Michiel Bothma

Michiel Frederick Bothma (born 13 March 1973) is a South African professional golfer.

Michiel Bothma
Personal information
Full name	Michiel Frederick Bothma
Born	(1973-03-13) 13 March 1973 (age 52) Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1993
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour	4
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1

Early life

Bothma was born in Pretoria.

Professional career

In 1993, Bothma turned professional. He has played predominantly on the Sunshine Tour. He won for the first time in 2002 at the Telkom PGA Championship, one of the most prestigious tournaments in South Africa. In 2010 he won the PGA Championship for the second time.

Professional wins (6)

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 Nov 2002	Telkom PGA Championship	−15 (67-69-69-68=273)	Playoff	Mark Murless
2	31 Aug 2007	Telkom PGA Pro-Am	−12 (70-66-68=204)	1 stroke	Jaco van Zyl
3	21 Feb 2010	Telkom PGA Championship (2)	−20 (71-67-67-63=268)	1 stroke	George Coetzee
4	2 Oct 2010	SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd)	−10 (72-68-66=206)	Playoff	Jaco van Zyl

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2002	Telkom PGA Championship	Mark Murless	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2010	SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd)	Jaco van Zyl	Won with par on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	3 Apr 2011	Barclays Kenya Open	−14 (60-67-69-68=270)	2 strokes	Tyrone Ferreira

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	25 Apr 2018	IGT Challenge #3	−13 (71-67-65=203)	3 strokes	Kim Dong-kwan

External links

• Michiel Bothma at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Michiel Bothma at the European Tour official site
• Michiel Bothma at the Official World Golf Ranking official site