Michiel Frederick Bothma (born 13 March 1973) is a South African professional golfer.
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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up117 Nov 2002Telkom PGA Championship−15 (67-69-69-68=273)Playoff Mark Murless231 Aug 2007Telkom PGA Pro-Am−12 (70-66-68=204)1 stroke Jaco van Zyl321 Feb 2010Telkom PGA Championship (2)−20 (71-67-67-63=268)1 stroke George Coetzee42 Oct 2010SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd)−10 (72-68-66=206)Playoff Jaco van Zyl
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12002Telkom PGA Championship Mark MurlessWon with par on second extra hole22010SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) Jaco van ZylWon with par on second extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up13 Apr 2011Barclays Kenya Open−14 (60-67-69-68=270)2 strokes Tyrone Ferreira
IGT Pro Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up125 Apr 2018IGT Challenge #3−13 (71-67-65=203)3 strokes Kim Dong-kwan
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