Karl's 7-under 29 on the Back 9 

+Erik Newman Thanks Erik.

that's what I thought too!

+samuelbm87 Thanks Samuel. I get accused by some of being biased towards Karl and by others of being too critical, so I keep an open mind with the comments that come in because Karl's fans are entitled to their own opinion. Because I've always coached Karl I know what he's expecting to try to achieve with certain shots despite me being (at times) 200- 300 yards away and using the camera zoom to get the Tee shot, so my commentary is based on what he was expecting as a result. What a lot of folks don't always understand is that Karl's expectations are extremely high- higher than 99% of club golfers, but if we look back at players like Serena Williams or Jordan Spieth at this age, they had the same lofty expectations. Those juniors who are happy with mediocrity will undoubtedly enjoy the game, but will never rise to the top of their sport, so I respect Karl's refusal to settle for less than perfect. That quality can't be taught- even as a toddler down at the playground, Karl always tried to climb the tallest castle, or get across the obstacles as quickly as he could.He would ride his bike as fast as he could when we'd cycle every day despite me asking him to slow down, so that determination has always been there. It's my job as his parent to understand Karl, (which I believe I do), and to work with that. Cheers, Paul (Karl's Dad)

samuelbm87 yea I agree is Dad seems really fair and judges him while when watching and always knows what he should be trying to do & what he is capable of doing so he for sure is a great camera guy commentates very well & definitely isn't to hard on him or too harsh on him he pushes him just a lil bit but that's only because he knows how great of a player his son is when he plays his best I mean he has seen more of his golf shots then anyone so his dad knows what he can do!

Beta Vulgaris 😂😂

Beta Vulgaris yea right

R.E.S Xtreme I think what he’s saying is he usually shoots 29 on the first 2 holes... it’s a common joke when average players watch really good players

Yeh, really pro-active. Couldn't even use the putting Green after 4pm.

Anton Löfgren at one of the state championship they had 5 dollar practice rounds at a course where pga tour events were

@@Me37368 That's really cheap!

Nice of you to say that about Karl. You'll likely see Karl having at least 1 tour appearance during the 20/21 tour season.

Not sure how I stumbled across this video but... 5 years later he’s a standout at Stanford getting tv time

Well well well

My coach 2 years ago taught me etiquette instead of golf You can be a great golfer but it doesn't mean anything if your disqualified

+graham klenke no chill? You guys act like your sick. Obviously if you need a 4 handicap and you're 14 then your coach should be teaching you a little more about golf than the etiquette. Obviously Karl could handle that his playing partners were doing that, so I don't know why you should

+graham klenke you're * Srry I had to don't hate

+Soundpai that comment was from 5 months ago so you need to find something better to do and by the way you sound sick "SOUNDPAI" 😂😂😂😂😂

+Pamela Adams Thank you Pamela.

Karl used a lot more "Lag" when he was younger, and it was that Lag which generated that clubhead speed he developed to carry the ball 285 yards despite being just 13 years old. On the next round he carried his Drive on to the front of that 295 yard uphill Par 4.

It's a classic video.

Hell yes!

RustedRedwood55 That's golf for you!

RustedRedwood55 I played my personal best of 7 over so far last sunday, made 13 pars, 4 bogeys and 1 shameful triple bogey. Got me into single digits.

Geoff Dunstan Thanks Geoff. Say hi to everyone in Melbourne for us mate. Cheers

Thanks Stuart, It certainly was. It was also on fire the previous tournament with back-to-back 65's and a 14-shot win against the 18-year-olds on a Donald Ross layout in Pinehurst. That round is also on video immediately before the one you just viewed. Cheers

Thanks for that. To have shot that score without having played the course before was pretty neat.

