Joakim Haeggman

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.

Joakim Haeggman
At KLM Open in the Netherlands
Photo: Dutchess (2009)
Personal information
Full nameKarl Sven Joakim Haeggman
NicknameJocke
Born (1969-08-28) 28 August 1969
Kalmar, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceKalmar, Sweden
SpouseEmelie (m. 2011)
ChildrenTuva, Felix
Career
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking39 (25 July 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Challenge Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2005
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1994, 2004
U.S. OpenT57: 2004
The Open ChampionshipT16: 2004

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 16 May 1993 Peugeot Spanish Open −13 (69-69-69-68=275) 2 strokes Ernie Els, Nick Faldo
2 3 Aug 1997 Volvo Scandinavian Masters −18 (67-69-65-69=270) 4 strokes Ignacio Garrido
3 14 Mar 2004 Qatar Masters −16 (75-64-68-65=272) 1 stroke Nobuhito Sato

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1994 Alfred Dunhill Open Nick Faldo Lost to par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 8 Jul 1990 Wermland Open −10 (68-71-66-73=278) 5 strokes Mikael Högberg
2 9 Aug 1992 SI Compaq Open −15 (69-69-64-67=269) 4 strokes Per-Ive Persson
3 27 Apr 2008 AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne −9 (66-74-67-68=275) 1 stroke Marcus Higley

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 20 Mar 1994 Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open −9 (71-67-72-69=279) Playoff Periasamy Gunasegaran, Frank Nobilo

Argentine Tour wins (1)

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
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20042005
Match Play R64
Championship T48
Invitational WD
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 30 2004 Ending 25 Jul 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. "Nästa år faller drömgränsen" [Next year the dream line will be beaten]. Svensk Golf. No. 9. September 1985. pp. 26–29.
  4. "Joakim fransk mästare när Sverige sopade rent" [Joakim French Champion when Sweden cleaned up]. Svensk Golf. No. 6. June 1988. p. 106.
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