Johan Axgren
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| Johan Axgren | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bengt Johan Axgren |
| Born | 5 March 1975 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Partner | Sofia |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Former tours | European Tour Challenge Tour Swedish Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Bengt Johan Axgren (born 5 March 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Axgren was born in Gothenburg.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]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.[1]
Professional wins (6)
[edit | edit source]Challenge Tour wins (3)
[edit | edit source]| 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 |  Richard Bland
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| 2 | 12 Feb 2006 | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open1 | −7 (74-67-69-67=277) | Playoff | Sweden Alex Norén |
| 3 | 12 Mar 2006 | Tusker Kenya Open | −10 (64-69-67-70=270) | 4 strokes | James Hepworth, Gary Lockerbie
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Volvo Finnish Open | Phillip Archer, Finland Roope Kakko (a)
|
Kakko won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2006 | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Sweden Alex Norén | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jun 1996 | Västerås Open | −7 (66-67-67=200) | 3 strokes | Sweden Markus Rosenlund |
| 2 | 10 Oct 2003 | Telia Tourkval Kävlinge | −10 (65-71-70=206) | 9 strokes | Sweden Jesper Björklund, Denmark Jeppe Huldahl |
Other wins (1)
[edit | edit source]- 2001 Lear Open Silfverschiöldspokalen (Swedish mini-tour)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Johan Axgren at the European Tour official site
- Johan Axgren at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Johan Axgren at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)