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| Duration | 11 May 2015 – 16 September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 8 |
| Most wins |  Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2) |
| Order of Merit | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
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The 2015 Big Easy Tour was the fifth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
Schedule
[edit]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
[edit]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
[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.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tournament schedule 2015 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ "2015 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ↑ "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...