1975–76 Southern Africa Tour

The 1975–76 Southern Africa Tour was the fifth season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

1975–76 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration26 November 1975 (1975-11-26) – 15 February 1976 (1976-02-15)
Number of official events9[lower-alpha 1]
Most winsSouth Africa Dale Hayes (3)
South Africa Allan Henning (3)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Allan Henning
← 1974–75

Season outline

The season was dominated by Dale Hayes and Allan Henning. At the first event of the season, the Beck's PGA Championship, Hayes was victorious, defeating Henning by six shots.[1] Hayes won the following event, the Holiday Inns Open, as well.[2] The next official event played was the Datsun International. Henning was victorious, with Hayes finishing as runner-up.[3] The next week, at the ICL International, Hayes and Henning finished joint runner-up, only behind England's Peter Townsend.[4] Later in the month, Henning won the NCR Western Province Open by six shots over Hugh Baiocchi.[5] In late January, Hayes won the BP South African Open.[6] Henning, however, won the final event of the year, the Rhodesian Dunlop Masters, defeating Baiocchi in a playoff.[7]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1975–76 season.[8]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
29 NovBeck's PGA ChampionshipTransvaal35,000South Africa Dale Hayes (8)
6 DecHoliday Inns OpenSwaziland20,000South Africa Dale Hayes (9)
13 DecGeneral Motors International ClassicCape20,000South Africa Gary Player (9)
10 JanDatsun InternationalTransvaal20,000South Africa Allan Henning (3)
16 JanICL InternationalTransvaal20,000England Peter Townsend (1)
17 JanNatal OpenNatal–Cancelled
24 JanNCR Western Province OpenCape15,000South Africa Allan Henning (4)
31 JanBP South African OpenTransvaal20,000South Africa Dale Hayes (10)
7 FebDunlop South African MastersTransvaal18,000South Africa Gary Player (10)
15 FebRhodesian Dunlop MastersRhodesia15,000South Africa Allan Henning (5)

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)		 Winners Notes
4 Jan Datsun International Transvaal n/a Team South Africa Team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[9]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1South Africa Allan Henning18,276
2South Africa Dale Hayes17,630
3South Africa John Fourie12,001
4South Africa Cobie Legrange10,413
5South Africa Hugh Baiocchi9,881

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. 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. "Hayes wins again". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, United Kingdom. 1 December 1975. p. 17. Retrieved 10 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "Play-of win". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 8 December 1975. p. 15 (26 in paper). Retrieved 10 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "1976 Datsun International". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. "1976 ICL International". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. "Holiday sport". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1976. p. 11 (18 in paper). Retrieved 10 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "1976 BP South African Open". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. "Golf title". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 February 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 10 September 2023 – via Trove.
  8. "1975/76 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. 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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