Big Easy Tour

The Big Easy Tour, currently titled as the Betway Big Easy Tour, is a developmental golf tour based in South Africa, founded in 2011. It is a developmental tour for the Sunshine Tour. The top 12 players earn Sunshine Tour cards, with those 11th–30th earning entry into the final stage of Sunshine Tour qualifying school. The tour is named after the nickname of South African golfer Ernie Els.

Big Easy Tour

Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 Big Easy Tour
Sport	Golf
Founded	2011
Founder	Sunshine Tour
First season	2011
Countries	Based in South Africa
Most titles	Tournament wins: Ian Snyman (5)
Official website	http://bigeasytour.co.za/

In 2017, three tournaments were co-sanctioned with the MENA Golf Tour.^[1]

From the start of 2018, tournaments attracted Official World Golf Ranking points. Winners initially received a minimum of 3 points for 54-hole tournaments and 5 points for 72-hole tournaments.^[2]

Order of Merit winners

Season	Winner	Points
2024–25	Warwick Purchase	888
2023–24	Leon Vorster	729
Season	Winner	Prize money (R)
2022	Gerhard Pepler	133,940
2020–21	Kyle McClatchie	60,547
2019	Malcolm Mitchell	74,097
2018	Dylan Kok	58,789
2017	Jacquin Hess	75,162
2016	Jason Viljoen	75,408
2015	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	70,465
2014	Maritz Wessels	51,593
2013	Divan Gerber	60,694
2012	Teboho Sefatsa	76,170
2011	Louis Calitz	61,022

Sunshine Development Tour

In March 2025, the Sunshine Tour announced the formation of the Sunshine Development Tour, a formation of tournaments to be played in Kenya and East Africa. Tournaments also gained Official World Golf Ranking points.^[3]