2018 Big Easy Tour
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Duration16 April 2018 – 14 December 2019
Number of official events16
Most wins
Matt Bright (2)
Cameron Moralee (2)
Dylan Mostert (2)
Matt Bright (2) Cameron Moralee (2) Dylan Mostert (2)Order of Merit Dylan Kok
Dylan Kok| Duration | 16 April 2018 – 14 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | Matt Bright (2) Cameron Moralee (2) Dylan Mostert (2) |
| Order of Merit | Dylan Kok |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Big Easy Tour was the eighth season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
In August 2017, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that all Big Easy Tour events would be awarded points, beginning with the Big Easy Challenge 1.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | Big Easy Challenge 1 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Dylan Mostert (1) |
3 |
| 16 May | Big Easy Challenge 2 | North West | 75,000 | Duane Keun (1) |
3 |
| 23 May | Big Easy Challenge 3 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Dylan Mostert (2) |
3 |
| 6 Jun | Big Easy Challenge 4 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Otto van Buynder (a) (1) |
3 |
| 27 Jun | Big Easy Challenge 5 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Matt Bright (1) |
3 |
| 4 Jul | Big Easy Challenge 6 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Matt Bright (2) |
3 |
| 8 Aug | Big Easy Challenge 7 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Paul Boshoff (1) |
3 |
| 22 Aug | Big Easy Challenge 8 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Cameron Moralee (1) |
3 |
| 5 Sep | Big Easy Challenge 9 | Gauteng | 75,000 |  Benjamin Follett-Smith (1) |
3 |
| 19 Sep | Big Easy Challenge 10 | Gauteng | 75,000 |  Stuart Smith (1) |
3 |
| 10 Oct | Big Easy Challenge 11 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Albert Venter (1) |
3 |
| 24 Oct | Big Easy Challenge 12 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Juran Dreyer (1) |
3 |
| 31 Oct | Big Easy Challenge 13 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Cameron Moralee (2) |
3 |
| 14 Nov | Big Easy Challenge 14 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Eric Nel (1) |
3 |
| 28 Nov | Big Easy Challenge 15 | Gauteng | 75,000 | Thriston Lawrence (1) |
3 |
| 14 Dec | Big Easy Tour Championship | Gauteng | 200,000 | Luke Brown (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 Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019–20 Sunshine Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Kok | 58,789 |
| 2 | Luke Brown | 51,114 |
| 3 | Matt Bright | 50,274 |
| 4 | Juran Dreyer | 47,857 |
| 5 | Dylan Mostert | 37,073 |
| 6 | Ruan Korb | 35,805 |
| 7 |  Kim Dong-kwan | 34,792 |
| 8 | Cameron Moralee | 33,967 |
| 9 | Paul Boshoff | 32,921 |
| 10 | Hendrikus Stoop | 32,443 |