2025–26 Big Easy Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2025–26 Big Easy Tour, titled as the 2025–26 Betway Big Easy Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
Duration6 May 2025 – 19 March 2026
Number of official events17
Most wins
Jacques van der Merwe (3)
Jacques van der Merwe (3)Order of Merit
Joe Sullivan
Joe Sullivan| Duration | 6 May 2025 – 19 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins | Jacques van der Merwe (3) |
| Order of Merit | Joe Sullivan |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2025–26 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May | Betway Big Easy Tour 1 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Ulrich van den Berg (1) | 0.39 |
| 14 May | Betway Big Easy Blue Label Invitational 1 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Lyle Pedro (1) | n/a |
| 22 May | Betway Big Easy Tour 2 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Harry Konig (1) | 0.54 |
| 4 Jun | Betway Big Easy Blue Label Invitational 2 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Joe Sullivan (1) | n/a |
| 12 Jun | Betway Big Easy Tour 3 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Tyrone Ryan (3) | 0.62 |
| 19 Jun | Betway Big Easy Tour 4 | Gauteng | 150,000 |  Austin Bautista (1) | 0.57 |
| 30 Jul | Betway Big Easy Blue Label Invitational 3 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Marcel Steyn Scholtz (2) | 0.82 |
| 7 Aug | Betway Big Easy Tour 5 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Jacques van der Merwe (1) | 0.40 |
| 14 Aug | Betway Big Easy Tour 6 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Jacques van der Merwe (2) | 0.44 |
| 18 Sep | Betway Big Easy Tour 7 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Harry Konig (2) | 0.41 |
| 30 Sep | Betway Big Easy Blu Label Unlimited Invitational 4 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Kian Rose (1) | 0.57 |
| 30 Oct | Betway Big Easy Tour 8 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Daniel Cronje (1) | 0.53 |
| 5 Nov | Betway Big Easy Blu Label Unlimited Invitational 5 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Joe Sullivan (2) | 0.54 |
| 13 Nov | Betway Big Easy Tour 9 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Jacques van der Merwe (3) | 0.28 |
| 22 Jan | Betway Big Easy Tour 10 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Jake Bolton (1) | 0.22 |
| 29 Jan | Betway Big Easy Tour Play Off | Gauteng | 250,000 | Daniel Cronje (2) | 0.22 |
| 19 Mar | Betway Big Easy Tour Final | Gauteng | 300,000 | Oliver Goldhill (1) | 0.18 |
Order of Merit
The 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 earned status to play on the 2026–27 Sunshine Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Sullivan | 1,397 |
| 2 | Daniel Cronje | 1,343 |
| 3 | Oliver Goldhill | 1,123 |
| 4 | Jacques van der Merwe | 1,007 |
| 5 | Tristan Leonard | 818 |
| 6 | Harry Konig | 704 |
| 7 | Travis Procter | 691 |
| 8 | Brandon Pieters | 674 |
| 9 | Dillon Germshuys | 631 |
| 10 | Kian Rose | 520 |
| 11 | Jaden Deltel | 518 |
| 12 | Ulrich van den Berg | 446 |
Sunshine Development Tour
| Duration | 3 June 2025 – 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |  Njoroge Kibugu (4) |
| Order of Merit | Njoroge Kibugu |
The 2025–26 Sunshine Development Tour was the inaugural season of the Sunshine Development Tour, a development tour to the Sunshine Tour, alongside the Big Easy Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2025–26 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (KSh) | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun | SunDev East Africa Thika Greens | Kenya | 2,000,000 | Njoroge Kibugu (1) | 0.22 |
| 11 Jun | SunDev East Africa Swing Ruiru Sports Club | Kenya | 2,000,000 | Dismas Indiza (1) | 0.29 |
| 6 Aug | SunDev East Africa Swing Nyali Golf & Country Club | Kenya | 2,000,000 | Njoroge Kibugu (2) | 0.20 |
| 11 Aug | SunDev East Africa Swing Johnnie Walker Classic | Kenya | 2,000,000 |  Celestin Nsanzuwera (1) | 0.19 |
| 5 Sep | SunDev East Africa Swing SportsBiz Africa Championship | Rwanda | US$25,000 | Celestin Nsanzuwera (2) | 0.31 |
| 15 Oct | SunDev Royal Nairobi | Kenya | 2,000,000 | John Lejirma (a) (1) | 0.26 |
| 4 Nov | SunDev Betika Vetlab Masters | Kenya | 2,000,000 | Njoroge Kibugu (3) | 0.25 |
| 11 Nov | SunDev Betika Limuru Masters | Kenya | 2,000,000 | Greg Snow (1) | 0.28 |
| 16 Jan | SunDev Absa Thika Greens | Kenya | 2,000,000 |  Willy Deus (1) | 0.20 |
| 21 Jan | SunDev Absa Invitational Series - Karen Tour Final | Kenya | 2,000,000 | Njoroge Kibugu (4) | 0.27 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Njoroge Kibugu | 1,497 |
| 2 | Celestin Nsanzuwera | 1,317 |
| 3 | Dismas Indiza | 753 |
| 4 | John Lejirma (a) | 606 |
| 5 | Greg Snow | 579 |
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.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.