Player Bio: Derek Berg - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Three-time letterman ... one of three seniors on the 2003 Husky squad ... has played in 24 tournaments during his Husky career, including the 2000 and 2001 NCAA Championships ... was third at the 2002 Seattle Amateur last summer ... was the medalist at the 2002 U.S. Amateur Qualifier and reached the round of 32 ... won the 2002 Glen Acres Amateur Championship ... shot a round of 59 at Carnation Golf Club in May ... lowest competitive round was a 62 at Echo Falls during the 1997 WJGA Sub-District.
2002 (Fall): Only tournament appearance came during the PING Preview.
2001-2002 (Junior): Made the Husky lineup for four tournaments during the season ... led Washington's scoring at the PING Intercollegiate with a 22nd-place finish ... shot 2-over 215 at that event, his best tournament of the year and just one shot off his best 54-hole score ... top tourney finish was 18th-place showing at Western Intercollegiate with a 6-over 216 ... only fall tournament appearance was the season-opening Vandal Classic ... shot 6-over 219 to help Washington to a second-place finish.
2000-2001 (Sophomore): One of two players on UW's NCAA roster that participated in the 2000 Championship ... turned in rounds of 74 and 79 to finish 122nd ... appeared in a total of six tournaments ... finished first for the Huskies at the PING Intercollegiate and at the U.S. Intercollegiate ... shot 1-over (214) at U.S. Intercollegiate ... that proved to be the second best 54-hole gross score during the season by a Husky ... fired a 2-over 286 to help the Huskies to a fourth-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships ... had back-to-back 68s between the last round at the U.S. Intercollegiate and the first round of the Pac-10s ... carded a 9-over 225 at the NCAA West Regional, highlighted by a 2-under 70 in the first round ... did not compete during fall season.
1999-2000 (Freshman): Appeared in 13 of 14 tournaments, including the NCAA Championships, as a freshman ... recorded the fourth most rounds (38) on the team ... one of three freshmen to letter for the Huskies ... best tournament came at the NCAA West Regional where he shot two under par (214) to place 29th overall ... finished among UW's top three golfers seven times during the season ... shot his best single round at the Southwestern Intercollegiate where he fired a 68 in the third round ... finished second for the Huskies at the Arizona Intercollegiate (219) and at the NCAA West Regional ... shot one-over par (217) to help the Huskies win the Oregon Invitational and followed that up with a 224 when UW captured the Anteater Invitational ... played eight rounds during the fall ... shot a 75 and 76 in first collegiate tournament at Japan's Topy Cup to help Washington capture the team title.
Cedarcrest High School/Junior Golf: Four-year golf letterwinner ... played in the No. 1 slot all four years ... league champion as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... district champion as a senior ... never finished below fourth in the district ... two-time All-WesCo honoree ... two-time All-KingCo ... four-year first team all-conference ... four-year team captain ... had low scoring average on the team four straight years, concluding with a 69.1 18-hole average as a senior ... had only one round of par golf as a senior, all others were under par ... carded a season-best 64 over 18 holes and had a best of 30 for nine holes ... won 1997 WJGA state championship by eight strokes ... two-year academic honor roll selection ... graduated with a 3.0 GPA. Personal: Born July 9, 1981 in Bellevue, Wash. ... son of Kim and Jim Berg ... mother is a teacher and father is a journeyman mechanic ... majoring in sociology.
Berg's Career Statistics
Years Rounds Strokes Avg. Low
1999-2000 38 2844 74.82 68
2000-2001 18 1339 74.39 68
2001-2002 13 955 73.50 68
2002 (Fall) 3 241 80.33 77
Totals 72 5379 74.71 68
Career Best Finish: 6th, Topy Cup, Sept. 21-22, 1999
Career Top-10 Finishes: 1
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 214, NCAA West Regional, May 18-20, 2000 and U.S. Intercollegiate, April 21-22, 2001
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 68 (five times), Western Intercollegiate, April 8, 2002 (most recent)
Berg'sTournament Results
2002 (Fall)
UW
Date Tournament 1-2-3-4 Par Tot. Pl. Pl.
10/7-8 PING Preview 77-77-87 +25 241 66 4
2001-2002
UW
Date Tournament 1-2-3-4 Par Tot. Pl. Pl.
9/24-25 Vandal Classic 74-73-72 +6 219 31 6
2/4-5 PING Intercollegiate 71-68-76 +2 215 22 1
4/8-9 Western Intercol. 69-68-79 +6 216 18 3
4/25-27 Pac-10 Champ. 75-78-69-83 +17 305 47 5
2000-2001
UW
Date Tournament 1-2-3-4 Par Tot. Pl. Pl.
1/29-30 PING Intercollegiate 78-72-75 +12 225 54 1
2/15-17 Waikoloa Invitat. 87-77-72 +22 236 61 4
4/21-22 U.S. Intercollegiate 76-70-68 +1 214 14 1
4/27-30 Pac-10 Champ. 68-72-73-73 +2 286 22 4
5/17-19 NCAA West Reg. 70-78-77 +9 225 61 3
6/30-7/2 NCAA Championship 74-79 +9 153 122 3
1999-2000
UW
Date Tournament 1-2-3-4 Par Tot. Pl. Pl.
9/21-22 Topy Cup (Japan) 76-75 +7 151 6 5
9/27-28 Husky Invitational 75-79-76 +18 231 41 5
10/29-31 The Nelson 75-71-76 +9 222 55 5
1/31-2/1 Arizona Invit. 73-72-74 +6 219 26 2
2/17-19 Waikoloa 81-75-82 +22 238 106 5
2/28-29 Southwestern 79-77-68 +11 224 37 3
3/20-21 Oregon Invit. 70-74-73 +1 217 13 3
3/27-28 Anteater Invit. 76-74-74 +8 224 23 3
4/3-4 Western Inter. 72-73-76 +11 221 52 3
4/15-16 ASU Invitational 78-77-78 +17 233 86 5
4/24-26 Pac-10 Champ. 74-74-72-73 +5 293 36 3
5/18-20 NCAA Regional 71-71-72 -2 214 29 2
5/31-6/1 NCAAs 77-80 +13 157 150 4
