Joakim Bäckström

Joakim Bäckström (born 16 March 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Joakim Bäckström
Personal information
Full nameJoakim Bäckström
Born (1978-03-16) 16 March 1978
Umeå, Sweden
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceHelsingborg, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1999
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1

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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
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
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

Other wins (4)
  • 2001 Gula Sidorna Grand Open
  • 2004 Krone Golf Tour Open, Samsø Linien Pro-am, A Hereford Beefstouw Open
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See also

References
  1. "Backstrom holds his nerve for win". BBC Sport. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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