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. 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.
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)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|16 May 1993
|Peugeot Spanish Open
|−13 (69-69-69-68=275)
|2 strokes
| Ernie Els, Nick Faldo
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|3 Aug 1997
|Volvo Scandinavian Masters
|−18 (67-69-65-69=270)
|4 strokes
| Ignacio Garrido
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|14 Mar 2004
|Qatar Masters
|−16 (75-64-68-65=272)
|1 stroke
| Nobuhito Sato
|}
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1994
|Alfred Dunhill Open
| Nick Faldo
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|}
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|20 Mar 1994
|Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
|−9 (71-67-72-69=279)
|Playoff
| Periasamy Gunasegaran, Frank Nobilo
|}
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1994
|Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
| Periasamy Gunasegaran, Frank Nobilo
|Won with par on eighth extra hole<br>Nobilo eliminated by par on sixth hole
|}
Challenge Tour wins (3)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|8 Jul 1990
|Wermland Open
|−10 (68-71-66-73=278)
|5 strokes
| Mikael Högberg
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|9 Aug 1992
|SI Compaq Open
|−15 (69-69-64-67=269)
|4 strokes
| Per-Ive Persson
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|27 Apr 2008
|AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne
|−9 (66-74-67-68=275)
|1 stroke
| Marcus Higley
|}
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1989
|Gevalia Open
| Mats Lanner
|Lost 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)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championships (1)
|-
| Other European Senior Tour (1)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|4 Dec 2022
|MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)
|−11 (66-67-66=199)
|4 strokes
| Adilson da Silva
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|1 Sep 2024
|HSBC India Legends Championship<sup>1</sup>
|−9 (65-70-72=207)
|2 strokes
| Andrew Marshall
|}
<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Results in major championships
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!Tournament
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
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|align=left|Masters Tournament
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|CUT
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
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|CUT
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|T57
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|align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT
|T77
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|CUT
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|T38
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|T16
|CUT
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
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|CUT
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|CUT
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|}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2004!!2005
|-
|align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|-
|align="left"|Championship
|T48
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|-
|align="left"|Invitational
|WD
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|}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = Tied<br>
WD = withdrew
Results in senior major championships
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025
|-
|align=left|The Tradition
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|-
|align=left|Senior PGA Championship
|T14
|T50
|CUT
|T14
|CUT
|-
|align=left|Senior Players Championship
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|-
|align=left|U.S. Senior Open
|CUT
|CUT
|50
|T22
|T53
|-
|align=left|The Senior Open Championship
|T40
|T41
|T25
|T17
|T51
|}
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CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
"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