Safari Tour/Safari Circuit
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Rhodesia, Zambia, Kenya, Botswana, and Nigeria
89/90 Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the former Zaire, Kenya, Gambia and Togo
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Zambia events not held in years when venue hosting Zambia Open:
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Part of the European Tour organisation since 1977. [1],[2]
Originally started with events in Kenya and Zambia (3), then later Nigeria (rescheduled from 1973); there was a one-off in Botswana (1982), with Ivory Coast (1983) and Zimbabwe (1985) introduced later as Zambia events reduced to one by 1986. Many articles/recollections also include other events/pro-ams across East & West Africa, e.g. in Togo, Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Zaire, etc. but these weren't part of the official circuit/tour.
Top 3 on OoM exempt on European Tour. [3] (“Woosie” biography)
OoM winner gained exemption to the Open Championship. This ended in 1986. (Aberdeen P&J, 16 Jan 86, p.22)
Events added to Challenge Tour in 1991. Still reported as a separate tour after that, e.g Heineken World of Golf 1993 (p.170).
Season |
Order of Merit winner |
Ref
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1977 |
Mark James |
Aberdeen Press and Journal, 6 Apr 77, p.22 [4]
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1978 |
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1979 |
John Morgan |
Liverpool Echo, 3 May 79, p.23
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1980 |
Brian Waites |
Newcastle Journal, 24 May 1980, p.33 [5]
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1981 |
Brian Barnes |
Glasgow Herald, 30 Mar 81, p.18 [6]
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1982 |
David Jagger |
Glasgow Herald, 5 Apr 82, p.16 [7]
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1983 |
Gordon J Brand |
Newcastle Journal, 21 Mar 83, p.12
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1984 |
Ewan Murray |
Glasgow Herald, 26 Mar 84, p.13 [8]
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1985 |
Bill Longmuir |
Glasgow Herald, 1 Apr 85, p.15 [9]
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1986 |
Gordon J Brand |
Reading Evening Post, 14 Aug 86, p.20
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1987 |
Gordon J Brand |
Sandwell Evening Mail, 10 Mar 87, p.31
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1988 |
Vijay Singh |
Aberdeen Press and Journal, 27 Jul 88, p.22
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1989 |
Vijay Singh |
Aberdeen Press and Journal, 12 Apr 89, p.25
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1990 |
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- Note: originally not organised into an official tour so start of tour uncertain & probable that not all tournaments were part of the "tour" (e.g. Nigeria Open pre 1973)
Season |
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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1967 |
23 Apr 67 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Guy Wolstenholme |
279 |
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[10] Liv Echo, 24 Apr 67, p.15 |
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1968 |
14 Apr 68 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Terry Westbrook |
291 |
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1968 |
21 Apr 68 |
Kenya Open |
Karen |
Maurice Bembridge |
289 |
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[11] |
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1969 |
30 Mar 69 |
Eagle Open |
Lusaka |
Bernard Gallacher |
284 |
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[12] |
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1969 |
6 Apr 69 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Bernard Gallacher |
280 |
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[13] |
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1969 |
13 Apr 69 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Maurice Bembridge |
279 |
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[14] |
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1970 |
3 Jan 70 |
Nigeria Open |
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Marshall Douglas |
281 |
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[15] |
Started in 1969
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1970 |
15 Mar 70 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Bernard Gallacher |
280 |
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[16] |
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1970 |
22 Mar 70 |
Dunlop Lusaka Open |
Lusaka |
Alex Caygill |
285 |
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[17] |
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1970 |
29 Mar 70 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Craig Defoy |
284 |
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[18] |
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1970 |
5 Apr 70 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Jan Dorrenstein |
273 |
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[19] |
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1971 |
6 Dec 70 |
Nigeria Open |
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John Cook |
276 |
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[20]
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1971 |
28 Mar 71 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Craig Defoy |
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(defended title in 1972 [21]) £3700 ([22])
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1971 |
4 Apr 71 |
Lusaka Open |
Lusaka |
Stuart Brown |
280 |
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[23] |
£4000
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1971 |
11 Apr 71 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Michael Ingham |
284 |
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£5800
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1971 |
18 Apr 71 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Ernie Jones |
283 |
* |
[24] ([25]) |
£4600
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1972 |
5 Dec 71 |
Nigeria Open |
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Lee Elder |
267 |
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[26][27] |
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1972 |
19 Mar 72 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Craig Defoy |
282 |
* |
[28] |
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1972 |
26 Mar 72 |
Lusaka Open |
Lusaka |
Maurice Bembridge |
274 |
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[29] The Guardian, 27 March 1982, p21 |
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1972 |
2 Apr 72 |
Zambia Open |
Ndola |
Craig Defoy |
272 |
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[30] |
Cock o' the North
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1972 |
9 Apr 72 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
David Llewellyn |
279 |
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[31] |
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1973 |
25 Feb 73 |
Nigeria Open |
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Tommy Horton |
267 |
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[32] |
