The 2011 Big Easy Tour was the inaugural season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

2011 Big Easy Tour season
Duration24 March 2011 (2011-03-24) – 30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
Number of official events11
Order of MeritSouth Africa Louis Calitz
2012

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[a]
25 Mar Crown Mines Gauteng 100,000   Bryce Easton (1)
14 Apr Irene Country Club Gauteng 100,000   Tyrone Ryan (1)
13 May Observatory Golf Club Gauteng 100,000   Derick Petersen (1)
15 Jun Glendower Golf Club Gauteng 100,000   Albert Pistorius (1)
24 Jun Kempton Park Golf Club Gauteng 100,000   Dean O'Riley (1)
6 Jul ERPM Golf Club Gauteng 100,000   Thabang Simon (1)
22 Jul Maccauvlei Golf Club Gauteng 100,000   Divan Gerber (1)
3 Aug Houghton Golf Club Gauteng 100,000   Callie Swart (1)
19 Aug Benoni Country Club Gauteng 100,000   Lyle Rowe (1)
9 Sep Modderfontein Golf Club Gauteng 100,000   Morne Buys (1)
30 Sep Big Easy Tour Championship Gauteng 250,000   Louis Calitz (1)

Order of Merit

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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 2012 Sunshine Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money (R)
1   Louis Calitz 61,022
2   Dean Burmester 55,555
3   Thabang Simon 50,915
4   Ockie Strydom 42,291
5   Lyle Rowe 38,195

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2011 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2011 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Calitz cruises at Copperleaf". Sport24. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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