Michiel Bothma

RSA
 
RepresentsSilverlakes Golf Club
Date of Birth13th March 1973
ResidencePretoria, SA
Marital StatusSingle
Turned Pro1993
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Results

Date Tournament Pos Round Scores Total Winnings
* Not an OoM event. "pts" denotes a points-based event.

Order of Merit

Season Pos Winnings Played
2018/19 Sunshine Tour 157 0.00 10
2017/18 Sunshine Tour 148 0.00 7
2016/17 Sunshine Tour 141 9,907.00 12
2015 Sunshine Tour 112 51,147.00 18
2014 Sunshine Tour 130 12,406.00 13
2013 Sunshine Tour 112 38,876.00 13
2012 Sunshine Tour 15 876,381.49 20
2011 Sunshine Tour 66 125,582.50 13
2010 Sunshine Tour 8 977,730.80 13
2009 Sunshine Tour 19 571,754.98 19
2008 Sunshine Tour 44 223,146.52 18
2007 Sunshine Tour 19 422,296.48 16
2006/07 Sunshine Tour 14 440,856.17 17
2005/06 Sunshine Tour 18 273,925.22 15
2004/05 Sunshine Tour 75 51,505.08 9
2003/04 Sunshine Tour 18 176,833.93 9
2002/03 Sunshine Tour 16 326,369.24 15
2001/02 Sunshine Tour 70 62,951.64 20
2000/01 Vodacom Tour 102 22,688.96 18
1999/2000 Vodacom Tour 76 30,530.90 17
1998/99 Vodacom Tour 56 57,126.38 22
1997/98 Vodacom Tour 82 25,621.66 23
1996/97 First National Bank Tour 164 0.00 5
1995/96 First National Bank Tour 156 642.00 18
1994/95 First National Bank Tour 161 0.00 8
1993/94 First National Bank Tour 148 1,000.00 9
1992/93 First National Bank Tour 165 0.00 1

Biography

Michiel Bothma ignited an interest in the game when he had to ride his bike through a local golf club on his was to school in Pretoria. After repeated trips, he found himself spending more time at the golf club than in the classroom focusing on his studies. At the age of 14 he realised that, with a lot of perseverance, he could play golf for a living for the rest of his life. His hard work paid off as he moved up through the then Northern Transvaal provincial sides representing his province at both u23 and senior level. Once he turning pro in 1993, Michiel struggled on tour not finishing inside the top-50 of the order of merit until the 2002/2003 season. That season could be considered as his breakthrough season where he won his first professional tournament, the Telkom PGA Championship in a playoff against fellow South African Mark Murless. He has only finished outside the top-50 once since that elusive first win and went on to win the same event again in 2010. Since then then he hasn't looked back and continued following his dream of being a professional golfer. He has aspirations of playing on the European Tour and has attempted numerous times to get full playing rights on the European Tour through Q-School and the European Tour Challenge Tour (where he the Barclays Kenya Open in 2011).

Career Highlights

Date Name Pos Score VSPAR Round Scores Winnings
02/10/98 Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy 4= 208 -8 71 68 69 6,731.25
11/09/01 Bloemfontein Classic 5= 210 -6 72 67 71 7,333.33
14/11/02 Telkom PGA Championship 1 273 -15 67 69 69 68 198,125.00
12/02/04 Telkom PGA Championship 2= 272 -16 68 66 69 69 116,600.00
07/04/05 Parmalat Classic 5 204 -12 67 68 69 13,500.00
13/10/05 MTC Namibia PGA Championship 2= 202 -11 66 64 72 34,912.50
25/01/07 Dimension Data Pro-Am 3 280 -8 69 68 70 73 110,560.00
25/01/07 Dimension Data Pro-Am 3 280 -8 69 68 70 73 110,560.00
29/08/07 Telkom PGA Pro-Am 1 204 -12 70 66 68 55,475.00
28/02/08 Mt Edgecombe Trophy 3= 278 -10 67 74 70 67 31,666.66
03/09/08 Telkom PGA Pro-Am 4 202 -14 66 65 71 26,460.00
11/09/08 Suncoast Classic 4 214 -2 74 68 72 25,250.00
17/10/08 Metmar Highveld Classic 5= 202 -14 68 67 67 21,600.00
18/02/10 Telkom PGA Championship 1 268 -20 71 67 67 63 475,500.00
25/02/10 Vodacom Championship 5 271 -17 66 70 69 66 109,445.00
30/09/10 SAA Pro-Am Inv- Prince's Grant 1 206 -10 72 68 66 79,250.00
13/10/10 Vodacom Business Origins Final 5= 214 -2 72 72 70 17,187.00
28/10/10 Platinum Classic 2 198 -18 64 70 64 69,000.00
12/01/12 Joburg Open 3= 273 -14 68 66 68 71 561,305.33
* Not an OoM event. "pts" denotes a points-based event.

Performance Statistics

Description Result
Career Prize Money 4,522,769.20
Best Single Prize Money 561,305.33
Tournament Wins 4
Playoff Wins 2
Tournament Top Ten Finishes 31
Most Consecutive Cuts Made 18
Tournaments Played 303
Low Round Score 62
Stroke Average 72.39
Average against Par +0.56
Total Number of Eagles 97
Total Number of Birdies 3,070
Average Birdies per Round 3.57
Total Holes in One 1

Achievements

Amateur Highlights
/ / Won Eastern Transvaal Open
/ / Won Gary Player Trophy
/ / Made all Northern Transvaal Provincial Sides Amateur
Southern Africa PGA Tour Victories
2002 Telkom PGA Championship
2007 Telkom PGA Pro-Am
2010 SAA Pro-am Invitational @ Prince's Grant
2010 Telkom PGA Championship
SA PGA Tour Victories (Non OoM Events)
International Victories
2011 Barclays Kenya Open (European Challenge Tour)
Other Victories or Awards
Team Events