{{short description|South African professional golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Michiel Bothma | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Michiel Frederick Bothma | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|3|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1973|3|13|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} OR {{convert| |kg|lb st|abbr=on}} --> | nationality = {{ZAF}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1993 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = Sunshine Tour | extour = European Tour<br>Challenge Tour<br>PGA EuroPro Tour | prowins = 6 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = 4 | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = 1 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year – Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year – U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year – Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year – PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''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)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|17 Nov 2002 |Telkom PGA Championship |−15 (67-69-69-68=273) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Mark Murless |- |align=center|2 |align=right|31 Aug 2007 |Telkom PGA Pro-Am |−12 (70-66-68=204) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco van Zyl |- |align=center|3 |align=right|21 Feb 2010 |Telkom PGA Championship (2) |−20 (71-67-67-63=268) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ZAF}} George Coetzee |- |align=center|4 |align=right|2 Oct 2010 |SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) |−10 (72-68-66=206) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco van Zyl |}
'''Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |2002 |Telkom PGA Championship |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Mark Murless |Won with par on second extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|2 |2010 |SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco van Zyl |Won with par on second extra hole |}
===Challenge Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|3 Apr 2011 |Barclays Kenya Open |−14 (60-67-69-68=270) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Tyrone Ferreira |}
===IGT Pro Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|25 Apr 2018 |IGT Challenge #3 |−13 (71-67-65=203) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dong-kwan |}
==External links== *{{SunshineTour player|BOT011}} *{{EuroTour player|30691}} *{{OWGR|2054}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bothma, Michiel}} Category:South African male golfers Category:Sunshine Tour golfers Category:European Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Pretoria Category:White South African people Category:1973 births Category:Living people
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