Robert Karlsson (Classics style #50990, StaSof glove) of Sweden won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a birdie on the first hole of an all-Classics playoff on Sunday. He finished regulation tied at 10-under 278 with Ross Fisher (Classics style #51265) and overnight leader Martin Kaymer (Classics style #50672).
In the playoff, Fisher drove into the Swilcan Burn, the stream that fronts the first hole on The Old Course, and made a bogey. Kaymer then missed a 10-foot birdie putt before Karlsson made a three-footer for the victory.
The Swede earned $800,000 for his second win of the year and took the lead in the European Tour’s Order of Merit. Karlsson won the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Germany the week before last month’s Ryder Cup, and finished second twice and third three times earlier this season.
There are four events remaining on the European schedule. Karlsson will play the Portugal Masters in two weeks and the Volvo Masters in Valderrama, Spain, two weeks after that, hoping to secure his firs Order of Merit title. Although, according to Karlsson, that would just be icing on the cake.
“I’ve already exceeded my expectations for the season. I’ve made the Ryder Cup team, won twice, had five other top-threes,” he said. “What more can I expect?”
