The 2016 Big Easy Tour was the sixth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
| Duration | 24 May 2016 – 15 September 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Mark Murless (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jason Viljoen |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Schedule edit
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 | 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 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 2017–18 Sunshine Tour.
| 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 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.
- ^ MENA − MENA Golf Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Tournament schedule 2016 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "2016 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.