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.
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 Colours for Eastern Transvaal and Transvaal Highveld Open Eastern Transvaal Closed Championship Springs Amateur Championship
Professional wins (9) Asian PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up115 Oct 1995Merlion Masters−9 (68-69-69-73=279)1 stroke Don Fardon, Pisit Infasang218 Oct 1998Kuala Lumpur Open−6 (70-70-69-69=278)Playoff Jerry Smith329 Aug 1999Volvo Masters of Malaysia−18 (69-69-64-68=270)4 strokes Simon Yates
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11996Royal Thai Classic Richard KaplanLost to birdie on first extra hole21998Kuala Lumpur Open Jerry SmithWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
Sunshine Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up123 Apr 1999Vodacom Series (Gauteng)−15 (71-65-65=201)2 strokes Don Gammon27 May 2000Vodacom Series (2) (Gauteng)−16 (67-65-68=200)11 strokes André Cruse, Justin Hobday319 Mar 2005FNB Botswana Open−15 (68-66-67=201)1 stroke Warren Abery
Other wins (3) 1989 Highveld Classic 1993 Royal Swazi Sun Classic 1994 Winter Tour Championship
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