Vaughn Groenewald (born 28 December 1974) is a South African professional golfer. He won the 2015 Zambia Sugar Open.

Vaughn Groenewald
Personal information
Born (1974-12-28) 28 December 1974 (age 49)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceGeorge, Western Cape, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour6

Professional career

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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.[1]

Professional wins (6)

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Sunshine Tour wins (6)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 26 May 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria −11 (69-65-71=205) 6 strokes   Thomas Aiken,   Doug McGuigan
2 28 Oct 2006 Platinum Classic −14 (68-66-68=202) 1 stroke   Thomas Aiken
3 3 May 2015 Zambia Sugar Open −20 (68-65-71-68=272) 4 strokes   Jean Hugo
4 28 Aug 2015 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge −12 (64-67-67=198) 1 stroke   Mark Williams
5 20 Aug 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Arabella −9 (68-73-66=207) 1 stroke   Stefan Engell Andersen
6 25 Aug 2018 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge (2) −16 (67-61-66=194) Playoff   Adilson da Silva,   Hennie du Plessis,
  Darren Fichardt

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2000 Lombard Tyres Classic   Brett Liddle Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola   Ryan Cairns Lost to eagle on first extra hole
3 2014 Nedbank Affinity Cup   Louis de Jager,   Daniel van Tonder de Jager won with birdie on second extra hole
van Tonder eliminated by birdie on first hole
4 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan   Justin Harding Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 2018 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge   Adilson da Silva,   Hennie du Plessis,
  Darren Fichardt
Won with birdie on first extra hole

References

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  1. ^ Simpelwe, Ndinawe (4 May 2015). "SA's Vaughn scoops Zambia Sugar Open". The Post.
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