Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman (born 28 August 1969) is a

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professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour. He was the first Swede to play in the Ryder Cup.

Early life

Haeggman was born in

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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

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, north of

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, 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

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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

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, 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,

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. 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

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and twice at the

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. At the

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at the Old Course, St Andrews,

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, the Swedish team of Haeggman, Anders Forsbrand and

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finished tied 3rd, after losing just one match, against winners to be

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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

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. The Swedish team of Haeggman,

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and

eventually lost in the final of the tournament against

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. Haeggman and Jesper Parnevik represented Sweden at the

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at the Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort in

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. Sweden finished 3rd, behind United States and

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and Haeggman 9th in the individual competition. Week 30 in July 2004, Haeggman was ranked a career best 39th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Amateur wins

*1988 French Open Amateur Stroke-play Championship *1989 French Junior Open Match-play Championship

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (3)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Argentine Tour wins (1)

*1998 Center Open

Other wins (1)

*2001

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European Senior Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
WD = withdrew

Results in senior major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden): 1986, 1987 *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 1986 (winners), 1987 Professional *

(representing Sweden):

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* Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1993 *