- Became the face of the Woods clothing line
- Potential made in a great victory of PGA
- A MONSTARY PAYMENT PACKAGE will be taken home
Proud Tiger Woods, the feeling of Australian golf Karl Vilips has recorded his name once again in the history books with a victory that changes his life in his fourth start in the PGA Tour.
Vilips, an Australian golfer and former 23 -year -old Stanford student, was selected by Tiger Woods as the first brand ambassador for the red clothing line of Woods Sun Day.
And now he has realized his potential, ensuring his first victory of PGA Tour in Puerto Rico Open.
Vilips resisted a fierce challenge by Dane Rasmus Dutoard-Petersen inspired to ensure an elegant three-shooting triumph.
“It is a dream come true for me and my dad doing it, going to do it for a long time, and this is what we dream when I was a child,” Vilips said after pushing a check for $ 720,000 ($ A1,145 million).
“So yes, it's quite surreal.”
The Australian rookie Karl Vilips has announced the world with his inaugural PGA Tour Win.
It comes after Vilips was selected by Tiger Woods as the first brand ambassador for its red day of the sun's day clothing
Vilips shares a hug with his caddie after the victory that changed the life that gave him $ A1,145 million
After starting the final round of Sunday with an advantage of a stroke, the 23 -year -old closed with a sublime eight under par 64 to join the legendary severe ballesteros as one of the 12 players since 1970 to win on the world's largest tour in one of his first four openings.
With a tournament record 26 under Total, Vilips advance is the last incredible milestone for a former child prodigy for super-stars since he won the World Golf Championship for Children from the United States at seven and nine and nine years old and the Junior World World at 10 and 12.
Winning at all levels, at 15, the Stanford University graduate, born in Melbourne, beat Wood's long record as the youngest winner of Orange Bowl Junior for eight months.
After also winning in the secondary tour of Korn Ferry in 2024 to obtain his status from PGA, Vilips was appointed last month as the first ambassador of the brand to use the Woods Sun Day Day.
Nicknamed 'Koala Karl' in the USA. Uu., Now the five times Ajga All-American has not lost time in its star billing, overcoming an energetic challenge of Dutrgaard-Perersen to break the score record of the Puerto Rico Open for five shots.
A spectacular hole from the street for the eagle in the sixth vardevilized viles for 5 three free shots of the persecution package.
Dutoard-Petersen was six shots behind Vilips before producing a burning nine to snatch the advantage with a sixth consecutive Birdie in Hole 15.
When Vilips found the rough and made his first bogey of the day on the 12th, he suddenly found himself chasing himself for the first time.
But he responded brilliantly with a birdie of rebound in 13 to recover a part of the leadership, then added more birdies in 14 and 15 also to see his persecutors.
The super talent born in Indonesia paid credit to his caddie for helping him stay fresh under intense pressure.
“It is frustrating to make a bogey with a wedge from the middle of the street,” he said.
“My caddy just told me that I stay in the present and try to do everything possible to execute the next take and I could leave it behind and start again.”
Vilips let out a great roar after running his seventh Birdie of the day in the last one, to go with his eagle, to obtain a two -year exemption in the PGA Tour and a dream start in the prestigious championship of players next week in Florida.
The 4507 position in the world six months ago, Vilips will face the Top 200 after also winning its important debut in this year's PGA championship, plus a probable entry to other signature events of $ 20 million ($ A31.73 million) this season.
With a 63 closure, Dietgaard-Ptersen finished secondly, with the American Joseph Bramlett, another Stanford graduate, third to 21 years after also ending a 64.