Karl Vilips

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| nickname = Koala Karl

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| birth_place = Jakarta, Indonesia

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| residence = Jacksonville, Florida

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| college = Stanford University

| yearpro = 2024

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| extour = Korn Ferry Tour

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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.{{cite news |title=PGA Tour golf: Karl Vilips earns first win for Tiger Woods' brand and secures late spot for The Players at Puerto Rico Open |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13325550/pga-tour-golf-karl-vilips-earns-first-win-for-tiger-woods-brand-and-secures-late-spot-for-the-players-at-puerto-rico-open |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Sky Sports |date=10 March 2025}}

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.

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.

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.{{cite web |title=Roster: Karl Vilips |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/player/karl-vilips |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=10 March 2025}}

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.{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Todd |title=Karl Vilips wins Korn Ferry Tour stop in Utah in his sixth pro start |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2024/08/04/karl-vilips-wins-korn-ferry-tour-utah-championship/74668070007/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=Golfweek |date=4 August 2024}} He was named as the Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season.{{cite magazine |last=Jourdan |first=Cameron |title=Karl Vilips started 2024 at Stanford. Now he's the Korn Ferry Tour's Rookie of the Year |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2024/11/13/karl-vilips-korn-ferry-tour-rookie-of-the-year-2024/76263174007/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |magazine=Golkfweek |date=13 November 2024}}

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.{{cite magazine |last=Kelly |first=Todd |title=Rookie Karl Vilips wins Puerto Rico Open for first PGA Tour victory in fourth start |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2025/03/09/puerto-rico-open-2025-karl-vilips-wins-first-time-pga-tour/82147147007/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |magazine=Golfweek |date=9 March 2025}}

Amateur wins

2016 Junior Orange Bowl International
2017 Polo Golf Junior Classic, Southern Amateur
2018 Wyndham Invitational
2024 Pac-12 Championship

Source:{{cite web |title=Karl Vilips |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/karl-vilips-14825 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=10 March 2025}}