Joakim Bäckström

Joakim Bäckström (born 16 March 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer and former European Tour player. He won the 2005 Aa St Omer Open in France.

Joakim Bäckström
Personal information
Born	(1978-03-16) 16 March 1978 (age 47) Umeå, Sweden
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Helsingborg, Sweden
Career
Turned professional	1999
Former tour(s)	European Tour Nordic Golf League Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Challenge Tour	1
Other	10

Early life and amateur career

Bäckström was born in Umeå and was a member of the Swedish National Team. He was runner-up with the team and individually at the 1995 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan, behind American Joel Kribel.^[1] He helped Sweden to a 4th place at the 1997 European Amateur Team Championship at Portmarnock Golf Club in Ireland, alongside Peter Hanson and Henrik Stenson.^[2]

Professional career

In 1999, Bäckström turned professional.

Having failed to win a place on the European Tour in 2000, Bäckström spent his early career in Sweden on the Nordic Golf League, where he won the 2001 Gula Sidorna Grand Opening and the 2002 Sunbyholm Open. He also picked up five wins in Denmark during 2003 and 2004.

Bäckström finally joined the European Tour in 2005 after coming through the 2004 qualifying school final stage, and won the Aa St Omer Open during his rookie season.^[3] However he has struggled to establish himself after that, never finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit, and lost his tour card at the end of 2008.

Personal life

Bäckström married former Ladies European Tour player Antonella Cvitan. They won the Swedish Husband-Wife Championship in 2014 and 2019.^[4]

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Jun 2005	Aa St Omer Open1	−4 (72-70-68-70=280)	Playoff	Paul Dwyer

¹Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	Aa St Omer Open	Paul Dwyer	Won with par on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jul 2001	Sundbyholm Open	−1 (75-69-71=215)	Playoff	Jimmy Kawalec
2	28 Sep 2003	Marlboro Classic Masters	−2 (70-71-73=214)	Playoff	Øyvind Rojahn, Arild Townhill
3	3 Aug 2004	Hjarbæk Open	−2 (72-72-70=214)	Playoff	Linus Pettersson (a)
4	2 Oct 2010	Helsingborg Golf Open	+1 (72-74-71=217)	2 strokes	Johan Bjerhag
5	20 May 2011	Danfoss Masters	−6 (70-69-71=210)	1 stroke	Joachim B. Hansen, Lasse Sonne Nielsen

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 May 2000	Gula Sidorna Grand Opening	−3 (68-71=139)	2 strokes	Johan Bjerhag

Other wins (5)

• 2004 Krone Golf Tour Open, Samsø Linien Pro-am, A Hereford Beefstouw Open
• 2014 Swedish Husband-Wife Championship (with Antonella Cvitan)
• 2019 Swedish Husband-Wife Championship (with Antonella Cvitan)

Team appearances

Amateur

• Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 1995
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1995, 1996 (winners)
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1997

See also

• 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates