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1502:"Player wins by four strokes"
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1307:"Golf Victory to H. Henning"
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263:; you can help by
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1085:1974 (Nov)
1056:John Fourie
1045:1974 (Jan)
975:Gary Player
925:Gary Player
826:Clive Clark
804:Gary Player
560:Gary Player
478:11 strokes
468:Bobby Locke
439:Gary Player
389:Bobby Locke
323:Alf Padgham
230:John Fourie
193:Gary Player
161:Gary Player
157:Bobby Locke
146:Gary Player
138:Bobby Locke
86:Gary Player
54:Stroke play
32:Established
1738:Categories
1192:References
1171:6 strokes
1096:Bill Brask
1066:7 strokes
986:4 strokes
936:7 strokes
856:2 strokes
815:4 strokes
677:Eric Moore
666:4 strokes
541:Eric Moore
530:2 strokes
398:2 strokes
332:6 strokes
298:Margin of
261:incomplete
234:Bill Brask
186:Eric Moore
178:Eric Moore
176:defeating
68:Final year
1627:The Times
1106:1 stroke
1026:1 stroke
895:1 stroke
599:1 stroke
343:Sid Brews
188:by four.
81:Aggregate
354:Bill Cox
300:victory
98:as above
1311:The Age
1290:The Age
295:To par
289:Winner
244:Winners
152:History
63:January
40:Tour(s)
1668:"Golf"
292:Score
167:, and
93:To par
88:(1971)
50:Format
1136:1975
1005:1973
964:1972
914:1971
875:1970
834:1969
793:1968
766:1967
739:1966
712:1965
685:1964
646:1963
618:1962
578:1961
549:1960
509:1959
457:1958
448:Tied
417:1957
378:1956
312:1936
307:Ref.
286:Year
1724:2023
1680:2023
1636:2023
1606:2023
1514:2023
1485:2023
1456:2023
1427:2023
1398:2023
1369:2023
1319:2023
1223:2022
1165:282
1149:1976
1100:280
1063:−11
1060:277
1020:292
983:−10
980:278
977:(5)
933:−16
930:268
927:(4)
890:284
853:−12
850:272
847:(2)
812:−12
809:280
806:(3)
661:286
633:289
594:284
591:(3)
565:271
562:(2)
525:280
522:(2)
502:(a)
473:286
470:(2)
443:285
393:287
327:278
195:and
140:and
124:The
96:−16
84:268
71:1976
35:1936
1168:−6
1103:−4
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