2016 Big Easy Tour
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| Duration | 24 May 2016 – 15 September 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins | 2: Mark Murless |
| Order of Merit | Jason Viljoen |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 Big Easy Tour was the sixth season of the Big Easy Tour.
Schedule
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 | Big Easy Tour - 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 | Big Easy Tour - Royal J & K | Gauteng | 100,000 | Sipho Bujela (1) |
n/a | |
| 5 Jul | Big Easy Tour - Irene CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Aubrey Beckley (a) (1) |
n/a | |
| 8 Jul | Big Easy Tour - Huddle Park | Gauteng | 100,000 | Mark Murless (1) |
n/a | |
| 12 Jul | Big Easy Tour - Kempton Park GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Pieter Kruger (2) |
n/a | |
| 15 Jul | Big Easy Tour - Modderfontein CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Daniel Hammond (2) |
n/a | |
| 2 Sep | King's Cup - Big Easy Tour | 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. The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Viljoen |
75,409 |
| 2 | Mark Murless |
66,762 |
| 3 | Bryandrew Roelofsz |
49,229 |
| 4 | Riekus Nortje |
42,707 |
| 5 | Pieter Kruger |
40,187 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "Sunshine Big Easy Tour Tournaments". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 3 September 2022.