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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Professional wins (12) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up119 Jun 2005Aa 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult12005Aa St Omer Open Paul DwyerWon with par on first extra hole
Nordic Golf League wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up115 Jul 2001Sundbyholm Open−1 (75-69-71=215)Playoff Jimmy Kawalec228 Sep 2003Marlboro Classic Masters−2 (70-71-73=214)Playoff Øyvind Rojahn, Arild Townhill33 Aug 2004Hjarbæk Open−2 (72-72-70=214)Playoff Linus Pettersson (a)42 Oct 2010Helsingborg Golf Open +1 (72-74-71=217)2 strokes Johan Bjerhag520 May 2011Danfoss Masters−6 (70-69-71=210)1 stroke Joachim B. Hansen, Lasse Sonne Nielsen
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 May 2000Gula 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
References
External links
Joakim Bäckström – profile at golfdata.se