PERSONAL
A promising ice hockey player at age 10. However one of the players at his club, Per Nellbeck, was also the local golf professional and taught the entire Jacobson family to play golf. First handicap was 40, but reached scratch five years later at age 15.
Missed first three months of 2000 after breaking left thumb playing hockey for golf professionals vs. tennis players in 1999. Needed operation and returned in March to finish third, second and second in successive starts.
Was ranked top 30 in Swedish table tennis at age 14-15.