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

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n professional golfer

Professional golfer

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 who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour

The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal...

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

Asian Tour

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 victories also.

Van Rensburg was born in Alberton, Gauteng

Alberton, Gauteng

Alberton is a town situated on the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa which celebrated its centenary year in 2005. it had a population of 202,202 inhabitants. It is known as a typical bedroom community, a community primarily residential in character, with most of its workers...

, South Africa

South Africa

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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

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

 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

Sunshine Tour wins (6)

• 1989 Highveld Classic
  Highveld Classic
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• 1993 Royal Swazi Sun Classic
• 1994 Winter Tour Championship
• 1999 Vodacom Series: Gauteng
• 2000 Vodacom Series: Gauteng
• 2005 FNB Botswana Open

Asian Tour wins (3)

• 1995 Merlion Masters
• 1998 Kuala Lumpur Open
• 1999 Volvo Masters of Malaysia

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