2017 Big Easy Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2017 Big Easy Tour was the seventh season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
Duration2 May 2017 – 19 October 2017
Number of official events11
Order of Merit
Jacquin Hess
Jacquin Hess| 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[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | Round 1 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Kyle McClatchie (a) (1) | n/a | |
| 18 May | Round 2 | Gauteng | 150,000 | Marco Steyn (a) (1) | n/a | |
| 25 May | 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 | Houghton GC | Gauteng | 150,000 | Wynand Dingle (1) | n/a | |
| 11 Jul | Wanderers GC | Gauteng | 150,000 | Pieter Kruger (3) | n/a | |
| 19 Jul | Glendower GC | Gauteng | 150,000 | Musiwalo Nethunzwi (1) | n/a | |
| 4 Oct | King's Cup | 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 Order of Merit 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 P. 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.