Steve van Vuuren
Personal information
Full nameStephen Daniel van Vuuren
Born (1959-09-26) 26 September 1959
Germiston, South Africa
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceMpumalanga, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour6
Other6

Stephen Daniel van Vuuren (born 26 September 1959) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour. He won six times on the Sunshine Tour between 1995 and 2007.

Van Vuuren was born Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. He currently lives in Mpumalanga. 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 four 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 (12)

Sunshine Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 23 Apr 1995 Iscor Newcastle Classic −11 (68-68-69=205) 1 stroke Namibia Schalk van der Merwe
2 16 Aug 1995 Mmabatho Sun Classic −4 (69-71-72=212) 2 strokes South Africa Sammy Daniels, South Africa Justin Hobday
3 20 Oct 1995 Sanlam Classic Tournament −8 (67-72-69=208) 1 stroke South Africa Ian Hutchings
4 18 Nov 1995 FNB Pro Series (Botswana Open) −15 (62-66-70=198) 2 strokes South Africa Mark Murless (a)
5 12 Jun 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Schoeman Park −16 (66-65-69=200) 4 strokes South Africa Ulrich van den Berg
6 11 Mar 2007 Mount Edgecombe Trophy −12 (68-66-72-70=276) 1 stroke South Africa Desvonde Botes, South Africa Des Terblanche,
South Africa Tjaart van der Walt

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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