Ulrich van den Berg (born 13 January 1975) is a South African professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career 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.
Professional career In 1999, Van den Berg turned professional. He 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.
Amateur wins 1997 South African Strokeplay, Transvaal Amateur, Western Province Strokeplay
Professional wins (8) Sunshine Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up117 Nov 2000Riviera Resort Classic−10 (67-63=130)3 strokes Mike Michell227 Oct 2001Vodacom Trophy−18 (68-66-64=198)2 strokes Jaco van Zyl313 Nov 2004Seekers Travel Pro-Am−13 (69-67-67=203)Playoff Mark Murless, Patrick O'Brien49 Apr 2005Parmalat Classic−15 (67-65-69=201)1 stroke Peter Karmis, Lindani Ndwandwe53 Aug 2007Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein−14 (67-66-69=202)3 strokes Bradford Vaughan630 Jul 2010Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Humewood−14 (65-65-72=202)1 stroke Daniel Greene720 Oct 2013BMG Classic−15 (65-69-67=201)5 strokes Titch Moore, Hennie Otto
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12004Seekers Travel Pro-Am Mark Murless, Patrick O'BrienWon with birdie on second extra hole22009Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale Jaco Ahlers32014Telkom Business PGA Championship Titch MooreLost to birdie on fifth extra hole42015Sun Boardwalk Challenge Chris SwanepoelLost to birdie on first extra hole
Big Easy Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up18 May 2025Betway Big Easy Tour 1−12 (68-66-71=209)1 stroke Jaden Deltel
See also 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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