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

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er. Van den Berg was born in

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. 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

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. He has several tournament victories on the tour, all on the less lucrative "Winter Swing". Van den Berg played on the

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in 2008 having won his card at

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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

Professional wins (7)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

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* * * South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Johannesburg Sportspeople from East London, Eastern Cape White South African people 1975 births Living people {{SouthAfrica-golf-bio-stub

Amateur highlights

Professional wins (7)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

See also

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