Ulrich van den Berg
South African professional golfer (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ulrich van den Berg (born 13 January 1975) is a South African professional golfer.
Ulrich van den Berg | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Ulrich van den Berg |
Born | (1975-01-13) 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 |
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]