Rikard Karlberg
| Rikard Karlberg | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 December 1986 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | 69 (19 June 2016)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2010, 2013 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2015, 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.[2][3] 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. He finished runner-up at the 2016 BMW PGA Championship en route to a career-best finish of 34th in the Race to Dubai. After battling illness which forced him to step away from competitive golf, he holed a 50-foot birdie putt on the final hole of 2019 Qualifying School to earn the final European Tour card for 2020.[4]
Professional wins (8)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Sep 2015 | Open d'Italia | 67-67-68-67=269 | −19 | Playoff |  Martin Kaymer
|
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Open d'Italia | Martin Kaymer
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Apr 2010 | SAIL Open | −20 (65-69-68-66=268) | 5 strokes |  Shiv Kapur
|
| 2 | 5 Dec 2010 | Hero Honda Indian Open | −11 (70-69-68-70=277) | 2 strokes |  Baek Seuk-hyun
|
Telia Tour wins (3)
- 2006 PGA Landmann Open
- 2007 PGA Landmann Open, St Ibb Open
Scanplan Tour wins (1)
- 2007 Unibake Masters
Other wins (1)
- 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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T19 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2003[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Week 25 2016 Ending 19 Jun 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Karlberg Seals Victory In Style
- ^ Classy Karlberg Seals The Deal
- ^ "Rikard Karlberg". European Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Golf - Den Stora Sporten'" [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. p. 201.
External links
- Official website (in Swedish)
- Rikard Karlberg at the European Tour official site
- Rikard Karlberg at the Asian Tour official site
- Profile on Golfdata.se (in Swedish)
- Rikard Karlberg at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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