Des Terblanche Explained

Des Terblanche
Fullname:Desmond Terblanche
Birth Date:27 October 1965
Birth Place:Vryburg, South Africa
Weight:1300NaN0
Residence:Kathu, South Africa
Yearpro:1987
Extour:European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Prowins:17
Asiawins:3
Sunwins:7
Otherwins: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

Professional wins (17)

Asian PGA Tour wins (3)

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

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
118 Nov 1989Railfreight Bloemfontein Classic−10 (74-67-67-70=278)2 strokes John Bland, Wayne Westner
215 Sep 1996Bearing Man Highveld Classic−16 (69-68-63=200)1 stroke Bobby Lincoln
319 Oct 1996FNB Pro Series (Botswana)−13 (65-65-70=200)2 strokes John Mashego
427 Jun 1997Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape)−5 (75-68-68=211)2 strokes André Cruse
517 Sep 2000Emfuleni Classic−13 (68-68-67=203)1 stroke James Kingston, Bradford Vaughan
618 May 2003Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open36 pts (13-18-5=36)Playoff Adilson da Silva
75 May 2007Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open (2)50 pts (14-11-13-12=50)2 strokes James Kamte

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other South African wins (7)