General Motors Open

The General Motors Open was a golf tournament on the South African 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

General Motors Open

• 1966 Harold Henning
• 1967 Cobie Legrange[3]
• 1968 Cobie Legrange[3]
• 1969 Graham Henning[4]
• 1970 Peter Oosterhuis[5]
• 1971 Gary Player[6]

General Motors International Classic

• 1972 Harold Henning[7]
• 1973 Hugh Baiocchi[8]
• 1974 (Feb) Gary Player[9]
• 1974 (Nov) Gary Player[10]
• 1975 Gary Player[11]

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. "Cobie le Grange". Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
4. "Will in third place". The Glasgow Herald. 10 February 1969. p. 5.
5. "Oosterhuis holds off challengers". The Glasgow Herald. 16 February 1970. p. 4.
6. "Player 20 under for 72 holes". The Glasgow Herald. 1 February 1971. p. 15.
7. "Jacklin fails to make the cut". The Glasgow Herald. 7 February 1972. p. 5.
8. "Baiocchi wins playoff". The Glasgow Herald. 12 February 1973. p. 5.
9. "Player wins". The Glasgow Herald. 11 February 1974. p. 5.
10. "Player's 100th win". The Glasgow Herald. 25 November 1974. p. 5.
11. "Player again". The Age. 15 December 1975. p. 29.