Nico van Rensburg

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Nico van Rensburg
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Marthinus van Rensburg
Born (1966-08-24) 24 August 1966 (age 58)
Alberton, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Pretoria, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour3
Sunshine Tour3
Other3

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 as well.

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Early life

Van Rensburg was born in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa.

Professional career

In 1987, Van Rensburg turned professional. He won his first Sunshine Tour event in 1989 and has played consistently on tour ever since.

Personal life

Van Rensburg currently resides in Pretoria with his wife Elmarie and his children Kristoff and Carmen.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

Asian PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
115 Oct 1995 Merlion Masters −9 (68-69-69-73=279)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Fardon, Flag of Thailand.svg Pisit Infasang
218 Oct 1998 Kuala Lumpur Open −6 (70-70-69-69=278)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith
329 Aug 1999 Volvo Masters of Malaysia −18 (69-69-64-68=270)4 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Simon Yates

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1996 Royal Thai Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Kaplan Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Kuala Lumpur Open Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
123 Apr 1999 Vodacom Series (Gauteng)−15 (71-65-65=201)2 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Don Gammon
27 May 2000 Vodacom Series (2) (Gauteng)−16 (67-65-68=200)11 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg André Cruse, Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Hobday
319 Mar 2005 FNB Botswana Open −15 (68-66-67=201)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Warren Abery

Other wins (3)