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1973 |
11 Mar 73 |
Kenya Open |
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Jan Dorrenstein |
276 |
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[33] |
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1973 |
18 Mar 73 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Michael Ingham |
284 |
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[34] |
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1973 |
25 Mar 73 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
David Webster |
283 |
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[35] |
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1973 |
1 Apr 73 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Craig Defoy |
281 |
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[36] The Guardian, 3 April 1983, p27 |
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1974 |
24 Feb 74 |
Nigeria Open |
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Jack Newton |
275 |
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[37] |
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1974 |
3 Mar 74 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
David Jagger |
274 |
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[38] |
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1974 |
10 Mar 74 |
(Lusaka) Eagle Open |
Lusaka |
Willie Milne |
213 |
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[39] |
Final round rained off
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1974 |
17 Mar 74 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Malcolm Gregson |
284 |
* |
[40] |
Eagle Open=Lusaka Open
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1974 |
24 Mar 74 |
Zambia Open |
Mufulira |
Christy O'Connor Jnr |
282 |
* |
[41] |
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1975 |
22 Feb 75 |
Nigeria Open |
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David Jagger |
270 |
* |
[42] |
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1975 |
2 Mar 75 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Gary Smith |
276 |
* |
[43] |
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1975 |
9 Mar 75 |
Lusaka Open |
Lusaka |
Carl Mason |
281 |
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[44] |
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1975 |
16 Mar 75 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Ronnie Shade |
281 |
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[45] |
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1975 |
23 Mar 75 |
Zambia Open |
Ndola |
Sam Torrance |
280 |
* |
[46] |
Cock o' the North
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1976 |
25 Feb 76 |
Nigeria Open |
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Bill Longmuir |
209 |
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[47] Cov Eve Telegraph, 26 Feb 76, p.16 |
Delayed a few days following the 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
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1976 |
7 Mar 76 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
- |
- |
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[48] |
Cancelled for economic reasons
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1976 |
14 Mar 76 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Jack Newton |
282 |
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[49] |
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1976 |
21 Mar 76 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Jack Newton |
277 |
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[50] |
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1976 |
28 Mar 76 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Peter Cowen |
286 |
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[51] [52] |
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- Schedule: [53] (Nigerian Pro-Ams - Benin, Port Harcourt, Ibadan)
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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24–27 Feb |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
David Jagger |
273 |
* |
[54] |
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10–13 Mar |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Liam Higgins |
283 |
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[55] |
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17–20 Mar |
Lusaka Open |
Lusaka |
Mark James |
279 |
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[56][57] |
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24–27 Mar |
Zambia Open |
Ndola |
Tommy Horton |
284 |
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[58] |
Cock o' the North
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Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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26 Feb 78 |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Sandy Lyle |
269 |
* |
[59] Liv Echo, 27 Feb 78, p.16 |
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12 Mar 78 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Seve Ballesteros |
274 |
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[60] |
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19 Mar 78 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Peter Berry |
281 |
* |
Liv Echo, 20 Mar 78, p.15 |
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26 Mar 78 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Peter Townsend |
274 |
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[61] |
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Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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25 Feb 79 |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
John Morgan |
269 |
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[62] |
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17 Mar 79 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Maurice Bembridge |
271 |
* |
[63] |
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26 Mar 79 |
Lusaka Open |
Lusaka |
John Morgan |
282 |
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[64] |
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2 Apr 79 |
Zambia Open |
Ndola |
Brian Barnes |
280 |
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[65] |
Cock o' the North
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Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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24 Feb 80 |
Nigeria Open |
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Bill Longmuir |
264 |
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[66] |
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9 Mar 80 |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
Gary Player |
265 |
* |
The Times, 10 March 1980, p9 |
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16 Mar 80 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Brian Waites |
271 |
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The Guardian, 17 March 1980, p23,25 |
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23 Mar 80 |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Brian Waites |
279 |
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Aberdeen P&J, 24 Mar 80, p.17[67] |
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30 Mar 80 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Ewen Murray |
