Eric Axley

Eric Axley
Eric Axley
Personal information
Full name	Eric Allen Axley
Born	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

Eric Allen Axley (born April 22, 1974) is an American professional golfer.

Career

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.

Professional wins (5)

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.

Results in major championships

Tournament	2004	2005	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	T9	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship			CUT

Tournament	2010	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	T63	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2007	2008	2009
The Players Championship	CUT		CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

^ "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.

External links

Official website
Eric Axley at the PGA Tour official site
Eric Axley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[1] "Eric Axley Player Card". ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

[2] "Axley closes with 1-under to win Texas Open". ESPN. Associated Press. September 24, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

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