User:Wjemather/Rhodesian Circuit

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  • Pro circuit began in 1965. From 1966 there were 3 events: the Dunlop Tournament, the Bata Bush Babes Tournament and the Haig Flame Lily Tournament.[1] In 1971, the Solar Open replaced the Flame Lily Tournament.
  • The formation of the South African Tour in 1971 seems to have meant the end of the Rhodesian circuit.

Calendar of events[edit]

Season Date Tournament Venue Winner Score Playoff Source
1965 14 Mar 65 Haig Flame Lily Tournament Cedric Amm 282 PO [2][3] [4]
1966 6 Mar 66 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Allan Henning 283 [5]
1966 13 Mar 66 Bata Bush Babes Tournament Sewsunker Sewgolum 285 [6]
1966 20 Mar 66 Haig Flame Lily Tournament Graham Henning 279 [7]
1967 5 Mar 67 Haig Flame Lily Tournament Brian Barnes 281 [8]
1967 12 Mar 67 Bata Bush Babes Tournament Graham Henning 282 [9]
1967 19 Mar 67 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Graham Henning 276 [10]
1968 25 Feb 68 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Cobie Legrange 281 [11]
1968 3 Mar 68 Bata Bush Babes Tournament Cobie Legrange 270 [12]
1968 10 Mar 68 Tomango Flame Lily Tournament [13]
1969 2 Mar 69 Flame Lily Tournament Trevor Wilkes 275 [14]
1969 9 Mar 69 Bata Bush Babes Tournament Tienie Britz 273 [15]
1969 16 Mar 69 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Hugh Inggs 278 [16]
1970 8 Mar 70 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Hugh Inggs 277 WoPG 1971
1970 15 Mar 70 Bata Bush Babes Tournament Allan Henning 278 WoPG 1971
1970 22 Mar 70 Haig Flame Lily Tournament Allan Henning 276 WoPG 1971
1971 21 Mar 71 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters Denis Hutchinson 277 WoPG 1972
1971 28 Mar 71 Bata Bush Babes Tournament Tienie Britz 275 PO WoPG 1972
1971 4 Apr 71 Solar Open John Fourie 280 WoPG 1972

Tournaments[edit]

Flame Lily Tournament[edit]

Date Venue Winner Score Margin Runner(s)-up Notes
1970 Chapman South Africa Allan Henning 276 3 strokes South Africa Barry Franklin WoPG 1971
2 Mar 1969 Bulawayo South Africa Trevor Wilkes 275 6 strokes South Africa Cobie Legrange [17]
Tomango Flame Lily Tournament
1968 Royal Salisbury
Haig Flame Lily Tournament
5 Mar 1967 Bulawayo Scotland Brian Barnes 281 2 strokes England Sean Hunt
South Africa Cobie Legrange
[18]
1966 (Salisbury) South Africa Graham Henning 279 [19]
14 Mar 1965 Bulawayo South Africa Cedric Amm 282 Playoff South Africa Cobie Legrange [20][21] [22]

Bush Babes Tournament[edit]

Bata Bush Babes
Year Venue Winner Score Margin Runner(s)-up Notes
28 Mar 1971 Gwelo South Africa Tienie Britz 275 Playoff South Africa John Fourie [23]
15 Mar 1970 Gwelo South Africa Allan Henning 278 1 stroke South Africa Hugh Inggs [24]
9 Mar 1969 Gwelo South Africa Tienie Britz 273 5 strokes South Africa Hugh Inggs [25]
3 Mar 1968 Gwelo South Africa Cobie Legrange 270 5 strokes England Jimmy Hitchcock [26]
1967 South Africa Graham Henning 282 [27]
1966 South Africa Sewsunker Sewgolum 285 3 strokes South Africa Trevor Wilkes [28][29]

Solar Open[edit]

Year Venue Winner Score Margin Runner(s)-up Notes
4 Apr 1971 Royal Salisbury South Africa John Fourie 280 1 stroke South Africa Denis Hutchinson WoPG 1972