2023–24 Big Easy Tour
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| Duration | 4 July 2023 – 18 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit | South Africa Leon Vorster |
← 2022 2024–25 → | |
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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | Altron Big Easy Tour 1 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Portugal Nicholaus Frade (1) | 0.39 |
| 13 Jul | Altron Big Easy Tour 2 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Keegan McLachlan (1) | 0.34 |
| 3 Aug | Altron Big Easy Tour 3 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Robin Williams (1) | 0.30 |
| 23 Aug | Altron Big Easy Tour 4 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Andre van Dyk (1) | 0.25 |
| 8 Nov | Altron Big Easy Tour 5 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Travis Ladner (1) | 0.26 |
| 16 Nov | Altron Big Easy Tour 6 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Andrew Williamson (1) | 0.31 |
| 13 Dec | Altron Big Easy Tour 7 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Samuel Simpson (1) | 0.32 |
| 11 Jan | Altron Big Easy Tour 8 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Toto Thimba Jr. (3) | 0.33 |
| 18 Jan | Altron Big Easy Tour 9 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Reece McKain (1) | 0.39 |
| 14 Mar | Altron Big Easy Tour 10 | Gauteng | 150,000 | South Africa Therion Nel (2) | 0.45 |
| 12 Apr | Altron Big Easy Tour Play Off | Gauteng | 250,000 | South Africa Dylan O'Leary (1) | 0.28 |
| 18 Apr | Altron Big Easy Tour Final | Gauteng | 300,000 | South Africa Leon Vorster (1) | 0.21 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024–25 Sunshine Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa Leon Vorster | 729 |
| 2 | South Africa Samuel Simpson | 728 |
| 3 | South Africa Werner Deyzel | 726 |
| 4 | South Africa Stals Swart | 709 |
| 5 | South Africa Ricky Hendler | 615 |
| 6 | South Africa Ruan de Smidt | 602 |
| 7 | South Africa Dylan O'Leary | 557 |
| 8 | Zambia Dayne Moore | 549 |
| 9 | South Africa Travis Ladner | 488 |
| 10 | South Africa Andre de Decker | 462 |
| 11 | South Africa Therion Nel | 453 |
| 12 | South Africa Vaughn van Deventer | 436 |
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
- ↑ "2023/24 Tournament schedule". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ "2023/24 Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ↑ "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.