Deane Pappas (born 12 December 1967) is a South African professional

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er. He has won twice on both the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and on the second-tier

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based Buy.com Tour, now the

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. Pappas was born in

Phalaborwa Phalaborwa (translated to English as ''better than the south; phala'' means ''better than and borwa'' means ''south'') is a town in the Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. It is located near the confluence of the Ga-Se ...

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province,

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, as the second youngest of four brothers, three of them to became professional golfers. He was a three-time All-American at the

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, where he was a teammate of John Daly. At the

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in Stockholm, Sweden, Pappas together with his brother

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, was part of the four-men team representing Greece. Pappas turned professional in 1992 and joined the Sunshine Tour in 1994. He won for the first time on the tour in 2001, at the prestigious

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. He claimed his second tour victory in 2009 at the

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. Between 1996 and 2007, Pappas played extensively in the

, winning two tournaments on the Buy.com Tour, the first in 2000 and the second the following year He played three seasons on the

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, the first in 1999 after finishing tied for second place at

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, but has never been able to retain his card.. Pappas and his younger brother, Brenden, in 2001 became the first brothers to graduate simultaneously to the PGA Tour by finishing in the top 15 on the Buy.com Tour money list. Pappas lives in

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in the United States with his wife Shona, and two children, Callen and Devyn. They manage Ridgepointe Country Club in Jonesboro.

Professional wins (5)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Buy.com Tour wins (2)

Other wins (1)

*2002 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Hugh Baiocchi)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Pappas only played in the U.S. Open.''

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Greece):

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