General: One of the state of Georgia’s top prospects, all-state three times and Gwinnett County boys golfer of the year in 2018, who enrolled at Georgia Tech on the heels of leading his high school team to consecutive state championships in the highest classification … Redshirted in 2018-19 and did not crack the lineup in 2019-20, but earned regular playing time in 2020-21 … Father competed for his native Yugoslavia (4x400m relay) in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games … Third of four children … Oldest brother was a varsity swimmer at Berry College in 2012-13 … Enjoys fishing and table tennis … Graduated in May of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration … Last name pronounced “kuh-RAW-lik” … Hometown (Atlanta suburb) pronounced “duh-CUE-luh”
2021-22: Tournament Results
Played in one fall event, tying for 43rd place at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (217, +1).
2021 Amateur Highlights: Won the GCAA Summer Amateur Series event in Loudon, Tenn., by 10 strokes (199, -17) … Posted a fifth-place finish at the GCAA Summer Series event in Raleigh, N.C. (213, even) … Tied for 35th at the Dogwood Invitational (284, -4) … Tied for 42nd at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. (214, +4).
2020-21: Tournament Results
In his third year in the program, played in five events, with solid finishes in the first three … Made his collegiate debut at the Camp Creek Invitational, tying for 25th place as the Yellow Jackets’ No. 2 finisher … Tied for 34th at the Southwestern Invitational and 18th at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate … Counted for Tech in 10 of 15 rounds.
2018 Summer Highlights: Tied for 23rd (+5) at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga.
White and Gold: Karaulic Ready to Put Golf Career on Fast Track
Junior Golf: Ranked No. 180 in the class of 2018 (No. 7 in Georgia) and No. 347 overall by the Junior Golf Scoreboard, as well as No. 378 in Golfweek’s boys rankings … In six junior events in 2017, Karaulic’s best performance was a 10th place finish at the AJCA Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship … Had top-25 showings in the AJGA Junior at RiverWatch and the AJGA Davis Love III Junior Open.
BOYS GOLFER OF THE YEAR: Back-to-back team titles special for Mill Creek’s Luka Karaulic
High School: Three-time all-state selection for Jeremy York and David Allen at Mill Creek High School, which won the 7A state championship in 2017 and 2018, as well as a region title in 2016 … Named Gwinnett County Golf of the Year in 2018 by the Gwinnett Daily Post, and all-county each of his final three years at Mill Creek … Shot 71 and 76 in the 2017 state tournament to place fourth individually and help the Hawks to the team championship … Shot 71 in a rain-shortened 2018 state championship and finished second individually, but his hawks team won the team title by a stroke.
Career Statistics
| Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 219 | 71 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | 193-245 | .441 | 74.53 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 217 | 68 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 32-42 | .432 | 72.33 |
| Totals | 18 | 217 | 68 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | 225-287 | .439 | 74.17 |