| Vaughn Groenewald | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 December 1974 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | George, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 6 |
Vaughn Groenewald (born 28 December 1974) is a South African professional golfer. He won the 2015 Zambia Sugar Open.
Groenewald has played on the Sunshine Tour since 1995. He has won six times on tour, including the Zambia Sugar Open in 2015, the only one of his wins played over 72 holes. [1]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | −11 (69-65-71=205) | 6 strokes | Thomas Aiken,  Doug McGuigan |
| 2 | 28 Oct 2006 | Platinum Classic | −14 (68-66-68=202) | 1 stroke | Thomas Aiken |
| 3 | 3 May 2015 | Zambia Sugar Open | −20 (68-65-71-68=272) | 4 strokes | Jean Hugo |
| 4 | 28 Aug 2015 | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | −12 (64-67-67=198) | 1 stroke |  Mark Williams |
| 5 | 20 Aug 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Arabella | −9 (68-73-66=207) | 1 stroke |  Stefan Engell Andersen |
| 6 | 25 Aug 2018 | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge (2) | −16 (67-61-66=194) | Playoff |  Adilson da Silva, Hennie du Plessis, Darren Fichardt |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Lombard Tyres Classic | Brett Liddle | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Ryan Cairns | Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2014 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | Louis de Jager, Daniel van Tonder | de Jager won with birdie on second extra hole van Tonder eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 4 | 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Justin Harding | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2018 | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Adilson da Silva, Hennie du Plessis, Darren Fichardt | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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