1990–91 Southern Africa Tour

1990–91 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration12 November 1990 (1990-11-12) – 2 March 1991 (1991-03-02)
Number of official events12
Most winsSouth Africa John Bland (5)
Order of MeritSouth Africa John Bland

The 1990–91 Southern Africa Tour was the 20th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

Season outline

The early half of the season was dominated by John Bland and Fulton Allem who alternated between wins for the first six events. The first event of the season was a medal match play event, the Minolta Copiers Match Play, with Bland victorious.[1] Allem won the next event, the Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters with Bland finishing solo third.[2] At the following event, the Bloemfontein Classic, Bland was victorious.[3] Allem returned the favor the following week when he won the Goodyear Classic by two shots from Bland.[4] Bland won the first event after the Christmas break, the Palabora Classic.[5] Allem then won the next tournament, the ICL International.[6]

A variety of golfers played well in the second half of the season, especially South Africans Roger Wessels, Bland and Wayne Westner, as well as American Hugh Royer III and Englishman Mark James. At the seventh event of the year, the Lexington PGA Championship, Royer, James and Wessels were tied at the end of regulation. There was a sudden-death playoff. Royer and James bogeyed the first and second holes of the playoff, respectively, to give Wessels the win.[7] Westner won the next event, the Protea Assurance South African Open, by four shots over James.[8] The following week, the AECI Charity Classic, Westner shot a final round 65 to secure another win.[9] Royer won the subsequent event, the Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic.[10] It was Bland, however, that bookended the year with success, winning the final two events, the Bell's Cup and the Trustbank Tournament of Champions.[11][12]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990–91 season.[13][14]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
17 Nov Minolta Copiers Match Play Transvaal 280,000 South Africa John Bland (15) 8
24 Nov Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters Cape 350,000 South Africa Fulton Allem (8) 8
15 Dec Bloemfontein Classic Orange Free State 280,000 South Africa John Bland (16) 8
22 Dec Goodyear Classic Cape 280,000 South Africa Fulton Allem (9) 8
12 Jan Palabora Classic Transvaal 280,000 South Africa John Bland (17) 8
19 Jan ICL International Transvaal 280,000 South Africa Fulton Allem (10) 10
26 Jan Lexington PGA Championship Transvaal 280,000 South Africa Roger Wessels (1) 10
2 Feb Protea Assurance South African Open Natal 350,000 South Africa Wayne Westner (3) 8
9 Feb AECI Charity Classic Transvaal 280,000 South Africa Wayne Westner (4) 8
16 Feb Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 280,000 United States Hugh Royer III (1) 8
23 Feb Bell's Cup Cape 280,000 South Africa John Bland (18) 8 New tournament
2 Mar Trustbank Tournament of Champions Transvaal 280,000 South Africa John Bland (19) 8 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R) 		Winner OWGR
points 		Notes
9 Dec 1990 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge Transvaal US$2,500,000 South Africa David Frost 30 Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[14]

Position Player Prize money (R)
1 South Africa John Bland 333,637
2 South Africa Fulton Allem 190,090
3 South Africa Wayne Westner 168,158
4 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 155,409
5 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 146,918

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. ^ Lancaster, Alex (19 November 1990). "Floyd and Couples in 'perfect' victory". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 42. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Allem makes timely point". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 26 November 1990. p. 42. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Faldo adjusts to pressure for winning finale". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 17 December 1990. p. 43. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rest of the news in sport | Golf". Sunday Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 23 December 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Winter, Grant (14 January 1991). "Local knowledge pays off for Bland". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 39. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Allem reaps his third harvest". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 21 January 1991. p. 38. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lancaster, Alex (28 January 1991). "Henke's 30-foot putt gives him victory". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 39. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lancaster, Alex (4 February 1991). "Azinger is back in first-prize form". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 38. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lancaster, Alex (11 February 1991). "Pavin beats O'Meara at first extra hole". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 38. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Royer wins in South Africa". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. 19 February 1991. p. 8 (B-2 in paper). Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sports round-up | Golf". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 25 February 1991. p. 40. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sports round-up | Golf". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 4 March 1991. p. 41. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1991 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  14. ^ a b Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992. Macmillan. p. 90. ISBN 0333573765. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.

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