2016 Big Easy Tour
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| Duration | 24 May 2016 – 15 September 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins | South Africa Mark Murless (2) |
| Order of Merit | South Africa Jason Viljoen |
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The 2016 Big Easy Tour was the sixth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
Schedule
[edit | edit source]The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May | Observatory GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | South Africa Dylan Naidoo (a) (1) | n/a | |
| 9 Jun | South to East Challenge | Gauteng | US$30,000 | South Africa Bryandrew Roelofsz (1) | 3 | MENA |
| 15 Jun | Joburg City Masters | Gauteng | US$30,000 | England Craig Hinton (n/a) | 3 | MENA |
| 24 Jun | 'The Roar' | Gauteng | US$30,000 | South Africa Riekus Nortje (4) | 3 | MENA |
| 29 Jun | Royal J & K | Gauteng | 100,000 | South Africa Sipho Bujela (1) | n/a | |
| 5 Jul | Irene CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | South Africa Aubrey Beckley (a) (1) | n/a | |
| 8 Jul | Huddle Park | Gauteng | 100,000 | South Africa Mark Murless (1) | n/a | |
| 12 Jul | Kempton Park GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | South Africa Pieter Kruger (2) | n/a | |
| 15 Jul | Modderfontein CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | South Africa Daniel Hammond (2) | n/a | |
| 2 Sep | King's Cup | Gauteng | 100,000 | South Africa Mark Murless (2) | n/a | |
| 15 Sep | Big Easy Tour Championship | Gauteng | 200,000 | South Africa Jason Viljoen (1) | n/a |
Order of Merit
[edit | edit source]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.
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa Jason Viljoen | 75,409 |
| 2 | South Africa Mark Murless | 66,762 |
| 3 | South Africa Bryandrew Roelofsz | 49,229 |
| 4 | South Africa Riekus Nortje | 42,707 |
| 5 | South Africa Pieter Kruger | 40,187 |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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.
- ^ MENA − MENA Golf Tour.