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Safari Tour/Safari Circuit
Rhodesia, Zambia, Kenya, Botswana, and Nigeria 89/90 Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the former Zaire, Kenya, Gambia and Togo


 * Nigerian Open
 * Ivory Coast Open
 * Zimbabwe Open
 * Zambia Open
 * Kenya Open

Zambia events not held in years when venue hosting Zambia Open:
 * Lusaka Open (probably also called Eagle Open or Kwacha Eagle Open)
 * Cock o' the North (golf)
 * Mufulira Open


 * Kalahari Diamond Classic
 * Gambian Open
 * Tanzania Open
 * Togo Open
 * Sierra Leone Open

Part of the European Tour organisation since 1977. ,

Originally started with events in Kenya and Zambia (3), then later Nigeria (rescheduled from 1973); there was a one-off in Botswana (1982), with Ivory Coast (1983) and Zimbabwe (1985) introduced later as Zambia events reduced to one by 1986. Many articles/recollections also include other events/pro-ams across East & West Africa, e.g. in Togo, Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Zaire, etc. but these weren't part of the official circuit/tour.

Top 3 on OoM exempt on European Tour. (“Woosie” biography)

OoM winner gained exemption to the Open Championship. This ended in 1986. (Aberdeen P&J, 16 Jan 86, p.22)

Events added to Challenge Tour in 1991. Still reported as a separate tour after that, e.g Heineken World of Golf 1993 (p.170).

Schedules

 * Note: originally not organised into an official tour so start of tour uncertain & probable that not all tournaments were part of the "tour" (e.g. Nigeria Open pre 1973)

1977

 * Schedule: (Nigerian Pro-Ams - Benin, Port Harcourt, Ibadan)

1978

 * Schedule: Football Post (Notts), 12 Nov 77, p.18

1979

 * Schedule: 4 events (Nigeria, Kenya, Lusaka, Zambia)'' - Liv Echo, 3 May 79, p.23

1980

 * Schedule:

1981

 * Schedule: (Ivory Coast new to the tour)

1982

 * Schedule: (doesn't include Ivory Coast)

1983

 * Schedule:, (updated, open exemption),

1984

 * Schedule: (Kenya not listed),

1985

 * Schedule: (ET exemption for tournament winners, Open exemption for OoM winner)

1987

 * Schedule: Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia (Nigeria, Ivory Coast gone) Liv Echo, 19 Feb 1987, p.55,56

Other tournaments & pro-ams

 * Other events in Africa (outside South Africa), but probably not Safari Circuit/Tour

Kalahari Diamond Classic

 * Sunshine Circuit event in 1979, 80, 81.

Tanzania Open
Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club