General Motors Open
Golf tournament
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Wedgewood Park CC
Location in South Africa
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Wedgewood Park CC
Location in Eastern Cape
Show map of Eastern CapeThe 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. |
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General Motors International Classic | ||||||
1975 | ![]() | 285 | −11 | 3 strokes | ![]() | [3] |
1974 (Nov) | ![]() | 280 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() | [4] |
1974 (Feb) | ![]() | 283 | −13 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() | [5] |
1973 | ![]() | 282 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() | [6] |
1972 | ![]() | 280 | −16 | 4 strokes | ![]() | [7] |
General Motors Open | ||||||
1971 | ![]() | 276 | −20 | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() | [8] |
1970 | ![]() | 285 | −11 | 2 strokes | ![]() | [9] |
1969 | ![]() | 279 | −17 | 2 strokes | ![]() | [10] |
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | [11] | |||
1967 | ![]() | ![]() | [11] | |||
1966 | ![]() | ![]() |
References
- ^ "COTM February – Wedgewood Golf Club". Compleat golfer.
- ^ Yocom, Guy (31 August 2015). "My Shot: Peter Oosterhuis". Golf Digest. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Player again". The Age. 15 December 1975. p. 29.
- ^ "Player's 100th win". The Glasgow Herald. 25 November 1974. p. 5.
- ^ "Player wins". The Glasgow Herald. 11 February 1974. p. 5.
- ^ "Baiocchi wins playoff". The Glasgow Herald. 12 February 1973. p. 5.
- ^ "Jacklin fails to make the cut". The Glasgow Herald. 7 February 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Player 20 under for 72 holes". The Glasgow Herald. 1 February 1971. p. 15.
- ^ "Oosterhuis holds off challengers". The Glasgow Herald. 16 February 1970. p. 4.
- ^ "Will in third place". The Glasgow Herald. 10 February 1969. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Cobie le Grange". Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 September 2019.