Des Terblanche

Desmond Terblanche (born 27 October 1965) is a South African professional golfer who plays currently on the Sunshine Tour. He has won 12 times on the Sunshine Tour, along with three wins on the Asian Tour.

Des Terblanche
Personal information
Full nameDesmond Terblanche
Born (1965-10-27) 27 October 1965
Vryburg, South Africa
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb; 20 st 7 lb)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceKathu, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour3
Sunshine Tour7
Other7

Terblanche was born in Vryburg, South Africa. He won the Junior World Championship in 1983. He turned professional in 1987. He was married in 1988 and has two teenage children. His 12 wins on the Sunshine Tour came between 1989 and 2007.

Amateur wins

  • 1980-83 Junior Springbok
  • 1983 World Junior Champion
  • 1985 SA under 23

Professional wins (17)

Asian PGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 10 Aug 1997 Sabah Masters −7 (73-72-70-66=281) Playoff Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj
2 20 Dec 1997 Volvo Asian Matchplay Concession Australia Brett Partridge
3 3 Dec 2000 Thailand Open −19 (67-65-70-67=269) 1 stroke Thailand Thongchai Jaidee

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 Sabah Masters Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj Won with birdie on third extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 18 Nov 1989 Railfreight Bloemfontein Classic −10 (74-67-67-70=278) 2 strokes South Africa John Bland, South Africa Wayne Westner
2 15 Sep 1996 Bearing Man Highveld Classic −16 (69-68-63=200) 1 stroke South Africa Bobby Lincoln
3 19 Oct 1996 FNB Pro Series (Botswana) −13 (65-65-70=200) 2 strokes South Africa John Mashego
4 27 Jun 1997 Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) −5 (75-68-68=211) 2 strokes South Africa André Cruse
5 17 Sep 2000 Emfuleni Classic −13 (68-68-67=203) 1 stroke South Africa James Kingston, South Africa Bradford Vaughan
6 18 May 2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open 36 pts (13-18-5=36) Playoff Brazil Adilson da Silva
7 5 May 2007 Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open (2) 50 pts (14-11-13-12=50) 2 strokes South Africa James Kamte

Other South African wins (7)

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