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Viljoen
2015
2017

The 2016 Big Easy Tour was the sixth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(R)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
25 MayObservatory GCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Naidoo (a) (1)n/a
9 JunSouth to East ChallengeGautengUS$30,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Bryandrew Roelofsz (1)3 MENA
15 JunJoburg City MastersGautengUS$30,000 Flag of England.svg Craig Hinton (n/a)3 MENA
24 Jun'The Roar'GautengUS$30,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Riekus Nortje (4)3 MENA
29 JunRoyal J & KGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Sipho Bujela (1)n/a
5 JulIrene CCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Aubrey Beckley (a) (1)n/a
8 JulHuddle ParkGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Murless (1)n/a
12 JulKempton Park GCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Pieter Kruger (2)n/a
15 JulModderfontein CCGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel Hammond (2)n/a
2 SepKing's CupGauteng100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Murless (2)n/a
15 SepBig Easy Tour ChampionshipGauteng200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Viljoen (1)n/a

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 2017–18 Sunshine Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Viljoen 75,409
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Murless 66,762
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Bryandrew Roelofsz 49,229
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Riekus Nortje 42,707
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Pieter Kruger 40,187

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.
  2. MENA − MENA Golf Tour.

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References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2016 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. "2016 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.