Johan Axgren
Swedish professional golfer
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| name | Johan Axgren |
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| fullname | Bengt Johan Axgren |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 90 kg |
| nationality | |
| residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| partner | Sofia |
| children | 1 |
| yearpro | 1995 |
| extour | European Tour |
| Challenge Tour | |
| Swedish Golf Tour | |
| prowins | 6 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| chalwins | 3 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 3 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | |
| usopen | |
| open | |
| pga | |
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Bengt Johan Axgren (born 5 March 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Early life
Axgren was born in Gothenburg.
Professional career
In 1995, Axgren turned professional. Axgren has won four times on the Challenge Tour, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004, and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate to the European Tour for the 2007 season. He did not win sufficient money during that season to retain his tour card, and returned to the Challenge Tour the following season.
On 7 May 2006, Axgren achieved a career highest world ranking of 189.
Professional wins (6)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 11 Jun 2004 | Open des Volcans – Challenge de France | −4 (75-67-67-71=280) | 1 stroke | ENG Richard Bland | | 2 | 12 Feb 2006 | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open1 | −7 (74-67-69-67=277) | Playoff | SWE Alex Norén | | 3 | 12 Mar 2006 | Tusker Kenya Open | −10 (64-69-67-70=270) | 4 strokes | ENG James Hepworth, ENG Gary Lockerbie | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Volvo Finnish Open | ENG Phillip Archer, FIN Roope Kakko (a) | Kakko won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2006 | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | SWE Alex Norén | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| :: |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 16 Jun 1996 | Västerås Open | −7 (66-67-67=200) | 3 strokes | SWE Markus Rosenlund | | 2 | 10 Oct 2003 | Telia Tourkval Kävlinge | −10 (65-71-70=206) | 9 strokes | SWE Jesper Björklund, DEN Jeppe Huldahl | ::
Other wins (1)
- 2001 Lear Open Silfverschiöldspokalen (Swedish mini-tour)
References
References
- (7 May 2006). "Ranking, Week 18, 2006". Official World Golf Ranking.
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