Joakim Haeggman
| Joakim Haeggman | |
|---|---|
 At KLM Open in the Netherlands Photo: Dutchess (2009) | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman |
| Nickname | Jocke |
| Born | 28 August 1969 Kalmar, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Kalmar, Sweden |
| Spouse | Emelie (m. 2011) |
| Children | Tuva, Felix |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 39 (25 July 2004)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2005 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1994, 2004 |
| U.S. Open | T57: 2004 |
| The Open Championship | T16: 2004 |
Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman (born 28 August 1969) is a Swedish professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour. He was the first Swede to play in the Ryder Cup.
Early life[]
Haeggman was born in Kalmar on the east coast of the province of Småland in Sweden. He grew up close to the golf course at Kalmar Golf Club and learned the game without golf playing parents.
He won the unofficial 1985 Swedish Youth Championship, Colgate Cup, at his age level (16 years old)[2][3]
Amateur career[]
In 1986, Haeggman won the Swedish Junior Under 19 Championship.[2]
As a 19 year old, Haeggman won the 1988 French Open Amateur Stroke-play Championship at Chantilly, north of Paris, shooting a score of level par 288.[4] The year after, he won the French Junior Open Match-play Championship as well.
He turned professional during 1989, still a junior, why he never represented Sweden on the highest amateur level, only at boys' level and the Continent of Europe at the Jacques Léglise Trophy.
Professional career[]
He won his place on the European Tour at the 1989 qualifying school. He has won three events on the European Tour, and several other professional events. His best seasons were 1993, 1997 and 2004, in each of which he made the top twenty on the Order of Merit.
Haeggman won his first tournament on the highest level at the 1993 Peugeot Spanish Open, becoming the first Swedish winner of the event and claiming the tenth Swedish victory on the European Tour.
The same year, Haeggman became the first Swede to play for the European Team in the Ryder Cup. He won his Sunday singles match against John Cook with one hole up, but Europe lost the Ryder Cup match against United States 15-13 at The Belfry Golf Club, England.[2]
Haeggman was out of the game for nearly two years following an ice hockey accident in 1994 which left him with a dislocated shoulder and broken ribs, which deprived him of the chance to play in the following Ryder Cup, and he has not represented Europe again. He also missed half a season after breaking his ankle playing ice hockey in December 2002.
Haeggman represented Sweden four times at the World Cup and twice at the Dunhill Cup.
At the 1993 Dunhill Cup at the Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, the Swedish team of Haeggman, Anders Forsbrand and Jesper Parnevik finished tied 3rd, after losing just one match, against winners to be United States in the semi finals.
At the 1997 Dunhill Cup, Haeggman scored a record 27 strokes on the front nine holes at the Old Course, in his stroke-play match against Justin Leonard, United States. The Swedish team of Haeggman, Per-Ulrik Johansson and Jesper Parnevik eventually lost in the final of the tournament against South Africa.
Haeggman and Jesper Parnevik represented Sweden at the 1994 World Cup of Golf at the Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort in Puerto Rico. Sweden finished 3rd, behind United States and Zimbabwe and Haeggman 9th in the individual competition.
Week 30 in July 2004, Haeggman was ranked a career best 39th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Amateur wins[]
- 1988 French Open Amateur Stroke-play Championship
- 1989 French Junior Open Match-play Championship
Professional wins (9)[]
European Tour wins (3)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 May 1993 | Peugeot Spanish Open | −13 (69-69-69-68=275) | 2 strokes |  Ernie Els,  Nick Faldo
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| 2 | 3 Aug 1997 | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | −18 (67-69-65-69=270) | 4 strokes |  Ignacio Garrido
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| 3 | 14 Mar 2004 | Qatar Masters | −16 (75-64-68-65=272) | 1 stroke |  Nobuhito Sato
|
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Alfred Dunhill Open | Nick Faldo
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (3)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jul 1990 | Wermland Open1 | −10 (68-71-66-73=278) | 5 strokes | Mikael Högberg
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| 2 | 9 Aug 1992 | SI Compaq Open1 | −15 (69-69-64-67=269) | 4 strokes |
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| 3 | 27 Apr 2008 | AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | −9 (66-74-67-68=275) | 1 stroke | Marcus Higley
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Mar 1994 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | −9 (71-67-72-69=279) | Playoff |  ,  Frank Nobilo
|
Argentine Tour wins (1)[]
- 1998 Center Open
Other wins (1)[]
Results in major championships[]
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T57 | |||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T77 | CUT | T38 | T16 | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships[]
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | |
| Championship | T48 | |
| Invitational | WD |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
WD = withdrew
Results in senior major championships[]
| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| The Tradition | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T14 |
| Senior Players Championship | |
| U.S. Senior Open | CUT |
| The Senior Open Championship | T40 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1986, 1987
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1986 (winners), 1987
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1993, 1997
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1993
- World Cup (representing Sweden): 1993, 1994, 1997, 2004
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Week 30 2004 Ending 25 Jul 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 200, 209, 210, 211, 217, 225, 227, 236–237, 246, 250, 256–257. ISBN 91-86818007.
- ^ "Nästa år faller drömgränsen" [Next year the dream line will be beaten]. Svensk Golf. No. 9. September 1985. pp. 26–29.
- ^ "Joakim fransk mästare när Sverige sopade rent" [Joakim French Champion when Sweden cleaned up]. Svensk Golf. No. 6. June 1988. p. 106.
External links[]
- Joakim Haeggman at the European Tour official site
- Joakim Haeggman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile at golfdata.se
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- Swedish male golfers
- European Tour golfers
- Ryder Cup competitors for Europe
- People from Kalmar
- 1969 births
- Living people