Steve van Vuuren
| Steve van Vuuren | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Stephen Daniel van Vuuren |
| Born | 26 September 1959 Germiston, South Africa |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Former tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 6 |
| Other | 13 |
Stephen Daniel van Vuuren (born 26 September 1959) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour. He won six times on the Sunshine Tour between 1995 and 2007.
Van Vuuren was born Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. He currently lives in Mpumalanga. He turned professional in 1981 and joined the Sunshine Tour in 1993. before that he played on the SA Winter Tour, winning the Order of Merit in 1995. His best year by far on the Sunshine Tour was in the 1995–96 season where he won four times, finishing 7th on the Order of Merit.
Amateur highlights
[edit]- 2nd Transvaal Strokeplay
- Northern Transvaal & Eastern Transvaal Junior
- Eastern Transvaal & Eagles Representative
- Transvaal Under 23
- South African Pro Team Vs Springboks
Professional wins (19)
[edit]Sunshine Tour wins (6)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Apr 1995 | Iscor Newcastle Classic | −11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke |  Schalk van der Merwe
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| 2 | 16 Aug 1995 | Mmabatho Sun Classic | −4 (69-71-72=212) | 2 strokes | Sammy Daniels, Justin Hobday
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| 3 | 20 Oct 1995 | Sanlam Classic Tournament | −8 (67-72-69=208) | 1 stroke | Ian Hutchings
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| 4 | 18 Nov 1995 | FNB Pro Series (Botswana Open) | −15 (62-66-70=198) | 2 strokes | Mark Murless (a)
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| 5 | 12 Jun 2004 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Schoeman Park | −16 (66-65-69=200) | 4 strokes | Ulrich van den Berg
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| 6 | 11 Mar 2007 | Mount Edgecombe Trophy | −12 (68-66-72-70=276) | 1 stroke | Desvonde Botes, Des Terblanche, Tjaart van der Walt
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Other South Africa wins (6)
[edit]- 1988 Club Pro Championship
- 1989 SA Winter Champion, Stannic Sun City Pro-Am, State Mines
- 1992 Centurion Lake Challenge
- 1996 J & B Africa Classic
Sunshine Senior Tour wins (7)
[edit]- 2010 Senior Tour Masters
- 2010 Charter Link Senior Players
- 2010 Klipdrif Lost City Pro-Am
- 2010 Magalies Park Challenge
- 2011 Roodepoort SA Senior Players
- 2012 SA Senior Tour Masters
- 2014 Middleburg Power Train Classic
External links
[edit]- Steve van Vuuren at the Sunshine Tour official site