Olle Karlsson

Olle Karlsson (born 9 April 1969) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Olle Karlsson
Personal information
Born (1969-04-09) 9 April 1969
Falkenberg, Sweden
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceMarbella, Spain
Career
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT68: 1995

Karlsson turned professional in 1989 and joined the Challenge Tour where he won the 1993 Ramlösa Open. Between 1993 and 2002 he played over 200 events on the European Tour, finishing top-10 12 times, despite being plagued for years by injuries sustained in a serious car accident in February 1994.[1]

Karlsson won the 1998 Open Novotel Perrier with Jarmo Sandelin, an unofficial money event on the European Tour. He was runner-up at the 1998 English Open behind Lee Westwood, and finished third at the 1995 Jersey Open and the 1996 Johnnie Walker Classic in Singapore. He peaked at 165 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 2001.[2]

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 30 May 1993 Ramlösa Open −11 (69-70-71-67=277) 3 strokes Niclas Fasth

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1995199619971998199920002001
The Open Championship T68 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Karlsson only played in The Open Championship.

References
  1. "Olle Karlsson Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. "Olle Karlsson". OWGR. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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