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Vaughn Groenewald

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Vaughn Groenewald
Personal information
Born (1974-12-28) 28 December 1974 (age 49)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceGeorge, Western Cape, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour6

Vaughn Groenewald (born 28 December 1974) is a South African professional golfer. He won the 2015 Zambia Sugar Open.

Professional career

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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]

Professional wins (6)

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Sunshine Tour wins (6)

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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 South Africa Thomas Aiken, Scotland Doug McGuigan
2 28 Oct 2006 Platinum Classic −14 (68-66-68=202) 1 stroke South Africa Thomas Aiken
3 3 May 2015 Zambia Sugar Open −20 (68-65-71-68=272) 4 strokes South Africa Jean Hugo
4 28 Aug 2015 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge −12 (64-67-67=198) 1 stroke Zimbabwe Mark Williams
5 20 Aug 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Arabella −9 (68-73-66=207) 1 stroke Kenya Stefan Engell Andersen
6 25 Aug 2018 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge (2) −16 (67-61-66=194) Playoff Brazil Adilson da Silva, South Africa Hennie du Plessis,
South Africa Darren Fichardt

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2000 Lombard Tyres Classic South Africa Brett Liddle Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Zimbabwe Ryan Cairns Lost to eagle on first extra hole
3 2014 Nedbank Affinity Cup South Africa Louis de Jager, South Africa 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 South Africa Justin Harding Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 2018 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge Brazil Adilson da Silva, South Africa Hennie du Plessis,
South Africa Darren Fichardt
Won with birdie on first extra hole

References

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  1. ^ Simpelwe, Ndinawe (4 May 2015). "SA's Vaughn scoops Zambia Sugar Open". The Post.
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