The 2013 Big Easy Tour was the third season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

2013 Big Easy Tour season
Duration9 April 2013 (2013-04-09) – 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Number of official events12
Order of MeritSouth Africa Divan Gerber
2012
2014

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[a]
10 Apr Roodepoort CC Gauteng 100,000   Dylan Frittelli (1)
24 Apr Observatory GC Gauteng 100,000   Micky Hough (1)
8 May Centurion CC Gauteng 100,000   Toto Thimba Jr. (2)
24 May Kempton Park GC Gauteng 100,000   Jaco Prinsloo (1)
7 Jun Irene CC Gauteng 100,000   Anton Haig (1)
19 Jun Wingate CC Gauteng 100,000   Jeff Inglis (3)
26 Jun Houghton GC Gauteng 100,000   Attie Schwartzel (1)
10 Jul Benoni CC Gauteng 100,000   Kevin Stone (1)
24 Jul Royal J & K Gauteng 100,000   Morne Buys (2)
14 Aug The Els Club Gauteng 100,000   Jacques Kruyswijk (1)
23 Aug ERPM GC Gauteng 100,000   Dean O'Riley (2)
25 Oct Big Easy Tour Championship Gauteng 250,000   Divan Gerber (2)

Order of Merit

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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 2014 Sunshine Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money (R)
1   Divan Gerber 60,695
2   Attie Schwartzel 57,255
3   Francois Coetzee 49,202
4   Jacques Kruyswijk 43,233
5   Dean O'Riley 37,880

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. ^ "Tournament schedule 2013 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2013 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Divan wins Order of Merit". Sport24. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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