1975–76 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1975–76 Southern Africa Tour 1975 11 26 y – 1976 2 15 y 9One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (3)ZAF 1928 Allan Henning (3) Order of Merit ZAF 1928 Allan Henning 1974–75 1976–77 The 1975–76 Southern Africa Tour was the fifth season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline The season was dominated by Dale Hayes and Allan Henning who won the majority of the events. Hayes started the season well, winning the first two events. However, Henning won the Datsun International and the NCR Western Province Open to close in on the Order of Merit race. Hayes won the flagship event, the BP South African Open, but Henning won the season's final event; the Rhodesian Dunlop Masters, to capture the Order of Merit honors. The first tournament of the season was the Beck's PGA Championship at Wanderers Golf Club. Hayes shot a 62 (−8) in the third round which placed him in good position in the tournament.Hayes "burns" https://www.newspapers.com/image/122370822/ 2023-11-16 The Age 27 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1 December 1975 subscription Newspapers.com He described it as his best round ever.November 30, 1975 Hayes repeats https://www.newspapers.com/image/275780254/ 2023-11-16 The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania 57 subscription Newspapers.com The round broke the course recorded by three shots. Hayes followed it up with a three-under-par 67 to defeat Henning, the solo runner-up, by six shots. Hayes won the following event, the Holiday Inns Open, as well, defeating John Fourie in a playoff.Play-of win https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcdYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QJIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4050%2C1921692 2023-09-10 The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 8 December 1975 15 (26 in paper) Google News Archive Henning won the fourth official tournament of the season, the Datsun International, while Hayes finished runner-up.January 12, 1976 Birthday success for Reece https://www.newspapers.com/image/784820576/ 2023-11-16 The Birmingham Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 23 subscription Newspapers.com The next week, at the ICL International, Hayes and Henning finished joint runner-up, one behind England's Peter Townsend.January 19, 1976 Townsend Victory https://www.newspapers.com/image/750585444/ 2023-11-16 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 20 subscription Newspapers.com Henning then won the next event, the NCR Western Province Open.Holiday sport https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=60URAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4250%2C6662087 2023-09-10 The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 26 January 1976 11 (18 in paper) Google News Archive In late January, Hayes tied John Fourie at the end of regulation play at the BP South African Open.February 1, 1976 S. Africans Tie in Open https://www.newspapers.com/image/624621652/ 2023-11-16 The Miami Herald Miami, Florida 202 subscription Newspapers.com Like earlier in the season, Hayes again defeated Fourie in a playoff.Dale Hayes Wins https://www.newspapers.com/image/62217303/ 2023-11-16 The Evening Review East Liverpool, Ohio 11 subscription Newspapers.com Henning, however, won the final event of the year, the Rhodesian Dunlop Masters.1976-02-17 Golf title The Canberra Times Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110803112 2023-09-10 17 Trove This assured that he secured the Order of Merit by a small margin over Hayes. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1975–76 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=176S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1975/76 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 10 September 2023World of Golf 1977 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1977 0354090011 136–144 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 29 Nov Beck's PGA Championship Transvaal 35,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (9) 6 Dec Holiday Inns Open Swaziland 20,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (10) 13 Dec General Motors International Classic Cape 20,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (9) 10 Jan Datsun International Transvaal 20,000 ZAF 1928 Allan Henning (3) 17 Jan Natal Open Natal – Cancelled 17 Jan ICL International Transvaal 20,000 ENG Peter Townsend (1) 24 Jan NCR Western Province Open Cape 15,000 ZAF 1928 Allan Henning (4) 31 Jan BP South African Open Transvaal 20,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (11) 7 Feb Dunlop South African Masters Transvaal 18,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (10) 15 Feb Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Rhodesia 15,000 ZAF 1928 Allan Henning (5) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnersNotes4 JanDatsun InternationalTransvaaln/aZAF 1928 Team South AfricaTeam event 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 Allan Henning 18,2752 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes 17,6303 ZAF 1928 John Fourie 12,0014 ZAF 1928 Cobie Legrange 10,4135 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi 9,880 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour