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