Joakim Bäckström (born 16 March 1978) is a

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professional

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er. Bäckström was born in

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. He turned professional in 1999. Having failed to win a place on the

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in 2000, Bäckström spent his early career in Sweden on the Telia Tour, where he won the 2001 Gula Sidorna Grand Open 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

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final stage, and won the Aa St Omer Open during his

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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.

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

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European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Nordic Golf League wins (5)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (3)

*2004 Krone Golf Tour Open, Samsø Linien Pro-am, A Hereford Beefstouw Open

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1995, 1996 (winners)

References

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– profile at golfdata.se * {{DEFAULTSORT:Backstrom, Joakim Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Helsingborg 1978 births Living people