Joakim Lagergren

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Joakim Lagergren
Personal information
Full nameJoakim Kevin Lagergren
Born (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 (age 33)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Stockholm, Sweden
PartnerSara Bolay
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour3
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2025
The Open Championship DNP

Joakim Kevin 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]

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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. In April 2017, he moved to a career best 129th on the Official World Golf Ranking. He clinched 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]

In 2019, Lagergren finished third at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, two strokes behind winner Victor Perez and was runner-up at the same tournament in 2021, two strokes behind Danny Willett. He finished solo second at the 2022 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, six shots behind Adrián Otaegui. [9] He finished the 2022 European Tour season 45th on the Order of Merit Race to Dubai rankings.

Lagergren lost his card during the 2023 European Tour season. By August 2024, he had fallen to 580th in the Official World Golf Ranking. He won twice late in the 2024 Challenge Tour season to regain his European Tour status. In June 2025, he finished runner-up to Connor Syme at the KLM Open. Three months later, Lagergren recorded another runner-up finish, losing in a playoff to Rory McIlroy at the Amgen Irish Open. With these results, Lagergren moved to a career-high 121st in the world rankings. [10]

Awards, honors

In 2022, Lagergren received Elit Sign number 150 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
113 May 2018 Rocco Forte Sicilian Open −16 (71-66-63-68=268)Playoff Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2017 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl, Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jeung-hun Wang won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2018 Rocco Forte Sicilian Open Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2025 Amgen Irish Open Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
131 Aug 2014 Northern Ireland Open Challenge −13 (62-71-66-72=271)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Adrien Bernadet
24 Aug 2024 Irish Challenge −16 (63-71-70-68=272)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Sébastien Gros
325 Aug 2024 Indoor Golf Group Challenge −12 (68-70-66-68=272)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Sandborg

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
129 Aug 2010 Landskrona Masters−12 (67-67-67=201)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Victor Almström
27 Mar 2011 ECCO Spanish Open−9 (69-66-72=207)1 stroke Flag of Norway.svg Christian Aronsen
310 Aug 2013 Isaberg Open−8 (70-68-70=208)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Kristoffer Broberg

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "European Tour – Player Profile". PGA European Tour . Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. "Adrian Otaegui claims fourth DP World Tour title with Valderrama win". European Tour. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. Hall, Mike (7 September 2025). "Joakim Lagergren May Not Have Won The Amgen Irish Open, But Here Is What He Gets After A Strong Week At The K Club". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  11. "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association.