Karl Vilips

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Karl Vilips
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Personal information
NicknameKoala Karl
Born (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Jacksonville, Florida
Career
College Stanford University
Turned professional2024
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2023
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Korn Ferry Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2024
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Boys' individual

Karl Vilips (born 16 August 2001) is an Australian professional golfer and PGA Tour player. He won the 2025 Puerto Rico Open. [1]

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Amateur career

Vilips played for the international team at the 2017 Junior Presidents Cup. He represented Australia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires together with Grace Kim, and won the boy's individual gold. [2]

Individually, he won the 2017 Southern Amateur and was runner-up at the 2019 Rolex Tournament of Champions, the 2020 Junior Players Championship and the 2023 North and South Amateur. [2]

Vilips attended Stanford University between 2021 and 2024, and played with the Stanford Cardinal men's golf team. He was named to the 2021 All-Pac-12 Newcomer Team and 2023 All-America honorable mention. He won the Pac-12 Championship as a senior. [3]

Professional career

Vilips turned professional after graduating in 2024 and joined the Korn Ferry Tour, where he was runner-up at the NV5 Invitational and won the Utah Championship. [4] He was named as the Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season. [5]

Vilips finished 19th in the rankings to graduate to the 2025 PGA Tour. In his rookie PGA Tour season he won the Puerto Rico Open, three strokes ahead of Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, in only his fourth start. [6]

Amateur wins

Source: [2]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Mar 2025 Puerto Rico Open 65-67-66-64=262−263 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
127 May 2024 Utah Championship 67-62-64-66=259−252 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty, Flag of the United States.svg Joe Weiler

Results in major championships

Tournament2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2025
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PGA Tour golf: Karl Vilips earns first win for Tiger Woods' brand and secures late spot for The Players at Puerto Rico Open". Sky Sports. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Karl Vilips". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Roster: Karl Vilips". Stanford University. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Todd (4 August 2024). "Karl Vilips wins Korn Ferry Tour stop in Utah in his sixth pro start". Golfweek. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Jourdan, Cameron (13 November 2024). "Karl Vilips started 2024 at Stanford. Now he's the Korn Ferry Tour's Rookie of the Year". Golkfweek. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Todd (9 March 2025). "Rookie Karl Vilips wins Puerto Rico Open for first PGA Tour victory in fourth start". Golfweek. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
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