Bengt Johan Axgren (born 5 March 1975) is a Swedish

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. Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995. Axgren has won four times on the

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, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate to the

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for the 2007 season. He did not win sufficient money during that season to retain his tour card, and returned to the Challenge Tour the following season. On 7 May 2006, Axgren achieved a career highest

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of 189.

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2001 Lear Open Silfverschiöldspokalen (Swedish mini-tour)

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