2017 Big Easy Tour

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2017 Big Easy Tour season
Duration2 May 2017 (2017-05-02) – 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)
Number of official events11
Order of Merit Flag of South Africa.svg 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.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(R)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
3 MayRound 1Gauteng150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Kyle McClatchie (a) (1)n/a
18 MayRound 2Gauteng150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Marco Steyn (a) (1)n/a
25 MayRound 3Gauteng150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Cannon (1)n/a
9 JunSouth to East ChallengeGautengUS$30,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Breyten Meyer (1)3 MENA
15 JunJoburg City MastersGautengUS$30,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Prinsloo (2)3 MENA
22 Jun'The Roar'GautengUS$30,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel Hammond (3)3 MENA
5 JulHoughton GCGauteng150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Wynand Dingle (1)n/a
11 JulWanderers GCGauteng150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Pieter Kruger (3)n/a
19 JulGlendower GCGauteng150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Musiwalo Nethunzwi (1)n/a
4 OctKing's CupGauteng150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Bryandrew Roelofsz (2)n/a
19 OctBig Easy Tour ChampionshipGauteng250,000 Flag of South Africa.svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Jacquin Hess 75,162
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Wynand Dingle 50,139
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Antonio Rosado 49,559
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques P. de Villiers 49,358
5 Flag of South Africa.svg 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.

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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.
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