The Schoeman Park Open /ˈskuːmən/ was a golf tournament on the Southern Africa Tour. The inaugural event was played in 1970 and joined the tour schedule in December 1971, being played to the 1973/1974 season. It was held in February or March, except that the 1971/1972 event was held in December. The event was held at Schoeman Park Golf Club in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Established | 1970 |
| Course(s) | Schoeman Park Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Southern Africa Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 10,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 1974 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Peter Oosterhuis (1971) |
| To par | −13 Peter Oosterhuis (1971) −13 Terry Westbrook (1971) |
| Final champion | |
 Cobie Legrange | |
| Location map | |
  Schoeman Park GC Location in South Africa  Schoeman Park GC Location in the Orange Free State | |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Cobie Legrange |
281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Dale Hayes Bobby Verwey |
[1] |
| 1973 | Dale Hayes |
278 | −10 | 5 strokes | Dave Wren |
[2][3] |
| 1972: No tournament | ||||||
| 1971 (Dec) |
Terry Westbrook |
275 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Peter Oosterhuis |
[4] |
| 1971 (Mar) |
Peter Oosterhuis |
267 | −13 | 3 strokes | John Bland |
[5] |
| 1970 | Allan Henning |
271 | −9 | 2 strokes | Tienie Britz |
[6] |
References
edit- ^ "Hunt's 76 lets in Legrange". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1974. p. 7.
- ^ "Bill Tape sixth in S.A. tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). 26 February 1973. p. 16.
- ^ "Schoeman Park Open". The Guardian. 26 February 1973. p. 25.
- ^ "Oosterhuis slips back to second". The Glasgow Herald. 13 December 1971. p. 4.
- ^ "Oosterhuis wins Schoeman Open". The Glasgow Herald. 8 March 1971. p. 5.
- ^ "Henning wins Schoeman". The Glasgow Herald. 2 March 1970. p. 4.