PGA Tour Star’s Dream Stolen a 2nd Time Hours After Jordan Spieth Dealt Him a Huge Blow

Phew. What a few days it has been for Karl Vilips. A few days ago Vilips was announced as the first brand ambassador of the legendary Tiger Woods’s ‘Sun Day Red’ brand. “At Sun Day Red, we were drawn towards his relentless work ethic and pioneering spirit that embody what we stand for and look for in our athletes.

With his impressive track record and determination, I have no doubt he will make a significant impact quickly on the PGA TOUR and is one of the game’s future stars.” Great praise from one of the game’s greatest. Indeed! Young Vilips remarked it was a dream come true.

The Indonesia-born golfer was competing at only his second-ever PGA Tour, the Mexico Open at Vidanta World, where he had a very difficult first day, notching a 3-over par score and looking likely to miss the cut. He then recovered on day 2 to score 6 under par and made the cut line by 1 stroke. His third day was worse than the first, as he scored a woeful 5 over par to go 2 above par for the tournament. But again, a nice recovery on day 4 saw him register a score of 2 under par to finish T72 on even par. After this play, he was slated to appear at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, happening next week. The rookie however had to endure topsy-turvy curves for that.

So, he was moved to the first alternate at the Cognizant Classic after Jordan Spieth had announced that he would participate in the event. Down on his luck, the Australian golfer was given a ray of sunshine after Tyler McCumber withdrew, allowing him entry into the tournament again as a first alternate.

But then Aldrich Potgieter and Alejandro Tosti were added to the field after finishing Top 10 at the Mexico Open. This meant that Vilips, along with Paul Peterson had been moved back into alternate positions. If some other player withdraws, Vilips might find a spot in the field, if not, he might have to wait some more!