Nico van Rensburg
South African professional golfer (born 1966)
Nico van Rensburg | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Nicholas Marthinus van Rensburg |
Born | (1966-08-24) 24 August 1966 (age 58) Alberton, South Africa |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1987 |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | Asian Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Asian Tour | 3 |
Sunshine Tour | 3 |
Other | 3 |
Nicholas Marthinus van Rensburg (born 24 August 1966) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour. He has won on the Sunshine Tour six times between 1989 and 2005. He has three Asian Tour victories also.
Van Rensburg was born in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa. He turned professional in 1987. He won his first Sunshine Tour event in 1989 and has played consistently on tour ever since. He currently resides in Pretoria with his wife Elmarie and his children Kristoff and Carmen.
Amateur highlights
- Colours for Eastern Transvaal and Transvaal
- Highveld Open
- Eastern Transvaal Closed Championship
- Springs Amateur Championship
Professional wins (9)
Asian PGA Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 15 Oct 1995 | Merlion Masters | −9 (68-69-69-73=279) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 18 Oct 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Open | −6 (70-70-69-69=278) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 29 Aug 1999 | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | −18 (69-69-64-68=270) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1996 | Royal Thai Classic | ![]() | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Open | ![]() | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 23 Apr 1999 | Vodacom Series (Gauteng) | −15 (71-65-65=201) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 7 May 2000 | Vodacom Series (2) (Gauteng) | −16 (67-65-68=200) | 11 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 19 Mar 2005 | FNB Botswana Open | −15 (68-66-67=201) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Other wins (3)
- 1989 Highveld Classic
- 1993 Royal Swazi Sun Classic
- 1994 Winter Tour Championship
External links
- Nico van Rensburg at the Sunshine Tour official site