Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman (born 28 August 1969) is a Swedish professional golfer. Haeggman formerly played on the European Tour. He was the first Swede to play in the Ryder Cup.
Early life In 1969, 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)
Amateur career
In 1986, Haeggman won the Swedish Junior Under 19 Championship.
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. 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 In 1989, Haeggman won his place on the European Tour at that year's 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.
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.
In 1994, Haeggman and Jesper Parnevik represented Sweden at the World Cup of Golf at the Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort in Puerto Rico. Sweden finished 3rd, behind United States and Zimbabwe and Haeggman finished in 9th place among individuals.
In July 2004, Haeggman reached his career-best 39th place in the Official World Golf Ranking system.
Awards and honors In 1992, Haeggman earned Order of Merit honors on the Swedish Golf Tour. In 1998, Haeggman was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.
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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 May 1993Peugeot Spanish Open−13 (69-69-69-68=275)2 strokes Ernie Els, Nick Faldo23 Aug 1997Volvo Scandinavian Masters−18 (67-69-65-69=270)4 strokes Ignacio Garrido314 Mar 2004Qatar Masters−16 (75-64-68-65=272)1 stroke Nobuhito Sato
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11994Alfred Dunhill Open Nick FaldoLost to par on first extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up120 Mar 1994Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open−9 (71-67-72-69=279)Playoff Periasamy Gunasegaran, Frank Nobilo
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11994Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Periasamy Gunasegaran, Frank NobiloWon with par on eighth extra holeNobilo eliminated by par on sixth hole
Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up18 Jul 1990Wermland Open−10 (68-71-66-73=278)5 strokes Mikael Högberg29 Aug 1992SI Compaq Open−15 (69-69-64-67=269)4 strokes Per-Ive Persson327 Apr 2008AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne−9 (66-74-67-68=275)1 stroke Marcus Higley
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11989Gevalia Open Mats LannerLost 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up14 Dec 2022MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)−11 (66-67-66=199)4 strokes Adilson da Silva21 Sep 2024HSBC 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 Tournament1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTT57The Open ChampionshipCUTT77CUTT38T16CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20042005Match PlayR64ChampionshipT48InvitationalWD
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied WD = withdrew
Results in senior major championships Tournament 202120222023202420252026Senior PGA ChampionshipT14T50CUTT14CUTThe TraditionU.S. Senior OpenCUTCUT50T22T53CUTSenior Players ChampionshipThe Senior Open ChampionshipT40T41T25T17T51CUT
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
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