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Karl Vilips
Australian professional golfer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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Amateur wins
- 2016 Junior Orange Bowl International
- 2017 Polo Golf Junior Classic, Southern Amateur
- 2018 Wyndham Invitational
- 2024 Pac-12 Championship
Source:[2]
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (1)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
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Results in major championships
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2017
- Summer Youth Olympics mixed team (representing Australia): 2018
See also
References
External links
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