Desvonde Botes

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South African professional golfer

title: "Desvonde Botes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["south-african-male-golfers", "sunshine-tour-golfers", "european-tour-golfers", "golfers-from-pretoria", "people-from-madibeng-local-municipality", "white-south-african-people", "1974-births", "living-people"] description: "South African professional golfer" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desvonde_Botes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Desvonde Botes
fullname	Desvonde Pierre Botes
nickname	Boats
birth_date
birth_place	Pretoria, South Africa
death_date
height
nationality
residence	Hartbeespoort, South Africa
spouse
children	2
yearpro	1992
retired
tour	Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
prowins	14
pgawins
eurowins
champwins
japwins
asiawins
sunwins	12
auswins
otherwins	2
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	DNP
open	T64: 2000
pga	DNP
wghofid
wghofyear
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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)

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

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0) ::data[format=table]

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

::data[format=table] | 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 | ZAF Jean Hugo | ::

Other wins (1)

1993 Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge

Playoff record

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	Nokia Singapore Open	AUS Kenny Druce	Lost to par on second extra hole
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Results in major championships

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Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Open Championship	T64							CUT
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Note: Botes only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament	2004
Match Play
Championship	T48
Invitational
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"T" = Tied

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