Dale Hayes

Dale Hayes
Dale Hayes
Personal information
Born	1 July 1952 (age 72); Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	276 lb (125 kg; 19.7 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Sandton, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1970
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; European Tour; Southern Africa Tour
Professional wins	23
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
Sunshine Tour	14
Other	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T19: 1976
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T11: 1978
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour; Order of Merit winner
Southern Africa Tour; Order of Merit winner	1972–73
European Tour; Order of Merit winner	1975

Dale Hayes (born 1 July 1952) is a South African professional golfer.

Amateur career

Hayes won the 15–17 Boys category at the Junior World Golf Championships in 1969.

Professional career

In 1970, Hayes turned professional. On December 6, 1971, Hayes won the Bert Hagerman Invitational on his 19th birthday, his first win on tour.^[1] Overall, Hayes won more than a dozen events in South Africa, leading the Southern African Tour's Order of Merit in 1972/73.^[2] He also finished as runner up on the Order of Merit in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1979. In 1974, he won the World Cup of Golf for South Africa in partnership with Bobby Cole.

In 1971, Hayes won the Spanish Open at the age of 18 years. In 1973, he was fourth on the European Tour Order of Merit, improving to second in 1974 and first in 1975. He played on the PGA Tour in 1976 and 1977, with a best finish of tied for second at the 1977 Florida Citrus Open.^[3] He also finished in the top four on the European Tour's Order of Merit in 1978 and 1979, but played little professional golf after his late twenties.

Since he stopped playing tour golf, Hayes has remained involved in the sport in a variety of ways. He has worked as a broadcaster in South Africa and for the Golf Channel, started and edited a golf magazine and helped to found an internet golf shopping business. He is involved in golf course design through a company called Matkovich & Hayes, although he deals only with marketing and public relations, while the actual design is handled by his business partner Peter Matkovic, a professional golfer. Hayes also works as a public speaker and gives golf clinics.

Amateur wins

1969 World Junior Championship (Boys 15–17), South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, German Amateur Championship, Brazilian Amateur Championship
1970 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (23)

European Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Jul 1975	Swiss Open	−7 (68-69-66-70=273)	1 stroke	Tienie Britz, Bernard Gallacher, Gary Player
2	7 May 1978	Italian Open	+5 (74-72-68-79=293)	3 strokes	Vin Baker, Tommy Horton
3	15 May 1978	French Open	−19 (66-69-67-67=269)	11 strokes	Seve Ballesteros
4	22 Apr 1979	Spanish Open	−10 (70-75-67-66=278)	2 strokes	Brian Barnes

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1979	Italian Open	Brian Barnes	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Southern Africa Tour wins (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Dec 1971	Bert Hagerman Invitational	−22 (66-66-66-68=266)	5 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi
2	7 Jan 1973	Holiday Inns Open	−8 (69-67=136)	1 stroke	Trevor Wilkes
3	17 Feb 1973	Corlett Drive Classic	−14 (68-72-69-65=274)	2 strokes	Comrie du Toit
4	24 Feb 1973	Schoeman Park Open	−10 (72-71-66-69=278)	5 strokes	Dave Wren
5	9 Dec 1973	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters	−13 (69-68-68-70=275)	2 strokes	Allan Henning
6	15 Dec 1973	Rolux Open	−21 (64-67-68-68=267)	7 strokes	Harold Henning
7	23 Feb 1974	Holiday Inns Open	−19 (64-68-67-70=269)	2 strokes	Bob Charles
8	16 Nov 1974	Beck's PGA Championship	−9 (68-65-69-69=271)	1 stroke	Gary Player
9	29 Nov 1975	Beck's PGA Championship (2)	−14 (66-71-62-67=266)	6 strokes	Allan Henning
10	6 Dec 1975	Holiday Inns Open (2)	−13 (69-75-66-65=275)	Playoff	John Fourie
11	31 Jan 1976	BP South African Open	−1 (75-69-71-72=287)	Playoff	John Fourie
12	20 Nov 1976	Sportsman Lager PGA Championship (3)	−14 (68-66-66-66=266)	1 stroke	Gary Player
13	18 Nov 1978	ICL International	−15 (65-65-66-69=265)	Playoff	Hugh Baiocchi
14	15 Dec 1978	Kronenbrau Masters	−13 (67-72-66-70=275)	Playoff	Tienie Britz

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1973	General Motors International Classic	Hugh Baiocchi	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	1975	Holiday Inns Open	John Fourie	Won with par on fourth extra hole
3	1976	BP South African Open	John Fourie	Won 18-hole playoff; Hayes: −3 (69), Fourie: E (72)
4	1976	Holiday Inns Invitational	Hugh Baiocchi	Lost to par on fourth extra hole
5	1978	ICL International	Hugh Baiocchi	Won with par on third extra hole
6	1978	Kronenbrau Masters	Tienie Britz	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (5)

This list is incomplete.

1971 Spanish Open
1974 Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship, World Cup (with Bobby Cole)
1975 T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship
1980 Columbian Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981
Masters Tournament							CUT	T19	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT		17	CUT	T39	CUT	T32	T48		T11	CUT	T38	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Note: Hayes never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1970

Professional

World Cup (representing South Africa): 1974 (winners), 1976
Datsun International (representing South Africa): 1976 (winners)^[4]

References

^ "Dec 06, 1971, page 10 - Western Daily Press at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019.
^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 239–40. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

External links

Dale Hayes at the European Tour official site
Dale Hayes at the Sunshine Tour official site
Matkovich & Hayes Golf Course Architects
Hayes, Matkovich and Associates Golf Estate Development

[1] "Dec 06, 1971, page 10 - Western Daily Press at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[2] Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019.

[3] Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 239–40. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.

[4] "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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