Schoeman Park Open

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Schoeman Park Open
Tournament information
LocationBloemfontein, South Africa
Established1970
Course(s)Schoeman Park Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)Southern Africa Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 10,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year1974
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Peter Oosterhuis (1971)
To par−13 Peter Oosterhuis (1971)
−13 Terry Westbrook (1971)
Final champion
South Africa Cobie Legrange
Location map
Schoeman Park GC is located in South Africa
Schoeman Park GC
Schoeman Park GC
Location in South Africa
Schoeman Park GC is located in Free State (South African province)
Schoeman Park GC
Schoeman Park GC
Location in the Orange Free State

The Schoeman Park Open /ˈskmən/ 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.

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
1974 South Africa Cobie Legrange 281 −7 2 strokes South Africa Dale Hayes
South Africa Bobby Verwey
[1]
1973 South Africa Dale Hayes 278 −10 5 strokes South Africa Dave Wren [2][3]
1972: No tournament
1971
(Dec)
South Africa Terry Westbrook 275 −13 2 strokes England Peter Oosterhuis [4]
1971
(Mar)
England Peter Oosterhuis 267 −13 3 strokes South Africa John Bland [5]
1970 South Africa Allan Henning 271 −9 2 strokes South Africa Tienie Britz [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hunt's 76 lets in Legrange". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1974. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Bill Tape sixth in S.A. tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). 26 February 1973. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Schoeman Park Open". The Guardian. 26 February 1973. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Oosterhuis slips back to second". The Glasgow Herald. 13 December 1971. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Oosterhuis wins Schoeman Open". The Glasgow Herald. 8 March 1971. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Henning wins Schoeman". The Glasgow Herald. 2 March 1970. p. 4.