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

Eric Axley
Personal information
Full nameEric Allen Axley
Born (1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 50)
Athens, Tennessee
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceKnoxville, Tennessee
Children2
Career
CollegeEast Tennessee State
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2007
U.S. OpenT9: 2008
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Career

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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)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009
The Players Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

See also

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References

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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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