1974–75 Southern Africa Tour

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.

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

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1974–75 season.[1]

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

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

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 (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–153. ISBN 0362002576.
  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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