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

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er.

Career

Axley was born in

Athens, Tennessee Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville a ...

. He turned professional in 1997. He is one of the few natural left-handers to win on the

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and

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. In 2006, Axley won the

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, claiming his first

win. After a poor 2009 season, Axley lost his PGA Tour playing rights. Axley divided his time among the

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, and

. 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

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. 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

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Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

*''Note: The 2018 North Mississippi Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)

*2002 Northwest Arkansas Classic *2003 Capitol City Open

Results in major championships

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

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

External links

* * * American male golfers East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Knoxville, Tennessee Left-handed golfers People from Athens, Tennessee 1974 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub