2019 Big Easy Tour

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2019 Big Easy Tour season
Duration15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) – 29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)
Number of official events19
Most wins Flag of South Africa.svg Kyle Barker (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg Malcolm Mitchell (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Smith (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg Matthew Spacey (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg Desne van den Bergh (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Africa.svg Malcolm Mitchell
2018
2020–21

The 2019 Big Easy Tour was the ninth 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 2019 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(R)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
17 AprBig Easy Challenge 1Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Matthew Spacey (1)3
1 MayBig Easy Challenge 2Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Yurav Premlall (a) (1)3
15 MayBig Easy Challenge 3North West75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Garrick Higgo (1)3
5 JunBig Easy Challenge 4Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Matthew Spacey (2)3
26 JunBig Easy Challenge 5Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Smith (1)3
3 JulBig Easy Challenge 6Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Malcolm Mitchell (1)3
24 JulBig Easy Challenge 7Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Kyle Barker (1)3
31 JulBig Easy Challenge 8Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Desne van den Bergh (1)3
14 AugBig Easy Challenge 9Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Kyle Barker (2)3
28 AugBig Easy Challenge 10Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Coert Groenewald (1)3
11 SepBig Easy Challenge 11Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan de Smidt (1)3
27 SepBig Easy Challenge 12Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Smith (2)3
2 OctBig Easy Challenge 13Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Malcolm Mitchell (2)3
9 OctBig Easy Challenge 14Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie O'Kennedy (1)3
23 OctBig Easy Challenge 15Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Coetzee (1)3
30 OctBig Easy Challenge 16Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Marthin Scheepers (1)3
6 NovBig Easy Challenge 17Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Froneman (1)3
13 NovBig Easy Challenge 18Gauteng75,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Desne van den Bergh (2)3
29 NovBig Easy Tour ChampionshipGauteng200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Theunis Bezuidenhout (1)3

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. [2] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2020–21 Sunshine Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Malcolm Mitchell 74,097
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Smith 57,706
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Matthew Spacey 53,544
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie O'Kennedy 50,320
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Desne van den Bergh 49,559
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Coert Groenewald 49,220
7 Flag of South Africa.svg Theunis Bezuidenhout 44,577
8 Flag of South Africa.svg Marthin Scheepers 42,048
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Froneman 36,986
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Clayton Mansfield 36,331

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 2019 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. "2019 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.