| Year: | 2017 |
| Tour: | Big Easy Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 11 |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: |  Jacquin Hess |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Big Easy Tour was the seventh season of the Big Easy Tour, the official development tour to the Sunshine Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | 75,162 | ||
| 2 | 50,139 | ||
| 3 | 49,559 | ||
| 4 | 49,358 | ||
| 5 | 49,292 |