Nicholas Marthinus van Rensburg (born 24 August 1966) is a South African

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who currently plays on the

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. He has won on the Sunshine Tour six times between 1989 and 2005. He has three

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ...

victories also. Van Rensburg was born in

Alberton, Gauteng Alberton is a city situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa and is situated very close to the major urban centre of Johannesburg. Alberton is described as a typical suburban community, one which is pr ...

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. 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 Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

with his wife Elmarie and his children Kristoff and Carmen.

Amateur highlights

* Colours for Eastern Transvaal and Transvaal * Highveld Open * Eastern Transvaal Closed Championship * Springs Amateur Championship

Professional wins (9)

Asian PGA Tour wins (3)

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

Other wins (3)

*1989

Highveld Classic The Highveld Classic was a golf tournament on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour. It was held annually at Witbank Golf Club in Witbank on the highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ...

*1993 Royal Swazi Sun Classic *1994 Winter Tour Championship

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Rensburg, Nico South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers People from Alberton, Gauteng Golfers from Pretoria Sportspeople from Gauteng 1966 births Living people