Jessica Karlsson (born 25 August 1992) is a Swedish professional golfer and member of the

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(LET). In 2022, she was runner-up at the

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and won the team event at the

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Family and early life

Karlsson was born in

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in 1992 and started playing golf at age 9. Her brother Kristoffer Karlsson, born in 1990, is also a professional golfer and has played on the

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. He is her coach since 2015.

Career

Karlsson enjoyed success on the junior circuit and won four tournaments between 2008 and 2010, on the Skandia Tour and the Junior Masters Invitational (JMI) tour. After graduating high school in 2010, she decided to forego the popular U.S. college route and train at home to become a professional golfer in Europe. She turned professional in 2012 and earned limited status for the 2013

, where she made two cuts in five starts. She finished T5 at the

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, a LETAS event, where she trailed winner Heather MacRae of Scotland by two strokes. Karlsson spent 2014 and 2015 honing her game on the

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. Her best finish on that tour came later, in 2019, when she lost the final of the

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to Emma Svensson. Karlsson broke through internationally when she finished T5 at the 2016

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, which helped her finish 70th in the

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and earn a full LET card for 2017. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, she finished 62nd, 52nd and 59th, respectively, on the

, before sitting out the pandemic-plagued 2020 season completely.

2021

When she returned in 2021, her game had taken a step up. She chased a maiden LET title at the 2021 Dubai Moonlight Classic, where she shared the lead with

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player María Fassi ahead of the final round. She was 6th in the team event of the

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together with Karolin Lampert and

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, and finished top-10 at the

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, the

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and the

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2022

In June 2022, Karlsson fired a career-best round of 63 to hold a three stroke lead at nine-under-par after the first day of the

. She carded a bogey-free round with six birdies in her first nine holes and three birdies in her final five holes. In the second round she extended her lead to four strokes, at a total of 13-under-par. The third day ended with a one-shot lead. She led until the 72nd and final hole where a bogey meant she finished in second place, one stroke behind compatriot

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who fired a sensational approach which was a whisker away from dropping in for eagle. In July, Karlsson took the lead with a seven-under-par 65 in the opening round of the

, alongside 2019 champion

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, and five shots ahead of defending champion

. She ultimately finished 11th. Karlsson was again in contention at the

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, tied for second, one stroke behind leader Anne Van Dam, after three rounds. A final round of 73 saw her finish 14th, five strokes away from the playoff won by

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. In August, she finished tied 3rd at the

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, two strokes behind winner

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, firing a second round of 64. In October, she won the team event at the

together with

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and Karolin Lampert, one stroke ahead of a team captained by

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2023

In March 2023, Karlsson announced she had sustained a knee injury (

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) and was scheduled to undergo surgery, potentially missing much of the season.

Amateur wins

*2008 Skandia Tour Regional #1 – Örebro *2009 Skandia Tour Riks #5 – Bohuslän/Dalsland, Billerud JMI Masters *2010 Skandia Tour riks #6 – Västergötland Source:

References

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