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Exemption Code: 1

Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.

Exemption Code: 2

Winner and runner-up of the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Exemption Code: 3

Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 4

Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 5

Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 6

Winner of the 2008 Players Championship.

Exemption Code: 7

Winner of the 2007 U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Exemption Code: 8

From the 2007 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.

Exemption Code: 9

From the 2007 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 10

Those 30 players qualifying for the 2007 season-ending Tour Championship.

Exemption Code: 11

From the 2007 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 12

From the 2008 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 26.

Exemption Code: 13

Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from April 25, 2007, through June 1, 2008.

Exemption Code: 14

From the 2008 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 26.

Exemption Code: 15

From the 2007 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 16

From the 2007 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 17

From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 26, 2008

Exemption Code: 18

Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee. International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.

Player Bios

Robert Karlsson (SWE)

Birthdate:September 03, 1969

Birthplace:Malm, Sweden

Age:38

Height:6-5

Weight:190

Home:Monte Carlo

Turned Professional:1989

U.S. OPEN 2008 SCORES

POSITION: T4STATUS: +2HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	70	70	75	71	286

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:1998 (Olympic Club)
U.S. Open Plays:4
Best Round:R1-71 (2002 Bethpage)
Best Finish:T45 (2002 Bethpage)
Money:$25,072
Exemption Codes:17

RELATED NEWS, PHOTOS & VIDEOS

STATISTICS

PERSONAL NOTES & STAT HISTORY

PERSONAL NOTES

Two victories in 2006 helped earn him spot on 2006 European Ryder Cup team

Joined European Tour in 1991 and won his first five titles between 1995 and 2002

Credits work with Swedish coach Annchristine Lundstrom with his development as a player and person

Father was a greenkeeper in Sweden

One of European Tour's tallest players (6-5)

STATISTICS

European Tour Results

Tournament	Pos	Prize Money	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Par
UBS Hong Kong Open	2T	$178,905	64	64	66	72	266	-14
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	11T	$33,768	68	72	70	71	281	-7
Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy	60T	$7,087	71	74	70	72	287	-1
Dubai Desert Classic	19T	$30,638	70	70	73	70	283	-5
WGC - Accenture Match Play	33T	$42,625						Par
Johnnie Walker Classic	34T	$19,189	71	70	73	68	282	-6
Maybank Malaysian Open	0T
WGC - CA Championship	30T	$62,634	68	70	70	74	282	-6
THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT	8T	$216,173	70	73	71	73	287	-1
Methorios Capital Italian Open	3	$166,431	68	61	69	67	265	-23
Irish Open	3T	$185,714	71	70	69	71	281	-7
BMW PGA Championship	3T	$396,194	66	69	70	74	279	-9
Celtic Manor Wales Open	2	$390,232	67	67	68	64	266	-18

Current Tour Rankings

	Position	No. of Events	Money Won
European Tour	2	12	$1,729,411

NEWS

INTERVIEWS

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #9 and #15

Robert Karlsson +2

Robert Karlsson

Field Average

Fairways Hit

55.36%

57.93%

*Avg. Driving Distance

299.12

290.64

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	4	11	3	0	0
Round 2	0	4	11	3	0	0
Round 3	0	2	12	2	2	0
Round 4	0	5	8	5	0	0
Total	0	15	42	13	2	0

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