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Full name
  
Desmond Terblanche

Name
  
Des Terblanche

Residence
  
Kathu, South Africa

Nationality
  
South Africa

Role
  
Golfer

Asian tour wins
  
3

Turned professional
  
1987

Height
  
1.92 m

Professional wins
  
17

Other
  
2

Weight
  
130 kg


Des Terblanche Des Terblanche Photos Photos Alfred Dunhill Championships

Born
  
27 October 1965 (age 58) Vryburg, South Africa (
1965-10-27
)

Former tours
  
Sunshine Tour, PGA European Tour, Asian Tour

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 highlights

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

    • Sunshine Tour wins (12)

  • 1989 Bloemfontein Classic, Iscor Newcastle Classic
  • 1991 Kalahari Classic
  • 1993 Highveld Classic, Mmabatho Sun Leopard Park Classic
  • 1994 Royal Swazi Sun Classic
  • 1996 Bearing Man Highveld Classic, FNB Pro Series 5: Botswana
  • 1997 Vodacom Series: Eastern Cape
  • 2000 Emfuleni Classic
  • 2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open
  • 2007 Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open

    • Asian Tour wins (3)

  • 1997 Sabah Masters, Volvo Asian Matchplay
  • 2000 Thailand Open

    • Other wins (2)

  • 1991 SA Winter Championships, Chipkin Catering Supply Sun City Pro-Am (tied with Justin Hobday)

    • References

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