Johan Axgren
Bengt Johan Axgren (born 5 March 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| 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) |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Partner | Sofia |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 4 |
| Other | 2 |
Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995.
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.
Professional wins (6)
Challenge Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jun 1996 | Västerås Open | −7 (66-67-67=200) | 3 strokes | Markus Rosenlund |
| 2 | 11 Jun 2004 | Open des Volcans - Challenge de France | −4 (75-67-67-71=280) | 1 stroke |  Richard Bland |
| 3 | 12 Feb 2006 | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open1 | −7 (74-67-69-67=277) | Playoff | Alex Norén |
| 4 | 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,  Roope Kakko (a) |
Kakko won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2006 | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Alex Norén |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Telia Tour wins (1)
- 2003 Telia Tourkval Kävlinge
Other wins (1)
- 2001 Lear Open Silfverschiöldspokalen (Swedish mini-tour)
See also
External links
- Johan Axgren at the European Tour official site
- Johan Axgren at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)
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