Des Terblanche

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Des Terblanche
Personal information
Full nameDesmond Terblanche
Born (1965-10-27) 27 October 1965 (age 58)
Vryburg, South Africa
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb; 20 st 7 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Kathu, 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

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.

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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

Professional wins (17)

Asian PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
110 Aug 1997 Sabah Masters −7 (73-72-70-66=281)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj
220 Dec 1997 Volvo Asian Matchplay Concession Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Partridge
33 Dec 2000 Thailand Open −19 (67-65-70-67=269)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
118 Nov 1989 Railfreight Bloemfontein Classic −10 (74-67-67-70=278)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg John Bland, Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Wayne Westner
215 Sep 1996 Bearing Man Highveld Classic −16 (69-68-63=200)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Bobby Lincoln
319 Oct 1996 FNB Pro Series (Botswana)−13 (65-65-70=200)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg John Mashego
427 Jun 1997 Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape)−5 (75-68-68=211)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg André Cruse
517 Sep 2000 Emfuleni Classic −13 (68-68-67=203)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston, Flag of South Africa.svg Bradford Vaughan
618 May 2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open 36 pts (13-18-5=36)Playoff Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva
75 May 2007 Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open (2)50 pts (14-11-13-12=50)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg James Kamte

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva Won with par on first extra hole

Other South African wins (7)

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