Stephen Daniel van Vuuren (born 26 September 1959) is a South African

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who currently plays on the

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. He won 7 times on the Sunshine Tour between 1994 and 2007. Van Vuuren was born

Germiston, Gauteng Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a small city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as ...

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. He currently lives in

Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

. He turned professional in 1981 and joined the Sunshine Tour in 1993. before that he played on the SA Winter Tour, winning the Order of Merit in 1995. His best year by far on the Sunshine Tour was in the 1995-96 season where he won 4 times, finishing 7th on the Order of Merit.

Amateur highlights

*2nd Transvaal Strokeplay *Northern Transvaal & Eastern Transvaal Junior *Eastern Transvaal & Eagles Representative *Transvaal Under 23 *South African Pro Team Vs Springboks

Professional wins (13)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

*1994 FNB Pro Series: Botswana Open *1995 Iscor Newcastle Classic, Mmabatho Sun Classic, Sanlam Classic Tournament, FNB Pro Series: Botswana Open *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour – Schoeman Park *2007

Mount Edgecombe Trophy The Mount Edgecombe Trophy was a golf tournament that was played on the Sunshine Tour. Formed in 1993, it included a deep international field of not only Africans, but drawing names like Vijay Singh, whose best finish in the event was a tie for ...

Other South Africa wins (6)

*1988 Club Pro Championship *1989 SA Winter Champion, Stannic Sun City Pro-Am, State Mines *1992 Centurion Lake Challenge *1996 J & B Africa Classic

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Vuuren, Steve South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Sportspeople from Germiston People from Mpumalanga 1959 births Living people