I'm 14 with a eleven handicap, he really does show us up doesn't he

+Dan Han same 16 with a 4 handicap and it amazes me the things Karl can do

+Dan Han I just turned 15 and have a 9 handicap, makes me look like shit. there was a point when i was like 8 and I once shot a 4 over 38 on the front nine at my course and was having hopes of making tour some day but now I'm happy to shoot around 78 to 75. This kind of thing shows how important a good short game is because I'm the longest junior at my club, I can hit a driver over 300 and I hit a 7 iron around 180 yet if I miss the green I almost always bogey

Well I guess I'll join also. I'm 16 years old and I have a 5 handicap, i hit it bout 280 yards also and iron 7 bout 175 yards, but my shortgame is a pain also.

I'm 10 with a +3 from the tips my drives go about 260 and I had only 25 putts the other day

They're to stop the Greens getting too hot in the humid South. I originally thought that they were to keep the leaves off. LOL Cheers (Karl's Dad).

WOW that`s just the opposite of here up North in England UK.We get the much rain sometimes we need a large spoon to pop the ball up out of it`s pitch mark on the green hehe.

We have some fans on the Bent Grass greens here in Texas as well. Looks like a hole I played in east texas near Tyler.

+Nerdy Golfer John Jordan Thanks John.

+Graham Wiles Thank you Graham.

+Gam3Junkie Karl did one of those back in November, but we'll try to do another one sometime over the US summer. Cheers

+rieks gnodde Thank you Rieks.

Oh, sorry I go to tons of country clubs and one I know has fans and that what they told me they were for (what I said) so I'll tell them, thanks

boy don't know how to spell

+ael96 10 Thank you.

Thanks Billy. That's pretty much what they said on the Golf Channel's Morning Drive when Karl was on a few days ago. See www.golfchannel.com/video/australian-junior-vilips-crushes-driver-simulator/ In fact, it was Karl's RU-vid channel that got him his scholarships to date. Cheers

+Trey Carter Best of luck.

granted I'm not as good as karl but I get where yall come from as far as financials go I'm 17 years old and go to school full time and work 2 jobs over the summer to help bring in a little more money in but I find time for golf in the midst of it all. so I'm trying to put myself out there this year and build a solid resume for colleges in hopes one will pick me up and I can better myself through an education somewhere.

chances are they're not considering his equipment lol

Whiteboy CurryII Sorry i don't really get what you mean.

He gets his clubs for free with taylormade adidas sponsorship

Whiteboy CurryII Ah i get it now. Dude....they lost their home and his dad struggled to even pay for his Visa to be able to get him to these events. They are good examples of great men in that they don't go begging for sympathy, or pity, or money, but people who are aware of their situation could help them out. I've said it before and i'll say it again - it should be the responsibility of tour pros to sponsor 2 or 3 promising amateurs from poor backgrounds from their home country.

Sjors den Ambtman Well done. In which way did Karl's videos help you? Cheers

Karl Vilips my putting was soo bad, with the putting drills!

That's a trifle unfair. Tiger was the greatest player in his prime. Cheers

+G Rossini Got to be a Scot.

+Matthew Lennox Hopefully

+dude not so perfect Good idea. Obviously Karl can't travel to the UK, and that's where all those guys are based, so it may be difficult. Cheers.

blackandgold BRUINS Thank you.

+Christian Gleave Thank you Christian.

That was 2015 when Karl was just 13 years old. As Karl's grown to now be 18, we've gradually firmed up both the flex and the tip of his Driver at each fitting so that he has gotten more accurate whilst gaining a little bit of yardage each year. It's that balance between distance and accuracy that all golfers need to get to their respective "Happy place" with the big stick. A good example is Bryson DC. He's hitting it a country mile now, but when he's off, he's playing his next shot from the next suburb.

+Max Proker Cheers

+Matthew Lennox Thanks Matthew.

MrStrato444 This is liam from mandurah country club by the way....

MrStrato444 Cheers Liam.

