Vilips named Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year

WA’s Karl Vilips has been voted the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour (KFT) Rookie of the Year by his fellow members after his scorching start to life as a professional. Vilips, aged 23, only turned pro in June after graduating from Stanford University, making two starts on...

Vilips and Potgieter locked in for Aussie Summer of Golf

Two of the PGA Tour’s newest members, Karl Vilips and Aldrich Potgieter, will compete in the Australian Summer of Golf in November and December. Vilips (above right) grew up in WA before moving to the States during his high school years and turned pro earlier...

Vilips and Potgieter secure PGA Tour cards for 2025

WA’s Karl Vilips and former Joondalup Country Club star Aldrich Potgieter will both play on the PGA Tour in 2025 after earning top-30 finishes in the Korn Ferry Tour’s season-ending rankings. Entering last week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship in 18th...

Massive breakthrough for Vilips on Korn Ferry Tour

WA’s Karl Vilips has underscored his potential by winning the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship in just his sixth start as a pro. Vilips, 22, shot 67-62-64-66 for a -25 total to win by two shots in Farmington, Utah, and pick up a winner’s cheque of...

WA’s Karl Vilips ends US college career on a high

Australia’s top-ranked amateur golfer Karl Vilips has clinched one of the biggest individual titles of his career – the 2024 Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championship – at Desert Forest Golf Club in Arizona. The Western Australian, who plays his US...