The 2013 Big Easy Tour was the third season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
| Duration | 9 April 2013 – 25 October 2013 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit |  Divan Gerber |
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Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Roodepoort CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Dylan Frittelli (1)
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| 24 Apr | Observatory GC | Gauteng | 100,000 |  Micky Hough (1)
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| 8 May | Centurion CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Toto Thimba Jr. (2)
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| 24 May | Kempton Park GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Jaco Prinsloo (1)
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| 7 Jun | Irene CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Anton Haig (1)
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| 19 Jun | Wingate CC | Gauteng | 100,000 |  Jeff Inglis (3)
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| 26 Jun | Houghton GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Attie Schwartzel (1)
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| 10 Jul | Benoni CC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Kevin Stone (1)
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| 24 Jul | Royal J & K | Gauteng | 100,000 | Morne Buys (2)
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| 14 Aug | The Els Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Jacques Kruyswijk (1)
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| 23 Aug | ERPM GC | Gauteng | 100,000 | Dean O'Riley (2)
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| 25 Oct | Big Easy Tour Championship | Gauteng | 250,000 | Divan Gerber (2)
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Order of Merit edit
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 2014 Sunshine Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divan Gerber |
60,695 |
| 2 | Attie Schwartzel |
57,255 |
| 3 | Francois Coetzee |
49,202 |
| 4 | Jacques Kruyswijk |
43,233 |
| 5 | Dean O'Riley |
37,880 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
References edit
- ^ "Tournament schedule 2013 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "2013 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Divan wins Order of Merit". Sport24. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2022.