Joakim Lagergren

Joakim Lagergren (born 15 November 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour having previously played on the Challenge Tour .[1]

Joakim Lagergren
Personal information
Born (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other4

Professional career

Lagergren turned professional in 2010 and initially played his golf on the Nordic mini-tours picking up his first win at the 2010 Landskrona Masters on the Nordic Golf League.[2]

He earned his playing rights on the 2011 Challenge Tour at qualifying school and played 13 events[3] before returning to qualifying school at the end of 2011 where he earned his playing rights for the European Tour in 2012.[1] During this season on the Challenge Tour, Lagergren continued to play in the Nordic League winning the 2011 ECCO Spanish Open.[2]

During his first season on the European Tour, Lagergren played in 17 events finishing 140th in the Race to Dubai narrowly missing out on automatically retaining his tour card for 2013,[4] however a second consecutive strong performance at qualifying school meant that he did regain his playing rights on the European Tour for 2013.[1]

During 2013, Lagergren had an unsuccessful season on the European Tour and lost his playing rights at the end of the season, returning to the Challenge Tour for the 2014 season.[1] However the season was not entirely unsuccessful as Lagergren gained his third win in the Nordic League by winning the 2013 Isaberg Open[2] and at the Marbella Club Golf Resort on the Gecko Pro Tour.[5]

In 2014, Lagergren got his first win on the Challenge Tour at the Northern Ireland Open Challenge.[2][6] Lagergren lost a three-way playoff at the 2017 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, before clinching his maiden European Tour title at the 2018 Rocco Forte Sicilian Open.[7] Lagergren shot his first albatross on Tour at the 2018 Turkish Airlines Open as he holed his five wood second shot with 238 yards left to the pin on the par five hole 12.[8]

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 13 May 2018 Rocco Forte Sicilian Open −16 (71-66-63-68=268) Playoff Mike Lorenzo-Vera

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2017 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Jaco van Zyl, Wang Jeung-hun Wang won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2018 Rocco Forte Sicilian Open Mike Lorenzo-Vera Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 31 Aug 2014 Northern Ireland Open Challenge −13 (62-71-66-72=271) 1 stroke Adrien Bernadet

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

  • 2010 Landskrona Masters
  • 2011 ECCO Spanish Open
  • 2013 Isaberg Open

Other wins (1)

  • 2013 Marbella Club Golf Resort (Gecko Pro Tour)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "European Tour – Player Profile". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. "European Tour – Wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. "European Tour – Career Record". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. "2012 Race to Dubai". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. "Joakim Lagergren - Marbella Club Golf Resort". The Gecko Pro Tour. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. "Northern Ireland Open: Joakim Lagergren wins at Galgorm". BBC Sport. 31 August 2014.
  7. "Lagergren Claims Play-Off Glory in Sicily". European Tour. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  8. "Lagergren Lands Albatross in Turkey". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  9. "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association.
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