Golf · Big Easy Tour · 2025-2026

Date & time

17 Mar 2026, 06:00

Round

17

Location

Gauteng, South Africa

The final event of the 2025–26 Betway Big Easy Tour season commences at the Waterkloof Golf Club in Pretoria. The primary challenge for the 30-man field is navigating the elevation changes and firm greens of this classic Gauteng layout, which serves as the ultimate proving ground for those seeking a step up to the Sunshine Tour. The objective for the players is to secure a top-10 finish in the Order of Merit to earn their full playing privileges for the upcoming main tour season. Strategically, the opening round is about positioning. The goal for the field is to take advantage of the reachable par-5s while avoiding the penalizing rough that has been grown out specifically for the championship finale. The tactical focus for frontrunners such as Daniel Cronje—who enters the week as a heavy favorite for the Order of Merit title—is to manage the swirling Highveld winds that traditionally pick up in the early afternoon. The ultimate goal for the starters is to post an opening score in the mid-60s to avoid playing catch-up on the final two days of this R300,000 event.