Ulrich van den Berg
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Ulrich van den Berg is a South Africa
n professional golf
er.
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".
Van den Berg played on the European Tour in 2008 having won his card at qualifying school
at the end of 2007. 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.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
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
Sunshine Tour
The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal...
. He has several tournament victories on the tour, all on the less lucrative "Winter Swing".
Van den Berg played on the European Tour in 2008 having won his card at qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
at the end of 2007. 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.
Amateur highlights
- 1997 South African Strokeplay, Transvaal Amateur, Western Province Strokeplay
Sunshine Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 17 Nov 2000 | Riviera Resort Classic | 3 strokes |  Mike Michell |
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| 2 | 27 Oct 2001 | Vodacom Trophy | 2 strokes | Jaco van Zyl Jaco van Zyl Jaco Phillipus van Zyl is a professional golfer from South Africa.Van Zyl was born in Pretoria. He won the South African Amateur Championship in 2000 and turned professional the following year, immediately joining the Sunshine Tour... |
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| 3 | 13 Nov 2004 | Seekers Travel Pro-Am | Playoff | Mark Murless, Patrick O'Brien |
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| 4 | 9 Apr 2005 | Parmalat Classic | 1 stroke | Peter Karmis Peter Karmis Peter Karmis is a South African professional golfer.Karmis plays on the Sunshine Tour, where he has two wins, and on the Asian Tour, where he was won once.-Sunshine Tour wins:*2007 Lombard Insurance Classic... , Lindani Ndwandwe |
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| 5 | 3 Aug 2007 2007 Sunshine Tour The 2007 Sunshine Tour was the eighth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000, and the marked the beginning of a new era as the tour switched to a calendar based season, having previously been seasonal... |
Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour The Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour.-Tournament winners:... at Bloemfontein |
3 strokes | Bradford Vaughan Bradford Vaughan Bradford Vaughan is a South African professional golfer. He won the South African Amateur in 1994 and turned professional the following year. He has won eight tournaments on the Sunshine Tour... |
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| 6 | 30 Jul 2010 2010 Sunshine Tour The 2010 Sunshine Tour was the 11th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 4th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007... |
Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Humewood | 1 stroke | Daniel Greene |
See also
- Golfers with most Sunshine Tour winsGolfers with most Sunshine Tour winsThis is a list of golfers who have recorded the most number of tournament wins on the Sunshine Tour since it was established. It was previously named the South African winter Tour, the FNB Winter Tour and the South African Tour. This list contains golfers who have won any number of events that are...
- 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduatesThis is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2009 European Tour card through Q School in 2008.*Players in yellow were 2008 European Tour rookies.-2008 Results:T = Tied...