Sweden's Rikard Karlberg took the early lead at Shanghai's WGC-HSBC Champions on Thursday, racking up nine birdies to shoot a 64. "It felt amazing, every part of the game," he said. "Everything was so easy. It was just one of those days, a walk in the park." Not bad for his first-ever competition at the … Continue reading Karlberg Early Leader at WGC-HSBC
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Chris Wood Chops Down BMW Title
In a mad final day scramble, England's Chris Wood notched the crown at the BMW PGA Championship with a 9-under 279, edging Sweden's Rikard Karlberg by a single stroke. Karlberg's closing round 65 made things intense, highlighted by his ace on No. 2 that parlayed into a 5-under front nine. But his bogey on No. … Continue reading Chris Wood Chops Down BMW Title
Kaymer Climbs to 11th in Race to Dubai
Martin Kaymer didn't win the Italian Open on Sunday, but his second-place finish earned him enough points to reach the No. 11 spot in the Race to Dubai standings released on Sunday. Through 16 tournaments, Kaymer has 1,166,819 points. Henrik Stenson is 10th with 1,177,944. Rory McIlroy, currently playing in the PGA's FedEx Cup, leads … Continue reading Kaymer Climbs to 11th in Race to Dubai
Karlberg Claims Italian Open in Playoff
Heading into a playoff, would you take the guy with 11 European Tour wins, 2 Majors who was formerly ranked No. 1 or the guy who has 0 wins, 0 Majors, and would be happy to be ranked No. 100? Logic went out the window on Sunday in Italy where Sweden's Rikard Karlberg defeated Germany's … Continue reading Karlberg Claims Italian Open in Playoff
Rickie Fowler Wins Scottish Open
Americans Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar only live about 350 miles apart in the United States: the former in Jupiter, Florida, and the latter in Sea Island, Georgia. The two traveled about 4,000 miles each to battle it out Sunday at the Scottish Open in Gullane, Scotland, with Fowler knocking in birdies on 15, 16, … Continue reading Rickie Fowler Wins Scottish Open
Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg Makes History at CIMB Classic
Sweden's Rikard Karlberg became the first Asian Tour player to lead the CIMB Classic at the completion of any round, firing a 7-under 65 Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first round was interrupted by a two-hour thunderstorm, but that didn't slow down Karlberg, who did not hit a single bogey, and knocked in five … Continue reading Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg Makes History at CIMB Classic