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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 | South Africa |
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.
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 | Thammanoon Sriroj |
2 | 20 Dec 1997 | Volvo Asian Matchplay | Concession | Brett Partridge | |
3 | 3 Dec 2000 | Thailand Open | −19 (67-65-70-67=269) | 1 stroke | Thongchai Jaidee |
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1997 | Sabah Masters | Thammanoon Sriroj | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
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 | John Bland, Wayne Westner |
2 | 15 Sep 1996 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | −16 (69-68-63=200) | 1 stroke | Bobby Lincoln |
3 | 19 Oct 1996 | FNB Pro Series (Botswana) | −13 (65-65-70=200) | 2 strokes | John Mashego |
4 | 27 Jun 1997 | Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) | −5 (75-68-68=211) | 2 strokes | André Cruse |
5 | 17 Sep 2000 | Emfuleni Classic | −13 (68-68-67=203) | 1 stroke | James Kingston, Bradford Vaughan |
6 | 18 May 2003 | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | 36 pts (13-18-5=36) | Playoff | Adilson da Silva |
7 | 5 May 2007 | Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open (2) | 50 pts (14-11-13-12=50) | 2 strokes | James Kamte |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | Adilson da Silva | Won with par on first extra hole |
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