Tournament information | |
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Location | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Established | 1966 |
Course(s) | Wedgewood Park Country Club |
Par | 74 |
Tour(s) | Southern Africa Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | R 20,000 |
Month played | December |
Final year | 1975 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 276 Gary Player (1971) |
To par | −20 as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in South Africa Location in Eastern Cape |
The General Motors Open was a golf tournament on the Southern Africa Tour from 1966 to 1975. The event was held at Wedgewood Golf Club in Port Elizabeth,[1] South Africa. Gary Player won the event four times. It was also the site of Peter Oosterhuis' first professional victory.[2]
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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General Motors International Classic | ||||||
1975 | ![]() |
285 | −11 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
[3] |
1974 (Nov) |
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280 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[4] |
1974 (Feb) |
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283 | −13 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
[5] |
1973 | ![]() |
282 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
[6] |
1972 | ![]() |
280 | −16 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
[7] |
General Motors Open | ||||||
1971 | ![]() |
276 | −20 | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
[8] |
1970 | ![]() |
285 | −11 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
[9] |
1969 | ![]() |
279 | −17 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
[10] |
1968 | ![]() |
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[11] | |||
1967 | ![]() |
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1966 | ![]() |
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References
[edit]- ^ "COTM February – Wedgewood Golf Club". Compleat golfer.
- ^ Yocom, Guy (31 August 2015). "My Shot: Peter Oosterhuis". Golf Digest. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Player again". The Age. 15 December 1975. p. 29.
- ^ "Player's 100th win". The Glasgow Herald. 25 November 1974. p. 5.
- ^ "Player wins". The Glasgow Herald. 11 February 1974. p. 5.
- ^ "Baiocchi wins playoff". The Glasgow Herald. 12 February 1973. p. 5.
- ^ "Jacklin fails to make the cut". The Glasgow Herald. 7 February 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Player 20 under for 72 holes". The Glasgow Herald. 1 February 1971. p. 15.
- ^ "Oosterhuis holds off challengers". The Glasgow Herald. 16 February 1970. p. 4.
- ^ "Will in third place". The Glasgow Herald. 10 February 1969. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Cobie le Grange". Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 September 2019.