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 ChampionshipT63: 2003

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)

Other wins (1)
gollark: OOP bad, apioid.
gollark: Ah, I see.
gollark: What maths am I missing out on?
gollark: How does everyone seem to know that?!
gollark: I then convince the spec writer people to add monadic IO.

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