Rikard Karlberg
| Rikard Karlberg | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
1 December 1986 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2010, 2013 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Rikard Karlberg (born 1 December 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Karlberg was born in Gothenburg. 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.
Karlberg earned his 2010 Asian Tour card through qualifying school. He won the second Asian Tour event he played, the SAIL Open.[1][2] Later in the year, he won his second Asian Tour title at the Hero Honda Indian Open.
Professional wins
Asian Tour wins
| 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 |
Other wins
- 2006 PGA Landmann Open (Telia Tour)
- 2007 PGA Landmann Open (Telia Tour), St Ibb Open (Telia Tour), Unibake Masters (Scanplan Tour)
- 2009 Stenungsund Open (Swedish Golf Ranking)
See also
References
External links
- Official website (Swedish)
- Rikard Karlberg at the European Tour official site
- Rikard Karlberg at the Asian Tour official site
- Profile on Golfdata.se (Swedish)
- Rikard Karlberg at the Official World Golf Ranking official site