282 |
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The Guardian, 31 March 1980, p20,21 |
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- Schedule: [68] (Ivory Coast new to the tour)
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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22 Feb 81 |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Peter Tupling |
255 |
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[69] |
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1 Mar 81 |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
Gordon J Brand |
271 |
* |
[70] |
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15 Mar 81 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Brian Barnes |
274 |
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[71] |
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22 Mar 81 |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Eamonn Darcy |
281 |
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[72] |
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29 Mar 81 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Brian Barnes |
276 |
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[73] |
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- Schedule: [74] (doesn't include Ivory Coast)
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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4–7 Feb |
Nigeria Open |
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David Jagger |
274 |
* |
[75] |
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11–14 Feb |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
John Morgan |
272 |
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[76] |
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11–14 Mar |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Eamonn Darcy |
274 |
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[77] |
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18–21 Mar |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Brian Waites |
281 |
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[78] |
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25–28 Mar |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Brian Waites |
276 |
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[79] |
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1–4 Apr |
Kalahari Diamond Classic |
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David Jagger |
276 |
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[80] |
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Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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24–27 Feb |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Gordon J Brand |
275 |
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The Guardian 28 Feb 83 p19 |
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3–6 Mar |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
Bill Longmuir |
271 |
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[84] |
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10–13 Mar |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Ken Brown |
274 |
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[85] |
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17–20 Mar |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
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Cancelled
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17–20 Mar
24–27 Mar |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Bill Calfee |
280 |
* |
[86] |
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Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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23–26 Feb |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Ewen Murray |
271 |
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[89] |
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1–4 Mar |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
Billy McColl |
275 |
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[90] |
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8–11 Mar |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Jose-Maria Canizares |
277 |
* |
[91] |
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15–18 Mar |
Mufulira Open |
Mufulira |
Eamonn Darcy |
279 |
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[92] |
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22–25 Mar |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Carl Mason |
280 |
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[93] |
Open exemption
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29 Mar – 1 Apr |
Botswana Open |
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Provisional/not held
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- Schedule: [94] (ET exemption for tournament winners, Open exemption for OoM winner)
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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8–10 Feb |
Nigerian Satellite Pro-Ams |
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14–17 Feb |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
David Llewellyn |
277 |
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[95] |
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21–24 Feb |
Nigeria Open |
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Bill Longmuir |
277 |
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[96] |
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7–10 Mar |
555 Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Garry Harvey |
278 |
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[97] |
Tour card
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14–17 Mar |
Cock o' the North |
Ndola |
Brian Waites |
283 |
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[98] |
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21–24 Mar |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Ian Woosnam |
282 |
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[99] |
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28–31 Mar |
Zimbabwe Open |
Chapman |
Malcolm Mackenzie |
281 |
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[100] |
Open exemption
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Season |
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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1986 |
16 Feb 86 |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Gordon J Brand |
272 |
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[101] |
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1986 |
23 Feb 86 |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
Gordon J Brand |
273 |
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[102] |
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1986 |
9 Mar 86 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Ian Woosnam |
273 |
* |
[103] |
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1986 |
16 Mar 86 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Garry Cullen |
283 |
* |
[104] |
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1986 |
23 Mar 86 |
Zimbabwe Open |
Chapman |
Stephen Bennett |
277 |
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[105] |
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Season |
