2017 Big Easy Tour
The 2017 Big Easy Tour was the seventh season of the Big Easy Tour.
| Duration | 2 May 2017 – 19 October 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Order of Merit |  Jacquin Hess |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | Big Easy Tour - Round 1 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Kyle McClatchie (a) (1) | n/a | |
| 18 May | Big Easy Tour - Round 2 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Marco Steyn (a) (1) | n/a | |
| 25 May | Big Easy Tour - Round 3 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Chris Cannon (1) | n/a | |
| 9 Jun | South to East Challenge | Gauteng | US$30,000 | Breyten Meyer (1) | 3 | MENA |
| 15 Jun | Joburg City Masters | Gauteng | US$30,000 | Jaco Prinsloo (2) | 3 | MENA |
| 22 Jun | 'The Roar' | Gauteng | US$30,000 | Daniel Hammond (3) | 3 | MENA |
| 5 Jul | Big Easy Tour - Houghton GC | Gauteng | 150,000 | Wynand Dingle (1) | n/a | |
| 11 Jul | Big Easy Tour - Wanderers GC | Gauteng | 150,000 | Pieter Kruger (3) | n/a | |
| 19 Jul | Big Easy Tour - Glendower GC | Gauteng | 150,000 | Musiwalo Nethunzwi (1) | n/a | |
| 4 Oct | King's Cup - Big Easy Tour | Gauteng | 150,000 | Bryandrew Roelofsz (2) | n/a | |
| 19 Oct | Big Easy Tour Championship | Gauteng | 250,000 | Jacquin Hess (1) | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2] The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2018–19 Sunshine Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacquin Hess | 75,162 |
| 2 | Wynand Dingle | 50,139 |
| 3 |  Antonio Rosado | 49,559 |
| 4 | Jacques de Villiers | 49,358 |
| 5 | Pieter Kruger | 49,292 |
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.
- MENA − MENA Golf Tour.
References
- "Sunshine Big Easy Tour Tournaments". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "2017 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Hess fights back to land his maiden Big Easy Tour win". Team South Africa. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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