Sweden’s Joakim Haeggman took his first step on the road to regaining his place amongst the golfing elite with victory at the AGF-Allianz Open Côtes d’Armor Bretagne on the European Challenge Tour.
Haeggman, who made a miraculous up and down on the final hole at Golf Blue Green de Pléneuf Val André to save par, carded a final round 68 to finish on five under par and take the title by one shot from England’s Marcus Higley.
Higley shot a 67 – the lowest round of the day – to finish on four under par, with Sweden’s Andreas Högberg, Northern Ireland’s Gareth Maybin and Italy’s Allesandro Tadini in a tie for third two shots further back.
But the day belonged to Haeggman, whose last victory came at the Qatar Masters in 2004, since when a loss of form and fitness has seen him slide down the Rankings and lose his card on The European Tour.
The Swede, who now heads to Seville to compete at the Open de Espana on The European Tour, attributes his reversal in fortunes to his decision to reunite with Simon Holmes, who coached him for 16 years before the pair split in 2006.
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