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Summer 2019: Recorded three top-10 finishes while placing among the top 20 on two other occasions ... Finished fifth in a field of 96 competitors at the Finnish Stroke Play Championship, firing a 72-hole 276 total that was highlighted by a 67 in each of the first two rounds of the event ... Advanced to the Round of 16 at the Finnish Match Play ... Came in ninth in a field of 115 individuals at the Audi Finnish PGA Golf Tour 3 event after carding a 70 on the opening day of play as well as a final-round 72 ... Shot a 71 in the second of three rounds at the Audi Finnish PGA Golf Tour 2 event ... Recorded a top-20 result at the Finnish Amateur Championship, shooting a 72 in the second of three rounds before posting a 70 over the last 18 holes of the tournament ... Shot a 72 in the first of two rounds of stroke play at the British Amateur Championship.

2018-19: A third-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... One of three players in the Jaguar lineup for each of the team’s 10 events ... Had a 72.88 stroke average and three top-20 finishes — both figures were second on the team — after carding a score of par or better on nine occasions ... Ranked among the top 20 in the Sun Belt Conference in score vs. par ... Tied for third at the Sun Belt Conference Championship with a career-low 10-under-par 203 54-hole score, which included a career-best 6-under-par 65 in the second round … Broke par in all three rounds of the event to match the best individual finish of his career … Fired a 5-under-par 66 on the final day of the Fighting Irish Classic, tying the low 18-hole score of his career at the time ... Led the team while finishing tied for eighth in the individual standings at the Linger Longer Invitational after breaking par in two of three rounds on the way to a 4-under-par 212 total ... Shared honors for the low 54-hole total on the team at Auburn’s Tiger Invitational after recording a three-day score of 218 — highlighted by a 2-under-par 70 in the second round — to tie for 17th place individually ... Posted a 2-under-par 70 in the second of three rounds at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational in the final event of the fall, and also shot an even-par 72 in the second of three rounds at Mississippi State’s Old Waverly Collegiate Championship to close out the regular season ... Earned a 1 up victory over Micah Goulas to help the Jaguars defeat Louisiana 3-2 and advance to the championship round at the Jerry Weeks Match Play.

Summer 2018: Posted five top-15 finishes over the summer highlighted by a win at the Estonian Amateur Championship in May ... Entered the final day trailing by three strokes, but was 3-under par on the back nine en route to a 2-under-par 70 to claim the title by one shot with a 3-under-par 213 total ... Closed the Finnish Stroke Play Championship with scores of 69 and 68 to place ninth with a 282 total ... Tied for 12th place at the German Amateur Championship with a 289 four-round total that included a 67 on the first day of play and a 69 over the final 18 holes ... Tied for 11th at the third event on the Audi Finnish Tour following a final-round 67 ... Also ended up in a tie for 11th place at the next stop on the tour ... Made the cut for the final round of the European Amateur Championship ... Competed at the British and Swiss Amateur Championships as well.

2017-18: The only Jaguar to play in all 11 events, posting a 73.70 scoring average with 11 scores at or below par in 30 rounds ... Ended up among the top 25 in the Sun Belt Conference stroke average rankings ... Fired a 6-under-par 66 — matching the low 18-hole round by a Jag on the year — on the final day of play at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to place fourth in a field of 80 with an 8-under-par 208 total ... Recorded both the best 18- and 54-hole scores of his career with the performance ... Was third individually at the Sun Belt Championship with a 1-under-par 212 total that included a 4-under-par 67 on the second day of stroke play, going on to defeat medalist Morgan Deneen of Coastal Carolina 3 & 2 in the semifinals of match play ... Won both matches at the Southern Collegiate Match Play, including recording the clinching point in a 3-2 victory over Louisiana after besting Bjorn Gudjonsson 1 up ... Sparked South’s rally from 2-0 down in the finals of the event with a 1 up win over Southern Mississippi’s Matt Codd ... Opened the season with a 3-under-par 68 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... Posted a 3-under-par 67 in the second of three rounds at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate hosted by Alabama ... Opened the All-American Intercollegiate with a 71 before ending the event with a 3-under-par 69, posting a 54-hole even-par 216 total ... Shot even par in the first round of the BIGHORN Invitational and a 1-under-par 71 to begin play at Mississippi State’s Old Waverly Collegiate Championship ... On the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

