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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox golfer Desvonde Pierre Botes (born 2 November 1974) is a South African professional golfer.

Early life

Botes was born in Pretoria. After winning the South African Amateur Championship in 1991 at the age of 16 years and 5 months, 20 days younger than the record set by Ernie Els,

Professional career

In 1992, Botes turned professional. His first professional victory came in the Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour in 1993.

Following further successes on the Southern Africa Tour, including the South African Masters in 1998, Botes attempted to qualify for the European Tour. He did not manage to gain full exemption in 1999, but returned the following year and was medalist at the European Tour Qualifying School less than a week after claiming his second Platinum Classic title in South Africa. He finished just outside the top 100 in the Order of Merit, with a best finish of 5th in the Benson & Hedges International Open.

Back problems in 2002 and 2003, meant Botes was unable to retain his place on the European Tour. He returned to South Africa and won the Parmalat Classic on his way to 3rd place on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. That promising form prompted another attempt at the European Tour Qualifying School. He claimed the last card for the 2004 season, but made only five cuts in the regular tour events, with a best finish of 9th, and failed to retain his playing privileges for the following season. Since then he has competed on the Sunshine Tour with limited success, although he has won several titles on the less competitive Winter Swing of the schedule.

Professional wins (14)

Sunshine Tour wins (12)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 15 Dec 1996 Zambia Open −8 (68-70-70=208) 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Neil Homann
2 5 Jul 1997 Bosveld Classic −11 (66-72-67=205) 3 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Darren Fichardt
3 18 Oct 1997 Vodacom Series (Western Cape) −13 (69-66-68=203) Playoff Шаблон:Flagicon Dean van Staden
4 17 Jan 1998 Platinum Classic −17 (68-64-67=199) 3 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Kaplan, Шаблон:Flagicon Hennie Walters
5 2 May 1998 Pietersburg Classic −19 (62-67-68=197) 5 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Sammy Daniels
6 14 Feb 1999 South African Masters −19 (65-68-72-64=269) 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Dean van Staden
7 25 Sep 1999 Vodacom Series (2) (Free State) −10 (68-67-71=206) 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Titch Moore
8 12 Nov 2000 Platinum Classic (2) −14 (66-66-70=202) 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Wessels
9 27 Jun 2003 Parmalat Classic −9 (68-69-70=207) 2 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon James Kingston
10 13 May 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria −14 (66-65-71=202) Playoff Шаблон:Flagicon Jean Hugo
11 27 May 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Pezula −18 (66-67-65=198) 6 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Hutchings
12 30 Sep 2006 Seekers Travel Pro-Am −20 (67-62-67=196) 3 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Haindl

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1997 Vodacom Series (Western Cape) Шаблон:Flagicon Dean van Staden Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria Шаблон:Flagicon Jean Hugo Won with birdie on first extra hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 26 Jan 2012 #1 IGT Summer Series −18 (67-63-68=198) 5 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Jean Hugo

Other wins (1)

  • 1993 Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge

Playoff record

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1999 Nokia Singapore Open Шаблон:Flagicon Kenny Druce Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Open Championship T64 CUT

Note: Botes only played in The Open Championship.
Шаблон:Legend CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2004
Match Play
Championship T48
Invitational

Шаблон:Legend "T" = Tied

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