Des Terblanche

Des Terblanche
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Desmond Terblanche
Born	(1965-10-27) 27 October 1965 Vryburg, South Africa
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Nationality	South Africa
Residence	Kathu, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	3
Sunshine Tour	12
Other	2

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 highlights

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

Professional wins (17)

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)

See also

List of golfers with most Sunshine Tour wins

External links

• Des Terblanche at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Des Terblanche at the European Tour official site