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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1987 |
22 Feb 87 |
Zimbabwe Open |
R.Harare |
Gordon J Brand |
277 |
* |
[106] |
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1987 |
1 Mar 87 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Carl Mason |
275 |
* |
[107] |
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1987 |
8 Mar 87 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Paul Carrigill |
285 |
* |
[108] |
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Season |
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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1988 |
31 Jan 88 |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Vijay Singh |
281 |
* |
Golf Digest Almanac 1989, p309 |
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1988 |
7 Feb 88 |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
Gordon J Brand |
275 |
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[109] |
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1988 |
14 Feb 88 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Chris Platts |
271 |
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[110] |
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1988 |
21 Feb 88 |
Zimbabwe Open |
Chapman |
Roger Chapman |
275 |
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[111] |
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1988 |
28 Feb 88 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
David Llewellyn |
280 |
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The Guardian 1 Mar 88 p19 |
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Season |
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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1989 |
29 Jan 89 |
Zimbabwe Open |
Chapman |
Vijay Singh |
282 |
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[112] |
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1989 |
5 Feb 89 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Craig Maltman |
215 |
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[113] |
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1989 |
12 Feb 89 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
David Jones |
271 |
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[114] |
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1989 |
19 Nov 89 |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Vijay Singh |
279 |
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[115] |
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1989 |
26 Nov 89 |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
Vijay Singh |
274 |
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[116] |
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Season |
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
PO |
Source |
Notes
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1990 |
14 Jan 90 |
Zimbabwe Open |
Chapman |
Grant Turner |
281 |
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[117] |
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1990 |
21 Jan 90 |
Zambia Open |
Lusaka |
Gordon J Brand |
284 |
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Liv Echo, 25 Jan 90, p.74 |
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1990 |
28 Jan 90 |
Kenya Open |
Muthaiga |
Christy O'Connor Jnr |
271 |
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[118] |
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1990 |
9 Dec 90 |
Nigeria Open |
Ikoyi |
Wayne Stephens |
198 |
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1991 Challenge Tour
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1990 |
16 Dec 90 |
Ivory Coast Open |
President |
David Llewellyn |
275 |
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1991 Challenge Tour
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Other tournaments & pro-ams
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- Other events in Africa (outside South Africa), but probably not Safari Circuit/Tour
Season |
Date |
Tournament |
Venue |
Winner |
Score |
Playoff |
Source |
Notes
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1974 |
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Benin |
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1974 |
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Port Harcourt Open |
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David Chillas |
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[119] |
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1975 |
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Benin |
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1975 |
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Port Harcourt Open (Lagos Open [120]) |
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David Chillas |
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[121] |
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1975 |
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Gambia Open |
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Tommy Horton |
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1976 |
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Gambia Open |
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Malcolm Gregson |
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[122] |
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1976 |
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Liberia Open |
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Malcolm Gregson |
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[123] |
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1976 |
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Port Harcourt Open |
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Carl Mason |
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[124] The Observer 29 Feb 76 p18 |
"... who went down to Port Harcourt for a £2,000 pro-am ..."
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1977 |
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Benin |
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1977 |
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Port Harcourt |
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1977 |
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Ibadan |
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1980 |
~17 Feb 80 |
Gambia Open |
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1981 |
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Sierra Leone Open |
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Mike Miller |
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1982 |
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Sierra Leone Open |
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Mike Miller |
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1985 |
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Togo Open |
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Tommy Horton |
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1986 |
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Sierra Leone Open |
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John Morgan |
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Kalahari Diamond Classic
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- Sunshine Circuit event in 1979, 80, 81.
Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club