Antti Ahokas

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Antti Ahokas
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Full nameAntti Juhani Ahokas
Born (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 39)
Lappeenranta, Finland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight187 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Residence Lappeenranta, Finland
Career
College University of Minnesota
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other5

Antti Juhani Ahokas (born 24 January 1985) is a Finnish professional golfer.

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Ahokas was born in Lappeenranta. After winning the Finnish Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2005, he moved to the United States to attend the University of Minnesota, but left after just 3 months to return to Europe and further his ambitions as a professional. [1]

In 2006, Ahokas won the Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship beating future world number 1 and major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoff.

Having turned professional in 2006, Ahokas just failed to come through the European Tour final qualifying school and joined the second tier Challenge Tour for the 2007 season. In 2008, he won for the first time at the Abierto VISA de la Republica, becoming the first left-hander to take that title. Later in the season, he won again at the ECCO Tour Championship, and gained promotion the elite European Tour by ending the season ranked 19th on the money list.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
16 Apr 2008 Abierto Visa de la República 1−10 (67-66-66-71=270)3 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Martin Monguzzi
231 Aug 2008 ECCO Tour Championship 2−17 (67-69-65-70=271)1 stroke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wil Besseling, Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen,
Flag of Finland.svg Roope Kakko, Flag of the Netherlands.svg Taco Remkes

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas and the TPG Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
112 Jun 2005 Sonera Open
(as an amateur)		−12 (68-69-67=204)5 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mäntylä
29 Sep 2006 Gant Open−2 (71-65-75=211)1 stroke Flag of Finland.svg Sakari Sauli Aho
231 Aug 2008 ECCO Tour Championship 1−17 (67-69-65-70=271)1 stroke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wil Besseling, Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen,
Flag of Finland.svg Roope Kakko, Flag of the Netherlands.svg Taco Remkes
48 Jul 2017 Lannalodge Open−9 (68-65-68=201)2 strokes Flag of Iceland.svg Axel Bóasson

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Finnish Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Aug 2004 SM Reikäpeli
(as an amateur)		19 holes Flag of Finland.svg Ari Pasanen
215 Jun 2013 Finnish Tour Paltamo−3 (74-69-70=213)Playoff Flag of Finland.svg Olli Järvi

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Struggling Gophers look to turn season around". Minnesota Daily. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-16.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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