Rikard Karlberg (born 1 December 1986 ) is a Swedish
professional golfer
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. He won the
2015
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Open d'Italia
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on the
European Tour
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after winning a play-off against
Martin Kaymer
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Kaymer achieved his first major vic ...
. He has also won twice on the
Asian Tour
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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
European Boys' Team Championship
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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
Challenge Tour
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History ...
. His best finish on the Challenge Tour was T4 at the 2008
Reale Challenge de España.
Karlberg earned his 2010
Asian Tour
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card through
qualifying school
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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
European Tour
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card through
qualifying school
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, and won the
Open d'Italia
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during his rookie season, after holing a birdie putt on the second extra hole in a play-off against
Martin Kaymer
Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011.
Kaymer achieved his first major vic ...
.
He finished runner-up at the
2016 BMW PGA Championship
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History
The BMW PGA Championship ...
en route to a career-best 69th a month later on the Official World Golf Ranking and a season finish of 34th in the
Race to Dubai
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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
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
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The Irish Open was first played in 1927 and was played annually, except for the war years, until 1950. ...
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
COVID-19 pandemic
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Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
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European Boys' Team Championship
The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since.
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(representing Sweden): 2003
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European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2004
See also
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2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
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Profile on Golfdata.se
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Swedish male golfers
European Tour golfers
Asian Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Gothenburg
1986 births
Living people