The 2016 Big Easy Tour was the sixth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

2016 Big Easy Tour season
Duration24 May 2016 (2016-05-24) – 15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)
Number of official events11
Most winsSouth Africa Mark Murless (2)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Jason Viljoen
2015
2017

Schedule

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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

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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 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

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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.
  2. ^ MENA − MENA Golf Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2016 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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