Robert Karlsson
| Robert Karlsson | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Karlsson |
| Nickname | The Scientist |
| Born |
3 September 1969 Katrineholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden
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| Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour (joined 1991) |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined 2011) |
| Professional wins | 12 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 11 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T8: 2008 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | T5: 1992 |
| PGA Championship | T4: 2011 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| European Tour Order of Merit winner |
2008 |
Robert Karlsson (born 3 September 1969) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.
Karlsson was born in Katrineholm, Sweden where his father was a greenskeeper at the local golf club. He turned professional in 1989 and qualified for membership of the European Tour at the 1990 Qualifying School. Since then he has retained his card and has had a steady career on tour, the highlight of which came in 2008 when he won the Order of Merit. He has finished in the top twenty of the Order of Merit seven times throughout his career and has won eleven events on tour.
At the 2006 Celtic Manor Wales Open, Karlsson 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 less remarkable 14 under after two rounds and 18 under after three.
Karlsson's 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 2008 he entered the top 25. His win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship took him to number 8 in October 2008. A T3 finish at the Portugal Masters two weeks later took him to number 6. He has spent over 25 weeks in the top-10 since 2008.
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. He played again in 2008, forming a partnership with Pádraig Harrington in the foursomes and beating Justin Leonard 5 & 3 in the singles on Sunday.
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