Eric Axley

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Eric Axley
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Personal information
Full nameEric Allen Axley
Born (1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 51)
Athens, Tennessee
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Knoxville, Tennessee
Children2
Career
College East 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 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.

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Early life

Axley was born in Athens, Tennessee.

Professional career

In 1997, Axley turned professional. [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. [3] 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Sep 24, 2006 Valero Texas Open −15 (68-63-63-71=265)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kim, Flag of England.svg Justin Rose,
Flag of the United States.svg Dean Wilson

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1May 8, 2005 Rex Hospital Open −14 (69-67-67-67=270)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Troy Matteson
2Apr 22, 2018 North Mississippi Classic −12 (71-65-68=204)*3 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyoung-hoon, Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Muñoz,
Flag of the United States.svg Will Wilcox

*Note: The 2018 North Mississippi Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2017 Lincoln Land Charity Championship Flag of the United States.svg William Kropp, Flag of the United States.svg Adam Schenk,
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Thompson 		Schenk won with birdie on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Apr 27, 2002Northwest Arkansas Classic−9 (67-70-70=207)*Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Todd Murphy, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Side,
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Womble
2Aug 18, 2002Grand Casino Championship−17 (68-68-67-68=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Pat Nanney Jr.

*Note: The 2002 Northwest Arkansas Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Results in major championships

Tournament200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT9CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T63CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200720082009
The Players Championship CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

See also

References

  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.
  3. ↑ Smithey, Jesse (September 25, 2014). "Eric Axley perseveres, regains PGA card". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 29, 2025.


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