Anders Haglund (born 4 November 1964) is a Swedish former

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. Haglund was born in Borås, Sweden and played college golf at the

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in the United States. As an amateur golfer, he won the inaugural

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in 1986 at the Eindhoven Golf Club, which also won him the SR P4 Sjuhäradssporten Prize for sporting achievement of the year. Playing mainly on the

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, Haglund won the Open de Bordeaux in 1989 and was tied for first in the rain-abandoned 1997 Interlaken Open. He won the Husqvarna Open on the

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in 1994 and was runner-up at the 1989 Wermland Open and 1987 Volvo Albatross on the same tour. He played on the

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in 1996 where his best finish was a 9th place at 15-under-par in the Hohe Brücke Open. A shoulder injury ended Haglunds golfing career in 1997 and he became a transformative coach, advising clients including the Swedish National Golf Team, the first division football team Elfsborg and the

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Amateur wins

*1986

, Spanish International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing Sweden):

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1988

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haglund, Anders Swedish male golfers South Florida Bulls men's golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Borås Golfers from Västra Götaland County 1964 births Living people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen