2011 Big Easy Tour
| Duration | 24 March 2011 – 30 September 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Order of Merit |  Louis Calitz |
2012 → | |
The 2011 Big Easy Tour was the inaugural season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar | Crown Mines | Gauteng | 100,000 | Bryce Easton (1)
|
| 14 Apr | Irene Country Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Tyrone Ryan (1)
|
| 13 May | Observatory Golf Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Derick Petersen (1)
|
| 15 Jun | Glendower Golf Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Albert Pistorius (1)
|
| 24 Jun | Kempton Park Golf Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Dean O'Riley (1)
|
| 6 Jul | ERPM Golf Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Thabang Simon (1)
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| 22 Jul | Maccauvlei Golf Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Divan Gerber (1)
|
| 3 Aug | Houghton Golf Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Callie Swart (1)
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| 19 Aug | Benoni Country Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Lyle Rowe (1)
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| 9 Sep | Modderfontein Golf Club | Gauteng | 100,000 | Morne Buys (1)
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| 30 Sep | Big Easy Tour Championship | Gauteng | 250,000 | Louis Calitz (1)
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Order of Merit
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 2012 Sunshine Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Calitz |
61,022 |
| 2 | Dean Burmester |
55,555 |
| 3 | Thabang Simon |
50,915 |
| 4 | Ockie Strydom |
42,291 |
| 5 | Lyle Rowe |
38,195 |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tournament schedule 2011 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "2011 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Calitz cruises at Copperleaf". Sport24. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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