Desmond Terblanche (born 27 October 1965) is a South African

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays currently 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 ...

. He has won 12 times on the Sunshine Tour, along with three wins on the

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ...

. Terblanche was born in

Vryburg Vryburg () is a large agricultural town with a population of 48,400 situated in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province (South Africa), North West Province of South Africa. It is the seat and the industrial ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. 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)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

Sunshine Tour wins (12)

*1989 Bloemfontein Classic, Iscor Newcastle Classic *1991 Kalahari Classic *1993

Highveld Classic The Highveld Classic was a golf tournament on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour. It was held annually at Witbank Golf Club in Witbank on the highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ...

, 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 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

Emfuleni Classic *

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Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open *

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Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open

Other wins (2)

*1991 SA Winter Championships, Chipkin Catering Supply Sun City Pro-Am (tied with

Justin Hobday Justin Richard Hobday (born 12 August 1963) is a South African professional golfer who has won eleven official money events on the Sunshine Tour. Hobday was born in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and is the nephew of golfer Sim ...

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