Stephen Daniel van Vuuren (born 26 September 1959) 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

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

 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 won 7 times on the Sunshine Tour between 1994 and 2007.

Van Vuuren was born Germiston, Gauteng

Germiston, Gauteng

Germiston is a city in the East Rand of Gauteng in South Africa. Germiston is now the seat of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality which includes much of the East Rand, and is also considered part of Greater Johannesburg.-History:...

, 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...

. He currently lives in Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...

. 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

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

• 1994 FNB Pro Series: Botswana Open
• 1995 Iscor Newcastle Classic
  Iscor Newcastle Classic
  The Iscor Newcastle Classic was a golf tournament formerly played on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. It was first played in the 1980s when the Tour was known as the South African Winter Tour. The 1991 champion was Retief Goosen, who made the Newcastle Classic his first professional win. Goosen...
  
  , Mmabatho Sun Classic, Sanlam Classic Tournament, FNB Pro Series: Botswana Open
• 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour
  Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour
  The Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour.-Tournament winners:...
  
   – Schoeman Park
• 2007 Mount Edgecombe Trophy
  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 3rd in 1993. It was one of the richest purses on the...
  
  

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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