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.
| Duration | 13 November 1974 – 9 February 1975 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |  John Fourie (2) Allan Henning (2) Gary Player (2) |
| Order of Merit | Allan Henning |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
Schedule edit
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) |
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| 23 Nov | General Motors International Classic | Cape | 20,000 | Gary Player (7) |
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| 30 Nov | NCR Western Province Open | Cape | 15,000 |  Bill Brask (n/a) |
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| 14 Dec | ICL Transvaal Open | Transvaal | 16,000 | Vin Baker (1) |
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| 22 Dec | Rhodesian Dunlop Masters | Rhodesia | Rh$10,000 | Allan Henning (1) |
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| 11 Jan | Vavasseur Natal Open | Natal | 15,000 | John Fourie (5) |
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| 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) |
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| 1 Feb | BP South African Open | Cape | 20,000 | Gary Player (8) |
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| 9 Feb | Holiday Inns Invitational | Swaziland | 12,000 |  John O'Leary (1) |
Order of Merit edit
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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ a b Simms, George (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–153. ISBN 0362002576.
- ^ Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.