2023–24 Big Easy Tour

The 2023–24 Big Easy Tour, titled as the 2023–24 Altron Big Easy Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

2023–24 Big Easy Tour season
Duration4 July 2023 (2023-07-04) – 18 April 2024 (2024-04-18)
Number of official events12
Order of MeritSouth Africa Leon Vorster
2022

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
6 Jul Altron Big Easy Tour 1 Gauteng 150,000   Nicholaus Frade (1) 0.39
13 Jul Altron Big Easy Tour 2 Gauteng 150,000   Keegan McLachlan (1) 0.34
3 Aug Altron Big Easy Tour 3 Gauteng 150,000   Robin Williams (1) 0.30
23 Aug Altron Big Easy Tour 4 Gauteng 150,000   Andre van Dyk (1) 0.25
8 Nov Altron Big Easy Tour 5 Gauteng 150,000   Travis Ladner (1) 0.26
16 Nov Altron Big Easy Tour 6 Gauteng 150,000   Andrew Williamson (1) 0.31
13 Dec Altron Big Easy Tour 7 Gauteng 150,000   Samuel Simpson (1) 0.32
11 Jan Altron Big Easy Tour 8 Gauteng 150,000   Toto Thimba Jr. (3) 0.33
18 Jan Altron Big Easy Tour 9 Gauteng 150,000   Reece McKain (1) 0.39
14 Mar Altron Big Easy Tour 10 Gauteng 150,000   Therion Nel (2) 0.45
12 Apr Altron Big Easy Tour Play Off Gauteng 250,000   Dylan O'Leary (1) 0.28
18 Apr Altron Big Easy Tour Final Gauteng 300,000   Leon Vorster (1) 0.21

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top 12 players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024–25 Sunshine Tour.[3]

Position Player Points
1   Leon Vorster 729
2   Samuel Simpson 728
3   Werner Deyzel 726
4   Stals Swart 709
5   Ricky Hendler 615
6   Ruan de Smidt 602
7   Dylan O'Leary 557
8   Dayne Moore 549
9   Travis Ladner 488
10   Andre de Decker 462
11   Therion Nel 453
12   Vaughn van Deventer 436

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. ^ "2023/24 Tournament schedule". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2023/24 Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Vorster claims emphatic victory in Big Easy final". SuperSport. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024. Ricky Hendler, Jason Roets and Keegan Mclachlan had already secured their cards for next season ahead of this final tournament of the regular Big Easy season. Both Hendler and Roets finished within the top 12 on the standings and having already secured their cards even before this event teed off... The other players who earned their Sunshine Tour cards via the Altron Big Easy Tour are Simpson, Werner Deyzel, Stals Swart, Ruan de Smidts, Dylan O'Leary, Dayne Moore, Travis Ladner, Andre De Decker, Therion Nel and State Mines Country Club's Vaughn Van Deventer.
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