1976–77 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1976–77 Southern Africa Tour 1976 11 3 y – 1976 12 19 y 6 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (3) Order of Merit ZAF 1928 Gary Player 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 Southern Africa Tour was the sixth season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline Hugh Baiocchi and Gary Player had much success throughout the season. Player won two of the first three events and finished runner-up in the other, the Sportsman Lager PGA Championship. However, Baiocchi closed the season with three consecutive wins, including a defeat of Player at the ICL Transvaal International. Gary Player had much success at the beginning of the season. He won the inaugural event, the Dunlop South African Masters, by four over joint runner-up Hugh Baiocchi.Golf https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i3xXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R_EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2519%2C1760841 11 September 2023 The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 8 November 1976 10 (18 in paper) Google News Archive At the Sportsman Lager PGA Championship, the second event of the season, Player finished one shot behind champion Dale Hayes while Baiocchi finished joint third.Hayes pips Player https://www.newspapers.com/image/811760162/ 2023-09-11 Newspapers.com The Sunday People London, United Kingdom 21 November 1976 37 subscription Player went on to win the subsequent event, the Yellow Pages South African Open. This was his 10th victory of his national open beating the previous record set by Bobby Locke.Gary wins record 10th Open https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oTIQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6776%2C3919435 11 September 2023 The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 29 November 1976 14 (24 in paper) Google News Archive However, it was Baiocchi who had the most success at the end of the season. He won the final three events, including a defeat of Player at the ICL Transvaal International.1976 ICL Transvaal International https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=ICLI~result=PF~dc=N~cardlink=Y~~season=177S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2023-09-11 Sunshine Tour Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1976–77 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=177S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1976/77 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 10 September 2023World of Golf 1977 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1977 0354090011 145–148 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 6 Nov Dunlop South African Masters Transvaal 25,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (11) 20 Nov Sportsman Lager PGA Championship Transvaal 50,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (12) 27 Nov Yellow Pages South African Open Natal 35,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (12) 4 Dec Holiday Inns Invitational Swaziland 20,000 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (4) 11 Dec ICL International Transvaal 25,000 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (5) 19 Dec Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Rhodesia 15,000 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (6) Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 19,3632 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi 18,9383 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes 15,4704 ZAF 1928 Cobie Legrange 9,9385 ZAF 1928 Bobby Verwey 8,922 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour