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.
Season outline
The season was dominated by
Dale Hayes
Dale Hayes (born 1 July 1952) is a South African professional golfer.
Amateur career
Hayes won the 15–17 Boys category at the Junior World Golf Championships in 1969.
Professional career
In 1970, Hayes turned professional. On December 6, 19 ...
and
Allan Henning who won the majority of the events. Hayes started the season well, winning the first two events. However, Henning won the
Datsun International and the
NCR Western Province Open to close in on the Order of Merit race. Hayes won the flagship event, the
BP South African Open, but Henning won the season's final event; the
Rhodesian Dunlop Masters, to capture the Order of Merit honors.
The first tournament of the season was the
Beck's PGA Championship at Wanderers Golf Club. Hayes shot a 62 (−8) in the third round which placed him in good position in the tournament.
He described it as his best round ever. The round broke the course recorded by three shots. Hayes followed it up with a three-under-par 67 to defeat Henning, the solo runner-up, by six shots.
Hayes won the following event, the
Holiday Inns Open, as well, defeating
John Fourie in a playoff.
Henning won the fourth official tournament of the season, the
Datsun International, while Hayes finished runner-up. The next week, at the
ICL International, Hayes and Henning finished joint runner-up, one behind England's
Peter Townsend. Henning then won the next event, the
NCR Western Province Open.
In late January, Hayes tied
John Fourie at the end of regulation play at the
BP South African Open. Like earlier in the season, Hayes again defeated Fourie in a playoff. Henning, however, won the final event of the year, the
Rhodesian Dunlop Masters.
This assured that he secured the Order of Merit by a small margin over Hayes.
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Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1975–76 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit
The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...
was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand
The South African rand, or simply the rand, (currency sign, sign: R; ISO 4217, code: ZAR) is the official currency of South Africa. It is subdivided into 100 Cent (currency), cents (sign: "c"), and a comma separates the rand and cents.
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Notes
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