1974–75 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season February 2024 1974–75 Southern Africa Tour 1974 11 13 y – 1975 2 9 y 10 ZAF 1928 John Fourie (2)ZAF 1928 Allan Henning (2)ZAF 1928 Gary Player (2) Order of Merit ZAF 1928 Allan Henning 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 Southern Africa Tour was the fourth season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline Dale Hayes and Gary Player had the most success at the beginning of the season. In the inaugural Beck's PGA Championship, Hayes shot a course record 65 (−5) in the second round to take a three shot lead. Player, however, shot a 66 to move into second place.November 15, 1974 Record 65 Keeps Hayes in Lead https://www.newspapers.com/image/825770157/ subscription 2024-12-18 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 30 Newspapers.com Player again shot a 66 in the final round but Hayes closed with rounds of 69-69 to defeat him by one shot.November 17, 1974 Dale Hayes Tops Player https://www.newspapers.com/image/189466227/ subscription 2024-12-18 Green Bay Press-Gazette Greenbay, Wisconsin D-8 Newspapers.com The following week, Hayes represented South Africa at the unofficial 1974 World Cup in South America. His teammate was Bobby Cole. Their team won the event.November 25, 1974 South Africa Duo Winners of World Cup https://www.newspapers.com/image/65926991/ subscription 2024-12-18 The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania 14 Newspapers.com Player, meanwhile, won the concurrently played General Motors International Classic, an official event on tour. He defeated Andries Oosthuizen by one shot.November 24, 1974 Gary Player Cops South Africa Classic https://www.newspapers.com/image/372321037/ subscription 2024-12-18 Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 10 Newspapers.com The remainder of the season saw Henning and Fourie gain much success. At the third event, the NCR Western Province Open; Fourie held the lead after the first two rounds. Henning grabbed the 54-hole lead though he was overtaken by American Bill Brask. Henning and Fourie, however, shared second place.December 1, 1974 Golf https://www.newspapers.com/image/841108903/ subscription 2024-12-18 Sunday Mercury Birmingham, United Kingdom 15 Newspapers.com At the fifth event, the Rhodesian Dunlop Masters; Henning won, defeating Hayes by two shots. Fourie finished joint third, three back.December 23, 1974 Henning is master https://www.newspapers.com/image/911047500/ subscription 2024-12-18 Western Daily Press Bristol, United Kingdom 10 Newspapers.com Fourie came back and won the next week, the Vavasseur Natal Open, defeating Henning and Vin Baker by one.January 27, 1975 Fourie's Title Over 54 Holes https://www.newspapers.com/image/750581644/ subscription 2024-12-18 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 18 Newspapers.com Henning finished runner-up the following week too, at the BP South African Open, only behind Gary Player.February 3, 1975 Player again https://www.newspapers.com/image/911059721/ subscription 2024-12-18 Western Daily Press Bristol, United Kingdom 12 Newspapers.com At the final event, the Holiday Inns Invitational; Fourie finished joint runner-up with Hayes. They outplayed Henning who finished joint fifth.February 10, 1975 O'Leary clinches it with a 67 https://www.newspapers.com/image/911059915/ subscription 2024-12-19 Western Daily Press Bristol, United Kingdom 11 Newspapers.com Due to his slightly more consistent play through the season, though, Henning narrowly won the Order of Merit. Hayes finished second and Fourie third. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1974–75 season.John Player Golf Yearbook 1976 George Simms Queen Anne Press 1976 0362002576 141–153 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 16 Nov Beck's PGA Championship Transvaal 35,000 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (8) 23 Nov General Motors International Classic Cape 20,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (7) 30 Nov NCR Western Province Open Cape 15,000 USA Bill Brask (n/a) 14 Dec ICL Transvaal Open Transvaal 16,000 ZAF 1928 Vin Baker (1) 22 Dec Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Rhodesia Rh$10,000 ZAF 1928 Allan Henning (1) 11 Jan Vavasseur Natal Open Natal 15,000 ZAF 1928 John Fourie (5) 18 Jan Rolux Toro Classic Transvaal 16,000 ZAF 1928 Allan Henning (2) New tournament 25 Jan Dunlop South African Masters Transvaal 18,000 ZAF 1928 John Fourie (6) 1 Feb BP South African Open Cape 20,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (8) 9 Feb Holiday Inns Invitational Swaziland 12,000 IRL John O'Leary (1) Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.South Africa and international sports factfinder Anton Berkovitz Andrew Samson D. Nelson 1993 1868061019 https://books.google.com/books?id=XH8wAQAAIAAJ 96 13 September 2023 PositionPlayerPoints1 ZAF 1928 Allan Henning 1,8332 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes 1,7473 ZAF 1928 John Fourie 1,6714 ZAF 1928 Vin Baker 1,0505 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi 987 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour