2017 Big Easy Tour

The 2017 Big Easy Tour was the seventh season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine 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
2016
2018

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 1Gauteng150,000South Africa Kyle McClatchie (a) (1)n/a
18 MayRound 2Gauteng150,000South Africa Marco Steyn (a) (1)n/a
25 MayRound 3Gauteng150,000South Africa Chris Cannon (1)n/a
9 JunSouth to East ChallengeGautengUS$30,000South Africa Breyten Meyer (1)3MENA
15 JunJoburg City MastersGautengUS$30,000South Africa Jaco Prinsloo (2)3MENA
22 Jun'The Roar'GautengUS$30,000South Africa Daniel Hammond (3)3MENA
5 JulHoughton GCGauteng150,000South Africa Wynand Dingle (1)n/a
11 JulWanderers GCGauteng150,000South Africa Pieter Kruger (3)n/a
19 JulGlendower GCGauteng150,000South Africa Musiwalo Nethunzwi (1)n/a
4 OctKing's CupGauteng150,000South Africa Bryandrew Roelofsz (2)n/a
19 OctBig Easy Tour ChampionshipGauteng250,000South 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 tour earned status to play on the 2018–19 Sunshine Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1South Africa Jacquin Hess75,162
2South Africa Wynand Dingle50,139
3Portugal Antonio Rosado49,559
4South Africa Jacques de Villiers49,358
5South Africa Pieter Kruger49,292

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.
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