1974–75 Southern Africa Tour

1974–75 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration13 November 1974 (1974-11-13) – 9 February 1975 (1975-02-09)
Number of official events10
Most winsSouth Africa John Fourie (2)
South Africa Allan Henning (2)
South Africa Gary Player (2)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Allan Henning

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.[1] Player again shot a 66 in the final round but Hayes closed with rounds of 69-69 to defeat him by one shot.[2] 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.[3] Player, meanwhile, won the concurrently played General Motors International Classic, an official event on tour. He defeated Andries Oosthuizen by one shot.[4]

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.[5] At the fifth event, the Rhodesian Dunlop Masters; Henning won, defeating Hayes by two shots. Fourie finished joint third, three back.[6] Fourie came back and won the next week, the Vavasseur Natal Open, defeating Henning and Vin Baker by one.[7] Henning finished runner-up the following week too, at the BP South African Open, only behind Gary Player.[8] At the final event, the Holiday Inns Invitational; Fourie finished joint runner-up with Hayes. They outplayed Henning who finished joint fifth.[9] Due to his slightly more consistent play through the season, though, Henning narrowly won the Order of Merit. Hayes finished second and Fourie third.[10]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1974–75 season.[10]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R) 		Winner[a] Notes
16 Nov Beck's PGA Championship Transvaal 35,000 South Africa Dale Hayes (8)
23 Nov General Motors International Classic Cape 20,000 South Africa Gary Player (7)
30 Nov NCR Western Province Open Cape 15,000 United States Bill Brask (n/a)
14 Dec ICL Transvaal Open Transvaal 16,000 South Africa Vin Baker (1)
22 Dec Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Rhodesia Rh$10,000 South Africa Allan Henning (1)
11 Jan Vavasseur Natal Open Natal 15,000 South Africa John Fourie (5)
18 Jan Rolux Toro Classic Transvaal 16,000 South Africa Allan Henning (2) New tournament
25 Jan Dunlop South African Masters Transvaal 18,000 South Africa John Fourie (6)
1 Feb BP South African Open Cape 20,000 South Africa Gary Player (8)
9 Feb Holiday Inns Invitational Swaziland 12,000 Republic of Ireland 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.[10][11]

Position Player Points
1 South Africa Allan Henning 1,833
2 South Africa Dale Hayes 1,747
3 South Africa John Fourie 1,671
4 South Africa Vin Baker 1,050
5 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 987

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Record 65 Keeps Hayes in Lead". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 15 November 1974. p. 30. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dale Hayes Tops Player". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Greenbay, Wisconsin. 17 November 1974. p. D-8. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa Duo Winners of World Cup". The Evening Times. Sayre, Pennsylvania. 25 November 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gary Player Cops South Africa Classic". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. 24 November 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Golf". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 1 December 1974. p. 15. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Henning is master". Western Daily Press. Bristol, United Kingdom. 23 December 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fourie's Title Over 54 Holes". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 27 January 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Player again". Western Daily Press. Bristol, United Kingdom. 3 February 1975. p. 12. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "O'Leary clinches it with a 67". Western Daily Press. Bristol, United Kingdom. 10 February 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b c Simms, George (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–153. ISBN 0362002576.
  11. ^ Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

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