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.
| Nico van Rensburg | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nicholas Marthinus van Rensburg |
| Born | 24 August 1966 Alberton, South Africa |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| 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 |
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
edit- Colours for Eastern Transvaal and Transvaal
- Highveld Open
- Eastern Transvaal Closed Championship
- Springs Amateur Championship
Professional wins (9)
editAsian PGA Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Oct 1995 | Merlion Masters | −9 (68-69-69-73=279) | 1 stroke |  Don Fardon,  Pisit Infasang
|
| 2 | 18 Oct 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Open | −6 (70-70-69-69=278) | Playoff |  Jerry Smith
|
| 3 | 29 Aug 1999 | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | −18 (69-69-64-68=270) | 4 strokes |  Simon Yates
|
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Royal Thai Classic | Richard Kaplan
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Open | Jerry Smith
|
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Apr 1999 | Vodacom Series (Gauteng) | −15 (71-65-65=201) | 2 strokes |  Don Gammon
|
| 2 | 7 May 2000 | Vodacom Series (2) (Gauteng) | −16 (67-65-68=200) | 11 strokes | André Cruse, Justin Hobday
|
| 3 | 19 Mar 2005 | FNB Botswana Open | −15 (68-66-67=201) | 1 stroke | Warren Abery
|
Other wins (3)
edit- 1989 Highveld Classic
- 1993 Royal Swazi Sun Classic
- 1994 Winter Tour Championship
External links
edit- Nico van Rensburg at the Sunshine Tour official site