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2016 Big Easy Tour

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2016

| tour = Big Easy Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2016|5|24|df=y}} – {{end date|2016|9|15|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 11

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Mark Murless (2)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Jason Viljoen

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| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2017

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The 2016 Big Easy Tour was the sixth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.{{cite web |url=https://smt.ocs-sport.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=216S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Tournament schedule 2016 season |publisher=Big Easy Tour |accessdate=21 June 2023}}

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!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.}}!!OWGR
points!!Other
tours{{efn|MENA − MENA Golf Tour.}}

25 MayObservatory GCGautengalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Dylan Naidoo (a) (1)align=center|n/a
9 JunSouth to East ChallengeGautengalign=right|US$30,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Bryandrew Roelofsz (1)align=center|3MENA
15 JunJoburg City MastersGautengalign=right|US$30,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Hinton (n/a)align=center|3MENA
24 Jun'The Roar'Gautengalign=right|US$30,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Riekus Nortje (4)align=center|3MENA
29 JunRoyal J & KGautengalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Sipho Bujela (1)align=center|n/a
5 JulIrene CCGautengalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Aubrey Beckley (a) (1)align=center|n/a
8 JulHuddle ParkGautengalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Mark Murless (1)align=center|n/a
12 JulKempton Park GCGautengalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Pieter Kruger (2)align=center|n/a
15 JulModderfontein CCGautengalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Daniel Hammond (2)align=center|n/a
2 SepKing's CupGautengalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Mark Murless (2)align=center|n/a
15 SepBig Easy Tour ChampionshipGautengalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jason Viljoen (1)align=center|n/a

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=216S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2016 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 2017–18 Sunshine Tour.

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! Position !! Player !! Prize money (R)

align=center|1{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jason Viljoenalign=center|75,409
align=center|2{{flagicon|ZAF}} Mark Murlessalign=center|66,762
align=center|3{{flagicon|ZAF}} Bryandrew Roelofszalign=center|49,229
align=center|4{{flagicon|ZAF}} Riekus Nortjealign=center|42,707
align=center|5{{flagicon|ZAF}} Pieter Krugeralign=center|40,187

Notes

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References

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External links

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

{{Big Easy Tour seasons}}

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