1973–74 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season February 2024 1973–74 Southern Africa Tour 1973 11 28 y – 1974 2 23 y 11 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (3) Order of Merit ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 Southern Africa Tour was the third season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline Dale Hayes had much success at the beginning of the season. He won the second tournament; the Rhodesian Dunlop Masters, shooting under-par every day.December 10, 1973 Wood leads in Jamaican Open golf https://www.newspapers.com/image/865604401/ subscription 2024-12-14 Leicester Mercury Leicester, United Kingdom 48 Newspapers.com At the next tournament; the Rolux Open, Hayes opened with a 64, breaking the course record.December 14, 1973 Hayes leads https://www.newspapers.com/image/879438149/ subscription 2024-12-13 Hull Daily Mail Hull, United Kingdom 22 Newspapers.com He finished with a 68 to win for the second consecutive week.December 17, 1973 Sweden become tennis Kings https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050006939/ subscription 2024-12-14 The Northern Echo Darlington, United Kingdom 14 Newspapers.com He recorded a runner-up finish at the ICL Transvaal Open, one shot behind Hugh Baiocchi.December 24, 1973 Baiocchi takes Transvaal Open https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050006622/ subscription 2024-12-13 The Northern Echo Darlington, United Kingdom 17 Newspapers.com After the Christmas break, Bobby Cole found much success. In late January, he won the Vavasseur Natal Open.January 21, 1974 Victory for Cole https://www.newspapers.com/image/941986256/ subscription 2024-12-13 Huddersfield Daily Examiner Huddersfield, United Kingdom 11 Newspapers.com At the following event; the Dunlop South African Masters, Cole finished runner-up, losing in a playoff to Gary Player.January 29, 1974 Gary does it again https://www.newspapers.com/image/911101086/ subscription 2024-12-13 Western Daily Press Bristol, United Kingdom 10 Newspapers.com A few days later began the flagship event, the South African Open held at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club. In the second round, Cole broke the course record, shooting a 65 (−7) to take the lead. In the final round, Cole broke his own course record, shooting a 64 to secure a four-shot win.February 4, 1974 Title and record to Cole https://www.newspapers.com/image/828692531/ subscription 2024-12-13 The Age Melbourne, Australia 20 Newspapers.com Dale Hayes found form again towards the end of the season. At the penultimate event; the Schoeman Park Open, he finished joint runner-up.February 18, 1974 Hunt Blunders With 76 https://www.newspapers.com/image/831429104/ subscription 2024-12-13 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 27 Newspapers.com At the final event, the Holiday Inns Open, Hayes opened with a course record 64.February 21, 1974 Hayes Leads on 64 https://www.newspapers.com/image/831429549/ subscription 2024-12-14 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 28 Newspapers.com He ultimately defeated Bob Charles by two shots.February 25, 1974 South African wins https://www.newspapers.com/image/992418685/ subscription 2024-12-14 Waterloo Region Record Waterloo, Canada 18 Newspapers.com It was his third win of the season. Due to his consistent play in the middle of the season, however, Cole won the Order of Merit, narrowly defeating Hayes who finished second. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1973–74 season.John Player Golf Yearbook 1975 George Simms Queen Anne Press 1975 0362002134 140–153The World of Professional Golf Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Collins 1975 0002119552 217–235, 408–418 DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Southern Africa Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Southern Africa Tour members.Notes 1 Dec Luyt Lager PGA Championship Transvaal 35,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (n/a) 9 Dec Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Rhodesia Rh$10,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (5) 15 Dec Rolux Open Transvaal 15,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (6) New tournament 22 Dec ICL Transvaal Open Transvaal 15,000 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (3) 12 Jan NCR Western Province Open Cape 14,000 ZAF 1928 John Fourie (4) 20 Jan Vavasseur Natal Open Natal 15,000 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole (4) 26 Jan Dunlop South African Masters Transvaal 15,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (5) 2 Feb South African Open Transvaal 18,000 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole (5) 9 Feb General Motors International Classic Cape 20,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (6) 15 Feb Schoeman Park Open Orange Free State 10,000 ZAF 1928 Cobie Legrange (1) 23 Feb Holiday Inns Open Swaziland 10,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (7) Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. PositionPlayerPoints1 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 1,6642 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes 1,5703 ZAF 1928 John Fourie 1,4544 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi 1,3775 ZAF 1928 Allan Henning 1,320 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour