Olle Karlsson
| Olle Karlsson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 April 1969 Falkenberg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Marbella, Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T63: 2003 |
Olle Karlsson (born 9 April 1969) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Karlsson turned professional in 1989 and joined the Challenge Tour where he won the 1993 Ramlösa Open. Between 1993 and 2002 he played over 200 events on the European Tour, finishing top-10 12 times, despite being plagued for years by injuries sustained in a serious car accident in February 1994.[1]
Karlsson won the 1998 Open Novotel Perrier with Jarmo Sandelin, an unofficial money event on the European Tour. He was runner-up at the 1998 English Open behind Lee Westwood, and finished third at the 1995 Jersey Open and the 1996 Johnnie Walker Classic in Singapore. He peaked at 165 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 2001.[2]
Professional wins (2)
Challenge Tour (1)
- 1993 Ramlösa Open
Other (1)
- 1998 Open Novotel Perrier (with Jarmo Sandelin)
References
- ^ "Olle Karlsson Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Olle Karlsson". OWGR. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links
- Olle Karlsson at the European Tour official site
- Olle Karlsson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Olle Karlsson at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)