Joakim Bäckström
Joakim Bäckström (born 16 March 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Joakim Bäckström | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 March 1978 Umeå, Sweden |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Nordic Golf League Swedish Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
Bäckström was born in Umeå. He turned professional in 1999.
Having failed to win a place on the European Tour 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 qualifying school final stage, and won the Aa St Omer Open during his rookie season.[1] 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)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jun 2005 | Aa 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. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Aa St Omer Open | Paul Dwyer |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jul 2001 | Sundbyholm Open | −1 (75-69-71=215) | Playoff | Jimmy Kawalec |
| 2 | 28 Sep 2003 | Marlboro Classic Masters | −2 (70-71-73=214) | Playoff |  Øyvind Rojahn,  Arild Townhill |
| 3 | 3 Aug 2004 | Hjarbæk Open | −2 (72-72-70=214) | Playoff | Linus Pettersson (a) |
| 4 | 2 Oct 2010 | Helsingborg Golf Open | +1 (72-74-71=217) | 2 strokes | Johan Bjerhag |
| 5 | 20 May 2011 | Danfoss Masters | −6 (70-69-71=210) | 1 stroke | Joachim B. Hansen, Lasse Sonne Nielsen |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 May 2000 | Gula Sidorna Grand Opening | −3 (68-71=139) | 2 strokes | Johan Bjerhag |
Other wins (3)
- 2004 Krone Golf Tour Open, Samsø Linien Pro-am, A Hereford Beefstouw Open
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1995, 1996 (winners)
References
- "Backstrom holds his nerve for win". BBC Sport. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
External links
- Joakim Bäckström at the European Tour official site
- Joakim Bäckström – profile at golfdata.se (in Swedish)
- Joakim Bäckström at the Official World Golf Ranking official site