Ulrich van den Berg

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Ulrich van den Berg
Personal information
Full nameUlrich van den Berg
Born (1975-01-13) 13 January 1975 (age 48)
East London, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Sunninghill, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour7

Ulrich van den Berg (born 13 January 1975) is a South African professional golfer.

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Van den Berg was born in East London. He had a successful amateur career which peaked in 1997 when he won the South African Amateur Strokeplay Championship, the Transvaal Amateur, and the Western Province Strokeplay Championship. He turned professional in 1999 and joined the Sunshine Tour. He has several tournament victories on the tour, all on the less lucrative "Winter Swing". [1] [2]

Van den Berg played on the European Tour in 2008 having won his card at qualifying school at the end of 2007. [3] Having been unable to play in more than 10 tournaments in his rookie season due to family reasons, he was granted a conditional card for 2009 on a medical exemption, but failed to win enough money to retain his playing status. [2]

Amateur highlights

Professional wins (7)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
117 Nov 2000 Riviera Resort Classic −10 (67-63=130)*3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Michell
227 Oct 2001 Vodacom Trophy −18 (68-66-64=198)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl
313 Nov 2004 Seekers Travel Pro-Am −13 (69-67-67=203)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Murless, Flag of South Africa.svg Patrick O'Brien
49 Apr 2005 Parmalat Classic −15 (67-65-69=201)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Peter Karmis, Flag of South Africa.svg Lindani Ndwandwe
53 Aug 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein−14 (67-66-69=202)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Bradford Vaughan
630 Jul 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Humewood−14 (65-65-72=202)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel Greene
720 Oct 2013 BMG Classic −15 (65-69-67=201)5 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Titch Moore, Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Otto

*Note: The 2000 Riviera Resort Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2004 Seekers Travel Pro-Am Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Murless, Flag of South Africa.svg Patrick O'Brien Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers
3 2014 Telkom Business PGA Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Titch Moore Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
4 2015 Sun Boardwalk Challenge Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Swanepoel Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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References

  1. ↑ "Van den Berg in the winner's circle again". The Times (South Africa) . 7 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Van der Berg snatches win at Humewood". Independent Online (South Africa) . 30 July 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Coveted 2008 cards... the Cobra strikes". Independent Online (South Africa) . 22 November 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2010.


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