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Ulrich van den Berg
Ulrich van den Berg
Personal information
Full name	Ulrich van den Berg
Born	13 January 1975 (age 49); East London, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Sunninghill, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour	7

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

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 (65-65-72=202)	1 stroke	Daniel Greene
7	20 Oct 2013	BMG Classic	−15 (65-69-67=201)	5 strokes	Titch Moore, Hennie Otto

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

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2004	Seekers Travel Pro-Am	Mark Murless, Patrick O'Brien	Won with birdie on second extra hole
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