2011 Big Easy Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2011|3|24|df=y}} – {{end date|2011|9|30|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 11

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| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Calitz

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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.{{cite web |url=https://smt.ocs-sport.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=211S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Tournament schedule 2011 season |publisher=Big Easy Tour |accessdate=21 June 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse (R) !! Winner{{efn\|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.}}
25 Mar	Crown Mines	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Bryce Easton (1)
14 Apr	Irene Country Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Tyrone Ryan (1)
13 May	Observatory Golf Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Derick Petersen (1)
15 Jun	Glendower Golf Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Albert Pistorius (1)
24 Jun	Kempton Park Golf Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Dean O'Riley (1)
6 Jul	ERPM Golf Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Thabang Simon (1)
22 Jul	Maccauvlei Golf Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Divan Gerber (1)
3 Aug	Houghton Golf Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Callie Swart (1)
19 Aug	Benoni Country Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Lyle Rowe (1)
9 Sep	Modderfontein Golf Club	Gauteng	align=right\|100,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Morne Buys (1)
30 Sep	Big Easy Tour Championship	Gauteng	align=right\|250,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Louis Calitz (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.{{cite web |url=https://smt.ocs-sport.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=MT~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=211S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2011 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit |publisher=Big Easy Tour |access-date=19 February 2023}} The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2012 Sunshine Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/Sport/Calitz-cruises-at-Copperleaf-20110930 |title=Calitz cruises at Copperleaf |website=Sport24 |date=30 September 2011 |accessdate=3 September 2022}}

class=wikitable ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (R)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Louis Calitz	align=center\|61,022
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Dean Burmester	align=center\|55,555
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Thabang Simon	align=center\|50,915
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ockie Strydom	align=center\|42,291
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Lyle Rowe	align=center\|38,195

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://bigeasytour.co.za/}}

Category:2011 in golf

Category:2011 in South African sport

class=wikitable ! Position !! Player !! Prize money (R)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Louis Calitz	align=center\|61,022
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Dean Burmester	align=center\|55,555
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Thabang Simon	align=center\|50,915
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ockie Strydom	align=center\|42,291
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Lyle Rowe	align=center\|38,195