The Big Easy Tour, currently titled as the Betway Big Easy Tour, is a developmental golf tour based in South Africa, founded in 2011. It is a developmental tour for the Sunshine Tour. The top ten players earn Sunshine Tour cards, with those 11th–30th earning entry into the final stage of Sunshine Tour qualifying school. The tour is named after the nickname of South African golfer Ernie Els.

Big Easy Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 Big Easy Tour
SportGolf
Founded2011
FounderSunshine Tour
First season2011
CountriesBased in South Africa
Most titlesTournament wins:
South Africa Ian Snyman (5)
Official websitehttp://bigeasytour.co.za/

In 2017, three tournaments were co-sanctioned with the MENA Golf Tour.

From the start of 2018, tournaments attract Official World Golf Ranking points. Winners receive a minimum of 3 points for 54-hole tournaments and 5 points for 72-hole tournaments.[1]

Order of Merit winners

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Season Winner Points
2023–24   Leon Vorster 729
Season Winner Prize money (R)
2022   Gerhard Pepler 133,940
2020–21   Kyle McClatchie 60,547
2019   Malcolm Mitchell 74,097
2018   Dylan Kok 58,789
2017   Jacquin Hess 75,162
2016   Jason Viljoen 75,408
2015   Christiaan Bezuidenhout 70,465
2014   Maritz Wessels 51,593
2013   Divan Gerber 60,694
2012   Teboho Sefatsa 76,170
2011   Louis Calitz 61,022

References

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  1. ^ "OWGR Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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