Mikael Högberg (born 4 October 1960) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. He won the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit in 1990 and joined the European Tour in 1991.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 1960 Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1986 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour (joined 1991) | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Amateur career edit
Högberg finished fourth at the 1982 European Youths' Team Championship and won the 1983 Swedish International Stroke Play Championship. He represented Sweden at the 1984 Eisenhower Trophy and finished 8th together with Carl-Magnus Strömberg and Jesper Parnevik.[1] He represented the Continent of Europe at the 1984 St Andrews Trophy at Saunton Golf Club with a team that included Fredrik Lindgren and José María Olazábal.[2]
Professional career edit
Högberg turned professional in 1986 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In his first season, he won the Esab Open[3] and finished T9 in the Scandinavian Enterprise Open, a European Tour event.
In 1990, he won the Teleannons Grand Prix on the nascent Challenge Tour,[4][5] and he won the 1990 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit.[6]
Högberg joined the European Tour in 1991, where he made 9 cuts in 17 starts and finished 142nd in the rankings.[7]
Amateur wins edit
Professional wins (2) edit
Challenge Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Aug 1990 | Teleannons Grand Prix | −11 (73-64-68=205) | 1 stroke |  José Cantero
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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | FLA Open | Olle Nordberg
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Sep 1986 | Esab Open | E (71-70-72=213) | Playoff | Johan Ryström, Ove Sellberg
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Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1982
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1984
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1984
Source:[9]
References edit
- ^ "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 180. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 210. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Resultatlista Esab Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Resultatlista Teleannons GP". Golfdata. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Mikael Högberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 275. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Mikael Högberg – Career Record Details". European Tour. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 217. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2020.
External links edit
- Mikael Högberg at the European Tour official site
- Mikael Högberg at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)