2023–24 Big Easy Tour Explained

Year:	2023–24
Tour:	Big Easy Tour
Regular Season:	–
No Of Events:	12
Honor1:	Order of Merit
Honoree1:	Leon Vorster
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024–25

The 2023–24 Big Easy Tour, titled as the 2023–24 Altron Big Easy Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (R)	Winner	OWGR points
6 Jul	Altron Big Easy Tour 1	Gauteng	150,000	Nicholaus Frade (1)	0.39
13 Jul	Altron Big Easy Tour 2	Gauteng	150,000	Keegan McLachlan (1)	0.34
3 Aug	Altron Big Easy Tour 3	Gauteng	150,000	Robin Williams (1)	0.30
23 Aug	Altron Big Easy Tour 4	Gauteng	150,000	Andre van Dyk (1)	0.25
8 Nov	Altron Big Easy Tour 5	Gauteng	150,000	Travis Ladner (1)	0.26
16 Nov	Altron Big Easy Tour 6	Gauteng	150,000	Andrew Williamson (1)	0.31
13 Dec	Altron Big Easy Tour 7	Gauteng	150,000	Samuel Simpson (1)	0.32
11 Jan	Altron Big Easy Tour 8	Gauteng	150,000	Toto Thimba Jr. (3)	0.33
18 Jan	Altron Big Easy Tour 9	Gauteng	150,000	Reece McKain (1)	0.39
14 Mar	Altron Big Easy Tour 10	Gauteng	150,000	Therion Nel (2)	0.45
12 Apr	Altron Big Easy Tour Play Off	Gauteng	250,000	Dylan O'Leary (1)	0.28
18 Apr	Altron Big Easy Tour Final	Gauteng	300,000	Leon Vorster (1)	0.21

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[2] The top 12 players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024–25 Sunshine Tour.^[3]

Position	Player	Points
1		729
2		728
3		726
4		709
5		615
6		602
7		557
8		549
9		488
10		462
11		453
12		436

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023/24 Tournament schedule . Big Easy Tour . 21 June 2023.
2. Web site: 2023/24 Order of Merit . Big Easy Tour . 18 April 2024.
3. News: Vorster claims emphatic victory in Big Easy final . SuperSport . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 . Ricky Hendler, Jason Roets and Keegan Mclachlan had already secured their cards for next season ahead of this final tournament of the regular Big Easy season. Both Hendler and Roets finished within the top 12 on the standings and having already secured their cards even before this event teed off... The other players who earned their Sunshine Tour cards via the Altron Big Easy Tour are Simpson, Werner Deyzel, Stals Swart, Ruan de Smidts, Dylan O'Leary, Dayne Moore, Travis Ladner, Andre De Decker, Therion Nel and State Mines Country Club's Vaughn Van Deventer..