2019 Big Easy Tour
The 2019 Big Easy Tour was the ninth season of the Big Easy Tour. It was the second season in which events received Official World Golf Ranking points.[1]
| Duration | 15 April 2019 – 29 November 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins | 2: Kyle Barker Malcolm Mitchell Jason Smith Matthew Spacey Desne van den Bergh |
| Order of Merit | Malcolm Mitchell |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr | Big Easy Challenge 1 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Matthew Spacey (1) |
3 |
| 1 May | Big Easy Challenge 2 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Yurav Premlall (a) (1) |
3 |
| 15 May | Big Easy Challenge 3 | North West | 75,000 | Garrick Higgo (1) |
3 |
| 5 Jun | Big Easy Challenge 4 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Matthew Spacey (2) |
3 |
| 26 Jun | Big Easy Challenge 5 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Jason Smith (1) |
3 |
| 3 Jul | Big Easy Challenge 6 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Malcolm Mitchell (1) |
3 |
| 24 Jul | Big Easy Challenge 7 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Kyle Barker (1) |
3 |
| 31 Jul | Big Easy Challenge 8 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Desne van den Bergh (1) |
3 |
| 14 Aug | Big Easy Challenge 9 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Kyle Barker (2) |
3 |
| 28 Aug | Big Easy Challenge 10 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Coert Groenewald (1) |
3 |
| 11 Sep | Big Easy Challenge 11 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Ruan de Smidt (1) |
3 |
| 27 Sep | Big Easy Challenge 12 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Jason Smith (2) |
3 |
| 2 Oct | Big Easy Challenge 13 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Malcolm Mitchell (2) |
3 |
| 9 Oct | Big Easy Challenge 14 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Hennie O'Kennedy (1) |
3 |
| 23 Oct | Big Easy Challenge 15 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Byron Coetzee (1) |
3 |
| 30 Oct | Big Easy Challenge 16 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Marthin Scheepers (1) |
3 |
| 6 Nov | Big Easy Challenge 17 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Jason Froneman (1) |
3 |
| 13 Nov | Big Easy Challenge 18 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Desne van den Bergh (2) |
3 |
| 29 Nov | Big Easy Tour Championship | Gauteng | 200,000 | Theunis Bezuidenhout (1) |
3 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[3] The top 10 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2020–21 Sunshine Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm Mitchell | 74,097 |
| 2 | Jason Smith | 57,706 |
| 3 | Matthew Spacey | 53,544 |
| 4 | Hennie O'Kennedy | 50,320 |
| 5 | Desne van den Bergh | 49,559 |
| 6 | Coert Groenewald | 49,220 |
| 7 | Theunis Bezuidenhout | 44,577 |
| 8 | Marthin Scheepers | 42,048 |
| 9 | Jason Froneman | 36,986 |
| 10 | Clayton Mansfield | 36,331 |
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
- "OWGR Board Announcement". OWGR. 7 August 2017.
- "Sunshine Big Easy Tour Tournaments". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "2019 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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