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
Haeggman at the 2009 KLM Open
Personal information
Full name	Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman
Nickname	Jocke
Born	(1969-08-28) 28 August 1969 (age 55) 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	2
Career
Turned professional	1989
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	11
Highest ranking	39 (25 July 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Challenge Tour	3
European Senior Tour	2
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
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit winner 1992

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.

In 1998, Haeggman was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.^[5]

Week 30 in July 2004, Haeggman was ranked a career best 39th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Amateur wins

• 1988 Coupe Murat (French Open Amateur Stroke-play Championship)
• 1989 French Junior Open Match-play Championship

Professional wins (11)

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
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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Alfred Dunhill Open	Nick Faldo	Lost to par on first extra hole

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	Periasamy Gunasegaran, Frank Nobilo

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1994	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	Periasamy Gunasegaran, Frank Nobilo	Won with par on eighth extra hole Nobilo eliminated by par on sixth hole

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin 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

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1989	Gevalia Open	Mats Lanner	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Argentine Tour wins (1)

• 1998 Center Open

Other wins (1)

• 2001 Hassan II Golf Trophy

European Senior Tour wins (2)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Dec 2022	MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)	−11 (66-67-66=199)	4 strokes	Adilson da Silva
2	1 Sep 2024	HSBC India Legends Championship1	−9 (65-70-72=207)	2 strokes	Andrew Marshall

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

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

Tournament	2004	2005
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

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
The Tradition
Senior PGA Championship	T14	T50	CUT	T14	CUT
Senior Players Championship
U.S. Senior Open	CUT	CUT	50	T22	T53
The Senior Open Championship	T40	T41	T25	T17	T51

  Did not play

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

• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates