Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Robert Karlsson
- Induction:
- 2021
- Class:
- 2012
Men’s Golf: 2009-12
Robert Karlsson helped establish Liberty’s men’s golf as a perennial top-40 team with a stellar four-year career during which he rewrote the Flames’ record books.
Karlsson burst onto the scene in 2009, joining the program in the spring and claiming Big South Freshman of the Year honors. The conference accolade was the first of many that would including being a four-time All-Big South selection a two-time Big South Men’s Golfer of the Year (2010 and 2011).
Karlsson led the Flames to Big South titles in 2011 and 2012, the first two in program history. Liberty would claim the NCAA Greensboro Regional title in 2012 and make their first-ever appearance at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. The Flames finished the event in 10th place, the highest finish by any team at an NCAA Division I national championship event in Liberty Athletics history.
The native of Kalmar, Sweden, finished his career with the lowest career scoring average in program history (72.02). The program’s first-ever Division I All-American (GCAA/PING and Golfweek third team selection) has represented the Flames on the PGA Canada Tour and the European Tours since his graduation.
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Robert Karlsson helped establish Liberty’s men’s golf as a perennial top-40 team with a stellar four-year career during which he rewrote the Flames’ record books.
Karlsson burst onto the scene in 2009, joining the program in the spring and claiming Big South Freshman of the Year honors. The conference accolade was the first of many that would including being a four-time All-Big South selection a two-time Big South Men’s Golfer of the Year (2010 and 2011).
Karlsson led the Flames to Big South titles in 2011 and 2012, the first two in program history. Liberty would claim the NCAA Greensboro Regional title in 2012 and make their first-ever appearance at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. The Flames finished the event in 10th place, the highest finish by any team at an NCAA Division I national championship event in Liberty Athletics history.
The native of Kalmar, Sweden, finished his career with the lowest career scoring average in program history (72.02). The program’s first-ever Division I All-American (GCAA/PING and Golfweek third team selection) has represented the Flames on the PGA Canada Tour and the European Tours since his graduation.
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