1971–72 Southern Africa Tour

The 1971–72 Southern Africa Tour was the inaugural season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

1971–72 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration24 November 1971 (1971-11-24) – 4 March 1972 (1972-03-04)
Number of official events13
Most winsSouth Africa Gary Player (3)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Tienie Britz

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1971–72 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[a] Notes
27 Nov Luyt Lager PGA Championship Transvaal 25,000   Tienie Britz (1)
4 Dec Bert Hagerman Invitational Transvaal 10,000   Dale Hayes (1) New tournament
11 Dec Schoeman Park Open Orange Free State 10,000   Terry Westbrook (1)
19 Dec Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Rhodesia Rh$10,000   Peter Oosterhuis (1)
1 Jan State Mines Open Transvaal 5,000   John Fourie (1) New tournament
8 Jan ICL Transvaal Open Transvaal 10,000   Bobby Cole (1)
15 Jan NCR Western Province Open Cape 12,000   Gary Player (1)
22 Jan Dunlop South African Masters Transvaal 10,000   Gary Player (2)
29 Jan Natal Open Natal 10,000   Tienie Britz (2)
5 Feb General Motors International Classic Cape 15,000   Harold Henning (1)
12 Feb South African Open Transvaal 15,000   Gary Player (3)
19 Feb Holiday Inns Open Swaziland 10,000   John Buczek (1)
4 Mar Glen Anil Classic Transvaal 10,000   Peter Oosterhuis (2) New tournament

Unofficial events

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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)
Winners Notes
26 Feb Ellerines Team Championship Transvaal 10,000   Graham Henning and
  Harold Henning
New team event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][2]

Position Player Points
1   Tienie Britz 1,604
2   John Bland 1,578
3   Hugh Baiocchi 1,571
4   Harold Henning 1,548
5   Peter Oosterhuis 1,498

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b Simms, George (1973). John Player Golf Yearbook 1973. Queen Anne Press. pp. 44–59. ISBN 0362001278.
  2. ^ 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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