Yes, you still need to pay the full entry fee. Cheers

WildcatFIlms Answers 1. Blue Tees 2. Testosterone 3. He played because I did. 4. Better to get your coach to look at your swing. Cheers

You get days like that, but only of you practice. Cheers

xNocek Already did. Because Karl is not a US Citizen he isn't eligible, even despite Payne Stewart's Australian widow having recently donated a big chunk of change. Cheers

It was slightly downhill, but nevertheless, for a 13-year old it wasn't too shabby. Karl now carries 300 with ease.

Florian Schinnerl Good question. It's a good option at young ages, but by age 14 you should be ready to play with Men's irons. It's only the head size that is different. Cheers

+sean mitchell That was the Taylormade Daytona Ghost which he put into play just a few weeks beforehand. Cheers

charly yoo That's what motivates Karl. Cheers

+pokemonzr I need more than captions, I need a week on a caribbean island with a Victoria's Secret assistant. Cheers

Karl Vilips Ha! You're funny! Love your videos by the way. Keep it up!

Always has, oddly enough. Here's Karl at age 11 compared with Rory: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WO9U26er-4Y.html

Florian Schinnerl Either- it's the weight and tip flex that are important. Cheers

I assume that they are to prevent the Greens from over-heating, but a local may be able to better inform us.

Karl actually had to miss both The Amateur (aka The British Am) and The Boys Amateur (aka The British Boys) this summer due to the airfare costs, so we haven't got a money tree. (Unfortunately)

+Max Proker LOL. He doesn't, trust me. Even the Tour players stuff up the occasional show. Karl does, however, hot if better more often that his counterparts. Cheers

Not this year, but will do in 2017. Cheers

Kiran Mangrulkar A number of reasons which we'll do a video on next month. Cheers

Karl can't do instructional videos on his channel now. He actually had to get special permission to do the Golfing World TV series. It's all to do with the level that Karl is approaching which will restrict what he can and can't do. Cheers

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funk44 Karl's carry is only 280 +/-, the other factors such as fairway, temperature, wind, etc determine the roll-out. Cheers

Karl Vilips i love the way you say only XD 280. At age 13 that is already really fa!! I wonder how long he'll be hitting in a few years :)

Karl Vilips HAHA! I'm 22, with a pretty good ball flight on drives, swinging my fastest I can only carry 260 or 280 when I'm lucky. It's amazing how much he's able to use his lower body to produce that distance! You can see it in his rhythm! Future masters winner for sure!

funk44 i know it's ridiculous

Kazuki O future long driver

+Zoukings HD Bacj when this was recorded, just a normal Sony HD. Since mid-July we use a Super HD Sony camera. Cheers

RG_262 Much less than his counterparts do, I can assure you. A couple of hours 3-4 times a week. Cheers

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+Dimas F. Drajat Not sure which video you're looking at, but it's not flat on this one.

Beth Saggers in the other videos lately it has been stated that it's a "GHOST TOUR BLACK DAYTONA SUPER STROKE"

Taylormade Ghost Tour Black Daytona with a Super Stroke

Beth Saggers GHOST TOUR BLACK DAYTONA SUPER STROKE

12? Gosh, probably around 280-odd. His carry at age 13 was 285, but his accuracy wasn't so good. Nowadays he's slowed it down and hits most fairways. His latest swing numbers are on the Golf Channel appearance from a few days ago: www.golfchannel.com/video/australian-junior-vilips-crushes-driver-simulator/

+John Meany I doubt it. It's the home course of a D1 Team and those guys are real good. Cheers

+Karl Vilips haha yeah but none the less congrats

John Meany could be close never know I could see him beating a few D1 guys if he is having a great round like this day he would beat some of them that's for sure

It'll all come together eventually. Cheers.

Taylor Cooke The Tips.

Aaron Khera Doesn't have one as he's not a member anywhere. Karl just plays wherever he can get some range time. Cheers

Impressive.

mrfancy He is supplied with equipment only. Cheers

Karl eats like a horse. I think the milkman must have been tall, because I'm not.

Karl Vilips lmao