Richard Sterne (born 27 August 1981) is a South African professional golfer who plays on both the European and Sunshine Tours.

In February 2013, Sterne won the Joburg Open by seven strokes, to end a four-year winless drought from which he had been plagued with back injuries.

[3] This marked his sixth victory on both the European and Sunshine Tours and came on the back of a second-place finish he had in the previous week at the Dubai Desert Classic.

Later he finished second at the Alstom Open de France, ninth at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, 13th at the Omega European Masters, and 14th at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.

Sterne is friends with South African golf icon, Gary Player, to whom he is often compared because of their similar small stature.