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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

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
General Motors International Classic
1975 South Africa Gary Player (4) 285 −11 3 strokes South Africa John Fourie [3]
1974
(Nov)		 South Africa Gary Player (3) 280 −16 1 stroke South Africa Andries Oosthuizen [4]
1974
(Feb)		 South Africa Gary Player (2) 283 −13 5 strokes South Africa Hugh Baiocchi
South Africa John Fourie		 [5]
1973 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 282 −14 Playoff South Africa Dale Hayes [6]
1972 South Africa Harold Henning (2) 280 −16 4 strokes South Africa Gary Player [7]
General Motors Open
1971 South Africa Gary Player 276 −20 9 strokes England John Garner
England Peter Oosterhuis		 [8]
1970 England Peter Oosterhuis 285 −11 2 strokes South Africa Gary Player [9]
1969 South Africa Graham Henning 279 −17 2 strokes South Africa Hugh Inggs [10]
1968 South Africa Cobie Legrange (2) [11]
1967 South Africa Cobie Legrange [11]
1966 South Africa Harold Henning

References

  1. ^ "COTM February – Wedgewood Golf Club". Compleat golfer.
  2. ^ Yocom, Guy (31 August 2015). "My Shot: Peter Oosterhuis". Golf Digest. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Player again". The Age. 15 December 1975. p. 29.
  4. ^ "Player's 100th win". The Glasgow Herald. 25 November 1974. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Player wins". The Glasgow Herald. 11 February 1974. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Baiocchi wins playoff". The Glasgow Herald. 12 February 1973. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Jacklin fails to make the cut". The Glasgow Herald. 7 February 1972. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Player 20 under for 72 holes". The Glasgow Herald. 1 February 1971. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Oosterhuis holds off challengers". The Glasgow Herald. 16 February 1970. p. 4.
  10. ^ "Will in third place". The Glasgow Herald. 10 February 1969. p. 5.
  11. ^ a b "Cobie le Grange". Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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