However, Henning won the Datsun International and the NCR Western Province Open to close in on the Order of Merit race.

[3] Henning won the fourth official tournament of the season, the Datsun International, while Hayes finished runner-up.

[4] The next week, at the ICL International, Hayes and Henning finished joint runner-up, one behind England's Peter Townsend.

[6] In late January, Hayes tied John Fourie at the end of regulation play at the BP South African Open.

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.