De Wet Basson is a South African retired professional golfer. He won the 1991 Fancourt Hall of Fame tournament on the

Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vod ...

and represented South Africa at the 1992 World Cup. He played on the European Tour in 1993 and 1994 and was runner-up in the 1993 Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias.

Professional career

Basson played on the South African tour from late 1989. In December 1991 he won the Fancourt Hall of Fame tournament, two strokes ahead of

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. Later in the 1991–92 season he was a runner-up in the

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, two strokes behind

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. Basson played in a few tournaments in Europe in 1992. He qualified for the

1992 Open Championship The 1992 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 121st Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth major title by one stroke ...

at Muirfield where he made the cut and finished tied for 39th place. In November he played with Ernie Els for South Africa in the 1992 World Cup in Madrid. Basson had a final round 66 to help lift South Africa into 8th place. Basson played full time on the

1993 European Tour The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non ...

, playing 26 tournaments on the tour and finishing 33rd in the Order of Merit. In February he was runner-up in the Turespaña Open De Canaria, six strokes behind Mark James. He had four other top-10 finishes during the season. He was 108th in the world rankings at the end of October 1993. Basson played again on the European Tour in 1994 but had less success, with just one top-10 finish and ending the season 127th in the Order of Merit. Basson continued to play on the South African tour until early 1996 and made a few later appearances between 1999 and 2001, but had no top-10 finishes in South Africa after 1992.

Professional wins (1)

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Basson only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

* World Cup (representing South Africa):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Basson, De Wet South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers European Tour golfers Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Year of birth missing (living people)