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Derek Berg

Class: Senior Hometown: Duvall, Washington High School: Cedarcrest HS

Height / Weight: 5-10 / 170 Birthdate: 07/09/1981 Experience: 3V

Washington
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