Ulrich van den Berg

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

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

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
  • 1997 South African Strokeplay, Transvaal Amateur, Western Province Strokeplay

Professional wins (7)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 17 Nov 2000 Riviera Resort Classic −10 (67-63=130) 3 strokes Mike Michell
2 27 Oct 2001 Vodacom Trophy −18 (68-66-64=198) 2 strokes Jaco van Zyl
3 13 Nov 2004 Seekers Travel Pro-Am −13 (69-67-67=203) Playoff Mark Murless, Patrick O'Brien
4 9 Apr 2005 Parmalat Classic −15 (67-65-69=201) 1 stroke Peter Karmis, Lindani Ndwandwe
5 3 Aug 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Bloemfontein		 −14 (67-66-69=202) 3 strokes Bradford Vaughan
6 30 Jul 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2)
at Humewood		 −14 (67-66-67=203) 1 stroke Daniel Greene
7 20 Oct 2013 BMG Classic −15 (65-69-67=201) 5 strokes Titch Moore, Hennie Otto

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

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

References
  1. "Van den Berg in the winner's circle again". The Times (South Africa). 7 August 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  2. "Van der Berg snatches win at Humewood". Independent Online (South Africa). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  3. "Coveted 2008 cards... the Cobra strikes". Independent Online (South Africa). 22 November 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-03.


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