Rikard Karlberg

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

Rikard Karlberg
Personal information
Born (1986-12-01) 1 December 1986
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking69 (19 June 2016)[1]
(as of 1 May 2022)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2016
U.S. OpenCUT: 2010, 2013
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2015, 2016, 2021

Early life and early professional career

Rikard Karlberg was born on 1 December 1986 in Gothenburg, Sweden. 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.

Professional career

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]

At the 2021 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in early July, Karlberg finished runner-up, after holing a chip from the greenside rough on the 72nd hole. The achievement earned him €314,170 in prize money and a late spot at The 149th Open Championship two weeks later.[5]

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Sep 2015 Open d'Italia −19 (67-67-68-67=269) Playoff Martin Kaymer

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
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)

Scanplan Tour wins (1)
  • 2007 Unibake Masters

Other wins (1)
  • 2009 Stenungsund Open (Swedish Golf Ranking)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2016
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T19
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 25 2016 Ending 19 Jun 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. Karlberg Seals Victory In Style
  3. Classy Karlberg Seals The Deal
  4. "Rikard Karlberg". European Tour. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. "Big finish sends Karlberg to The Open". European Tour. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. "Golf - Den Stora Sporten'" [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. p. 201.
  7. "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.


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