Summer 2017: Helped Finland win the European Amateur Team Division 2 Flight A championship ... Fired back-to-back 4-under-par 68s at the Audi Finnish Tour Peuramaa tournament to tie for second in a field that included 121 participants ... Shot a 69 in the middle of three rounds at the Audi Finnish Tour event at Alastaro, ending up among the top 10 in a field of more than 100 golfers ... Carded a 1-under-par 71 over the final 18 holes to tie for third at the Estonian Amateur Championship with a 222 total ... Finished in a tie for eight out of 95 competitors at the Finnish Amateur Championship after firing a final-round 68 ... Tied for 21st place at the Finnish Stroke Play Championship after recording a 287 72-hole score ... In addition to opening and closing the tournament with a 71, posted a 70 in the third round ... Shot scores of 72 and 73 at The British Amateur Championship ... Opened the German Amateur Championship with a 71.

2016-17: Named second-team all-Sun Belt Conference ... Paced the team with a 73.30 stroke average and four top-10 finishes while playing 30 rounds in 11 events ... Was among the top 15 in the league in both scoring average and score vs. par ... Placed among the top 20 five times, tying for the most on the team, while counting toward the team score in all 27 rounds when he was part of the lineup ... Was the Jags’ top finisher at four events ... Career-low 6-under-par 210 54-hole score at Auburn’s Tiger Invitational was the best three-round total on the team for the year ... Began the event with a 3-under-par 69 and ended it with a career-best 4-under-par 68 to tie for sixth in a field of 99 ... Also tied for sixth individually at the Bridgestone Match Play following a 1-under-par 71 in the second of two rounds of stroke play, and tied for seventh out of 77 individuals as well at the David Toms Intercollegiate hosted by Louisiana State ... First shot a 68 in the second of three rounds at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational in the final outing of the fall ... Tied for third at the USA Invitational with a two-day 217 total, shooting a 1-under-par 70 in the opening round of the tournament ... Led South at the Seahawk Intercollegiate after tying for 12th place in a field of 76 golfers ... Posted a 1-under-par 71 on the last day of Mississippi State’s Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, then shot an even-par 72 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship ... Went 2-0 at the Southern Collegiate Match Play to help the Jaguars win the team title, earning a 1-up victory in the semifinals against Louisiana-Lafayette before evening the score 2-2 in the championship match with Louisiana Tech with a 4 & 3 win ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

Amateur Highlights: Competed for the Finnish national team at the 2016 European Amateur Team Championship ... Made the cut at the European Amateur Championship, recording a four-round 289 total that included a 70 on the third day of the tournament ... Tied for fourth at the Estonian Amateur Championship after posting a 54-hole 215 score ... Shot par or better on each of the last three days of the Italian Amateur Championship, including a 3-under-par 69 in the third round, to tie for 11th with a 285 total ... Also placed among the top 20 at a pair of Audi Finnish Tour events ... Finished in the top 15 at 10 of the 14 events he participated in during the 2015 calendar year, highlighted by reaching the finals of the Finnish Junior Match Play Championship ... Placed second at the Estonian Amateur Open and was  fourth at the Niitvalja Karikas tournament ... Tied for fourth at the Finnish Stroke Play Championship, where he opened with a 4-under-par 67 and closed with a 69 while posting a 1-under-par 283 72-hole score ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Finnish Match Play event ... Tied for ninth at the Finnish Under-21 Stroke Play Championship following a 71 in the final round ... Carded a 70 in the second round of the Turkish Amateur Open Championship ... Recorded scores of 72 at the second event of the season on the Audi Finish Tour — where he would finish in eighth place — as well as on the first day of both the Finnish Amateur Championship and the K-Supermarket Kamppi Open ... Also posted rounds of 69, 72 and 72 for a 3-under-par 213 total to tie for 15th at the Master Promo Championship, finishing in the same position at the Audi Tour Final with back-to-back 72s to close ... At the 2014 Audi Finnish Tour Final had a 1-under-par 71 on the first day en route to a top-20 finish.

Personal: Full name is Rasmus Santeri Karlsson ... Born April 7, 1995, in Tammisaari, Finland ... Son of Kaj and Marjo Karlsson ... Is the oldest of five children ... Favorite movies are “Leijonasydän” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” ... Favorite books are the “Harry Potter” series ... Favorite team is Oulun Kärpät (Finnish hockey) ... Favorite athletes are Tiger Woods, Jari Litmanen and Teemu Selänne ... Favorite musical artist is Avicii ... Favorite foods are lasagna, and potatoes and salmon ... Favorite subjects are physical education and math ... Likes to work out in his free time ... Served in the Finnish military before enrolling at South Alabama ... Major is management.