The 2015 Big Easy Tour was the fifth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

2015 Big Easy Tour season
Duration11 May 2015 (2015-05-11) – 16 September 2015 (2015-09-16)
Number of official events8
Most winsSouth Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2014
2016

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[a]
12 May Kempton Park Gauteng 100,000   Gert Myburgh (1)
27 May Huddle Park Gauteng 100,000   Stephen Ferreira (1)
9 Jun Royal J & K Gauteng 100,000   Bryn Flanagan (1)
7 Jul Houghton GC Gauteng 100,000   Kevin Rundle (1)
18 Aug Irene CC Gauteng 100,000   Pieter Kruger (1)
4 Sep King's Cup Gauteng 100,000   Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1)
9 Sep Glendower GC Gauteng 100,000   Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2)
16 Sep Big Easy Tour Championship Gauteng 200,000   Daniel Hammond (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][3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour.

Position Player Prize money (R)
1   Christiaan Bezuidenhout 70,465
2   Daniel Hammond 53,197
3   Gideon Pienaar 49,470
4   Michael Palmer 47,747
5   Bryn Flanagan 40,067

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 2015 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Coetzee tops Order of Merit". Daily News. Durban, South Africa. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2023 – via Pressreader. The winner of the Big Easy Tour's Order of Merit went to Christiaan Bezuidenhout...
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