Vaughn Groenewald
{{short description|South African professional golfer (born 1974)}}
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Vaughn Groenewald (born 28 December 1974) is a South African professional golfer. He won the 2015 Zambia Sugar Open.
Professional career
Groenewald has played on the Sunshine Tour since 1995. He has won six times on tour, including the Zambia Sugar Open in 2015, the only one of his wins played over 72 holes.{{cite news |url=http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=7720 |title=SA's Vaughn scoops Zambia Sugar Open |newspaper=The Post |first=Ndinawe |last=Simpelwe |date=4 May 2015}}
Professional wins (6)
=Sunshine Tour wins (6)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
align=center|1
|align=right|26 May 2006 |Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria |−11 (69-65-71=205) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Aiken, {{flagicon|SCO}} Doug McGuigan |
align=center|2
|align=right|28 Oct 2006 |−14 (68-66-68=202) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Aiken |
align=center|3
|align=right|3 May 2015 |−20 (68-65-71-68=272) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jean Hugo |
align=center|4
|align=right|28 Aug 2015 |−12 (64-67-67=198) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark Williams |
align=center|5
|align=right|20 Aug 2016 |Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Arabella |−9 (68-73-66=207) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|KEN}} Stefan Engell Andersen |
align=center|6
|align=right|25 Aug 2018 |Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge (2) |−16 (67-61-66=194) |Playoff |{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson da Silva, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie du Plessis, |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–4)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2000 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Brett Liddle |Lost to par on second extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |2012 |Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola |{{flagicon|ZIM}} Ryan Cairns |Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
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|align=center|3 |2014 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis de Jager, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Daniel van Tonder |de Jager won with birdie on second extra hole |
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|align=center|4 |2015 |Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Justin Harding |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
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|align=center|5 |2018 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson da Silva, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie du Plessis, |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
References
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External links
- {{SunshineTour player|GRO007}}
- {{OWGR|1331}}
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Category:South African male golfers
Category:Sunshine Tour golfers
Category:Sportspeople from George, South Africa
Category:Golfers from the Western Cape
Category:White South African people
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