Rikard Karlberg (born 1 December 1986 ) is a Swedish

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. He won the

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on the

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after winning a play-off against

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. He has also won twice on the

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and won the 2007 Nordic Golf League Order of Merit.

Early life and amateur career

Rikard Karlberg was born on 1 December 1986 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He represented Sweden at the 2003

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in the Czech Republic and at the 2004 European Youths' Team Championship in Ireland.

Professional career

He turned professional in 2006. He topped the Nordic League rankings in 2007 to earn a tour card on the

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. His best finish on the Challenge Tour was T4 at the 2008 Reale Challenge de España. Karlberg earned his 2010

card through

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. He won the second Asian Tour event he played, the SAIL Open. Later in the year, he won his second Asian Tour title at the Hero Honda Indian Open. Karlberg earned a 2015

card through

, and won the

during his rookie season, after holing a birdie putt on the second extra hole in a play-off against

. He finished runner-up at the 2016

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en route to a career-best 69th a month later on the Official World Golf Ranking and a season finish of 34th in the

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. 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. At the 2021

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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.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asian Tour wins (2)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

Other wins (1)

*2009 Stenungsund Open (Swedish Golf Ranking)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 2003 * European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2004

References

External links

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Profile on Golfdata.se
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlberg, Rikard Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers Sportspeople from Gothenburg 1986 births Living people