2016 Big Easy Tour Explained

Year:2016
Tour:Big Easy Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:11
Most Wins: Mark Murless (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Jason Viljoen
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

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

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
25 May Observatory GC Gauteng 100,000 Dylan Naidoo (a) (1) n/a
9 Jun South to East Challenge Gauteng US$30,000 Bryandrew Roelofsz (1) 3 MENA
15 Jun Joburg City Masters Gauteng US$30,000 Craig Hinton (n/a) 3 MENA
24 Jun 'The Roar' Gauteng US$30,000 Riekus Nortje (4) 3 MENA
29 Jun Royal J & K Gauteng 100,000 Sipho Bujela (1) n/a
5 Jul Irene CC Gauteng 100,000 Aubrey Beckley (a) (1) n/a
8 Jul Huddle Park Gauteng 100,000 Mark Murless (1) n/a
12 Jul Kempton Park GC Gauteng 100,000 Pieter Kruger (2) n/a
15 Jul Modderfontein CC Gauteng 100,000 Daniel Hammond (2) n/a
2 Sep King's Cup Gauteng 100,000 Mark Murless (2) n/a
15 Sep Big Easy Tour Championship Gauteng 200,000 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.

Position Player Prize money (R)
1 75,409
2 66,762
3 49,229
4 42,707
5 40,187

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament schedule 2016 season . Big Easy Tour . 21 June 2023.
  2. Web site: 2016 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit . Big Easy Tour . 19 February 2023.