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Eric Axley
American professional golfer
Eric Allen Axley (born April 22, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
| Eric Axley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Eric Allen Axley |
| Born | (1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 50) Athens, Tennessee |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| College | East Tennessee State |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour NGA Hooters Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | T9: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Axley was born in Athens, Tennessee. He turned professional in 1997.[1] He is one of the few natural left-handers to win on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour.
In 2006, Axley won the Valero Texas Open, claiming his first PGA Tour win.[2] After a poor 2009 season, Axley lost his PGA Tour playing rights. Axley divided his time among the NGA Hooters Tour, eGolf Professional Tour, Web.com Tour, and PGA Tour.
In 2014, Axley tried to play his way back to the PGA Tour through Monday qualifying and past champion status. Axley made seven cuts in ten events and finished 184th in the FedEx Cup standings, good enough for a trip to the Web.com Tour Finals. Axley finished 50th, the last position to earn a PGA Tour card and his first in five years, by just $31.66. After barely gaining a PGA Tour card, he barely missed getting it back for the 2015-16 season, just $101 behind Rob Oppenheim.
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 24, 2006 | Valero Texas Open | −15 (68-63-63-71=265) | 3 strokes |  Anthony Kim,  Justin Rose, Dean Wilson |
Web.com Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 8, 2005 | Rex Hospital Open | −14 (69-67-67-67=270) | 2 strokes | Troy Matteson |
| 2 | Apr 22, 2018 | North Mississippi Classic | −12 (71-65-68=204)* | 3 strokes |  Lee Kyoung-hoon,  Sebastián Muñoz, Will Wilcox |
*Note: The 2018 North Mississippi Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | Lincoln Land Charity Championship | William Kropp, Adam Schenk, Kyle Thompson |
Schenk won with birdie on second extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 27, 2002 | Northwest Arkansas Classic | −9 (67-70-70=207)* | Playoff | Todd Murphy, Mark Side, Travis Womble |
| 2 | Aug 18, 2002 | Grand Casino Championship | −17 (68-68-67-68=271) | 1 stroke | Pat Nanney Jr. |
*Note: The 2002 Northwest Arkansas Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T9 | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | T63 | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
CUT = missed the half-way cut
- "Eric Axley Player Card". ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- "Axley closes with 1-under to win Texas Open". ESPN. Associated Press. September 24, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- Official website
- Eric Axley at the PGA Tour official site
- Eric Axley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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