Rikard Karlberg
Rikard Karlberg 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. Later in the year, he won his second Asian Tour title at the Hero Honda Indian Open.
Karlberg earned a 2015 European Tour card through qualifying school, and won the Open d'Italia during his rookie season. He finished runner-up at the 2016 BMW PGA Championship en route to a career-best finish of 34th in the Race to Dubai. 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.
Professional wins (8)
European Tour wins (1)
European Tour playoff recordNo. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 2015 | Open d'Italia | Martin Kaymer | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (2)
Telia Tour wins (3)
- 2006 PGA Landmann Open
- 2007 PGA Landmann Open, St Ibb Open
Scanplan Tour wins (1)
- 2007 Unibake Masters
Other wins (1)
- 2009 Stenungsund Open
Results in major championships
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = TiedTeam appearances
Amateur- European Boys' Team Championship : 2003