Rikard Karlberg

Rikard Karlberg
Personal information
Born (1986-12-01) 1 December 1986
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Nationality  Sweden
Career
Turned professional 2006
Current tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins 8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Asian Tour 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2010, 2013
The Open Championship CUT: 2015, 2016
PGA Championship CUT: 2016

Rikard Karlberg (born 1 December 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Karlberg was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 2006. He topped the Nordic League rankings in 2007 to earn a tour card on the Challenge Tour. His best finish on the Challenge Tour was T4 at the 2008 Reale Challenge de España.

Karlberg earned his 2010 Asian Tour card through qualifying school. He won the second Asian Tour event he played, the SAIL Open.[1][2] Later in the year, he won his second Asian Tour title at the Hero Honda Indian Open.

Karlberg earned a 2015 European Tour card through qualifying school, and won the Open d'Italia during his rookie season.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
1 20 Sep 2015 Open d'Italia 67-67-68-67=269 −19 Playoff Germany Martin Kaymer

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Open d'Italia Germany Martin Kaymer Won with birdie on second extra hole

Asian Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner-up
1 2 Apr 2010 SAIL Open −20 (65-69-68-66=268) 5 strokes India Shiv Kapur
2 5 Dec 2010 Hero Honda Indian Open −11 (70-69-68-70=277) 2 strokes South Korea Baek Seuk-hyun

Other wins

  • 2006 PGA Landmann Open (Telia Tour)
  • 2007 PGA Landmann Open (Telia Tour), St Ibb Open (Telia Tour), Unibake Masters (Scanplan Tour)
  • 2009 Stenungsund Open (Swedish Golf Ranking)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References


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