2017 Big Easy Tour

2017 Big Easy Tour season
Duration2 May 2017 (2017-05-02) – 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)
Number of official events11
Order of MeritSouth Africa Jacquin Hess
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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.

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 South Africa Kyle McClatchie (a) (1) n/a
18 May Round 2 Gauteng 150,000 South Africa Marco Steyn (a) (1) n/a
25 May Round 3 Gauteng 150,000 South Africa Chris Cannon (1) n/a
9 Jun South to East Challenge Gauteng US$30,000 South Africa Breyten Meyer (1) 3 MENA
15 Jun Joburg City Masters Gauteng US$30,000 South Africa Jaco Prinsloo (2) 3 MENA
22 Jun 'The Roar' Gauteng US$30,000 South Africa Daniel Hammond (3) 3 MENA
5 Jul Houghton GC Gauteng 150,000 South Africa Wynand Dingle (1) n/a
11 Jul Wanderers GC Gauteng 150,000 South Africa Pieter Kruger (3) n/a
19 Jul Glendower GC Gauteng 150,000 South Africa Musiwalo Nethunzwi (1) n/a
4 Oct King's Cup Gauteng 150,000 South Africa Bryandrew Roelofsz (2) n/a
19 Oct Big Easy Tour Championship Gauteng 250,000 South Africa 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 South Africa Jacquin Hess 75,162
2 South Africa Wynand Dingle 50,139
3 Portugal Antonio Rosado 49,559
4 South Africa Jacques P. de Villiers 49,358
5 South Africa Pieter Kruger 49,292

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ MENA − MENA Golf Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2017 season". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2017 Big Easy Tour Order of Merit". Big Easy Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Hess fights back to land his maiden Big Easy Tour win". Team South Africa. Retrieved 3 September 2022.