Mikael Högberg (born 4 October 1960) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. He won the

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Order of Merit in 1990 and joined the

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in 1991.

Amateur career

Högberg finished fourth at the 1982

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and won the 1983

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. He represented Sweden at the

1984 Eisenhower Trophy The 1984 Eisenhower Trophy took place 30 October to 2 November at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling, Hong Kong. It was the 14th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event ...

and finished 8th together with

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and

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. He represented the Continent of Europe at the 1984

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with a team that included Fredrik Lindgren and

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Professional career

Högberg turned professional in 1986 and joined the

. In his first season, he won the Esab Open and finished T9 in the

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, a European Tour event. In 1990, he won the

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on the nascent

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, and he won the 1990 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit. Högberg joined the

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, where he made 9 cuts in 17 starts and finished 142nd in the rankings.

Amateur wins

*1983

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1982 *

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1984 Source:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogberg, Mikael Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Eskilstuna 1960 births Living people 20th-century Swedish people