Robert Karlsson

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Robert Karlsson
Personal Information
Birth September 3, 1969 (1969-09-03) (age 38)
St. Malm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg)
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Residence Monaco
Nickname Ivan Drago
Career
Turned Pro 1989
Tours PGA European Tour (joined 1991)
Professional wins 7 (European Tour: 7)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T8: 2008
U.S. Open T45: 2002
British Open T5: 1992
PGA Championship T29: 2006

Robert Karlsson (born 3 September 1969) is a Swedish golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Karlsson was born in St. Malm, Sweden. His father was a greenkeeper. He turned professional in 1989 and qualified for membership of the European Tour at the 1990 Qualifying School. He has retained his card since then and has had a steady career since then, with five top twenty places on the Order of Merit, including a best of fourth in 2006. He has won seven events on the tour.

At the 2006 Celtic Manor Wales Open he broke the European Tour's 36 hole and 54 hole scoring records by shooting 124 for the first two rounds and 189 for the first three. However as the course was a par 69, which is rare at the top level, his to-par scores were a much less remarkable 14 under after two rounds and 18 under after three.

His second victory of 2006 at the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe in July helped him reach the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings and in 2007 he entered the top 30.

Karlsson was a member of the Continental Europe team in The Seve Trophy in 2000, 2002 and 2007. In 1999 he was eleventh on the Ryder Cup qualifying table just missing out on the last automatic place, and was not selected as a captain's pick. He made his Ryder Cup debut in 2006, at the age of 37, along with fellow Swede Henrik Stenson.

Karlsson is one of the tallest golfers on the European Tour at 6ft 5in. Like many leading Swedish golfers he lives outside his home country, basing himself in the tax haven of Monaco.

Contents

[edit] Professional wins (7)

[edit] European Tour wins (7)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP
The Open Championship T77 DNP DNP T5 CUT DNP CUT DNP CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T65 T41
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T30 T8
U.S. Open DNP DNP T45 DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP T35 CUT
PGA Championship DNP CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP T29 T57

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Team appearances

[edit] External links

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