Des Terblanche
Appearance
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Personal information | |
Full name | Desmond Terblanche |
Born | Vryburg, South Africa | 27 October 1965
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 130 kg (287 lb; 20 st 7 lb) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Kathu, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1987 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour |
Professional wins | 17 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Asian Tour | 3 |
Sunshine Tour | 7 |
Other | 7 |
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.
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
[edit]- 1980-83 Junior Springbok
- 1983 World Junior Champion
- 1985 SA under 23
Professional wins (17)
[edit]Asian PGA Tour wins (3)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 10 Aug 1997 | Sabah Masters | −7 (73-72-70-66=281) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 20 Dec 1997 | Volvo Asian Matchplay | Concession | ![]() | |
3 | 3 Dec 2000 | Thailand Open | −19 (67-65-70-67=269) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1997 | Sabah Masters | ![]() |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (7)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 18 Nov 1989 | Railfreight Bloemfontein Classic | −10 (74-67-67-70=278) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 15 Sep 1996 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | −16 (69-68-63=200) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 19 Oct 1996 | FNB Pro Series (Botswana) | −13 (65-65-70=200) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 27 Jun 1997 | Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) | −5 (75-68-68=211) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 17 Sep 2000 | Emfuleni Classic | −13 (68-68-67=203) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 18 May 2003 | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | 36 pts (13-18-5=36) | Playoff | ![]() |
7 | 5 May 2007 | Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open (2) | 50 pts (14-11-13-12=50) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Other South African wins (7)
[edit]- 1989 Iscor Newcastle Classic
- 1991 Kalahari Classic, SA Winter Championships, Chipkin Catering Supply Sun City Pro-Am (tied with Justin Hobday)
- 1993 Highveld Classic, Mmabatho Sun Leopard Park Classic
- 1994 Royal Swazi Sun Classic
External links
[edit]- Des Terblanche at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Des Terblanche at the European Tour official site