John Axelsen
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Comment: Only half of the claims in the Amateur career section are supported by an inline citation. SITH (talk) 14:12, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
- Comment: Subject might meet WP:NGOLF as a winner of a national amateur championship. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 21:34, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
- Comment: This draft does not indicate that the subject satisfies any of the golf notability criteria. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:33, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
- Comment: No references at all - requires significant coverage in independent reliable sources KylieTastic (talk) 12:49, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
| John Axelsen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Paul Pultz Pinnerup Axelsen |
| Born | 23 January 1998 Holbæk, Denmark |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark |
| Residence | Tølløse, Denmark |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida, Gators |
'John Axelsen (born 23 January 1998) is a Danish amateur golfer.
Amateur career
John Axelsen is a very successful young Danish amateur golfer.
John Axelsen was born in Holbæk, Denmark and was introduced to golf by his farther when he was 5.
Already in a young age he showed an unusual talent, winning English boys u/13 (Reid Trophy) and medals at the European Boys u/16 championship (European Young Masters) in both 2012[1], 2013[2] and 2014[3]
He was selected as the first Danish boys for the European team at Junior Ryder Cup for the first time in 2014 after winning the Mcgregor Trophy[4] setting new course record at Rattclif-on-Trent and new tournament record the same place. And finishing the qualification with a second place at the European Young Masters [5]. 2 years later he was selected again but opted instead to play for Denmark at the World Amateur Team Championship Eisenhower Trophy in Cancun, Mexico.
At the age of 16 he was selected as the youngest male player ever, to play for the Danish National Mens team at the European Amateur Team Championship in Finland. He has won bronze two times at the European Team Championship with the Danish National Team. In 2016[6] and 2018 [7]
In 2014 he also won The Danish International Amateur Championship (DIAC)[8] as the youngest player. In 2018 he made history by becoming the first to win DIAC three times. He thus surpasses the two later European tour winners Lucas Bjerregaard and Morten Ørum Madsen, both of whom have won twice in Silkeborg.
In 2016 he received a wild card to the European Tour Event Made in Denmark[9] , which was the last qualifying event for the European team for Ryder Cup. He made the cut and Swedish top player and Order of Merit winner Robert Karlsson stated that: "He is one of the best amateurs I have seen for a long time. And I've seen many."[10] John Axelsen finished 40th at 282 (-2)[11]
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In 2018 he won the World Amateur Team Championship Eisenhower Trophy in Ireland together with Rasmus and Nicolai Højgård and became part of a very exclusive group of players including Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Bryson Dechambeau and many more ledgens. During the event he shot the events lowest round 8 under par [12]
College career
In 2016 Axelsen signed National Letter of Intent[13] with University of Florida.[14]
Selected wins
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 2018[15]
- Danish International Amateur Championship (DIAC): 2014[16], 2017[17] and 2018[18]
- McGregor Trophy: 2014[19]
- Reid Trophy, English Boys u/13 [20]: 2011
- Danish Golf Union Elite tour Finals[21]: 2013[22], 2015[23], 2016[24]
- Asserbo Mens Trophy 2014[25]
- Zeagull Mens Trophy (Mågepokalen) 2012[26] and 2013[27]
Invitations and wild cards
Amateur
- Junior Invitational[28]: 2015, 2016, 2017
Major professional tour events
- European Tour: Made in Denmark: 2015, 2016[29]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): Selected 2014, 2015, 2016
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): Selected 2014, 2016
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 2016, 2018 (Winner)
- Youth Olympics (representing Denmark): 2014
- European Mens Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
- European Junior Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2012. 2013, 2015
Awards
Amateur
References
- ^ 2012 EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS
- ^ 2013 EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS
- ^ 2014 EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS
- ^ No slip up this time for great Dane Axelsen
- ^ 2014 Junior Ryder Cup - Team Announcement
- ^ 2016 EUROPEAN AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
- ^ 2018 EUROPEAN AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
- ^ Danish International Amateur Championship
- ^ Made in Denmark
- ^ Karlsson: Axelsen is impressive
- ^ Made in Denmark results 2016
- ^ Eisenhower Individual Scoring
- ^ National Letter of Intent
- ^ University of Florida Golf Team
- ^ Results Eisenhover Trophy 2018
- ^ Danish International Amateur Championship (DIAC) 2014
- ^ Danish International Amateur Championship (DIAC) Finals Results 2017
- ^ Danish International Amateur Championship (DIAC) Finals Results 2018
- ^ No slip up this time for great Dane Axelsen
- ^ Reid Trophy - English Boys u/13 (Amateur Golf News)
- ^ Danish Golf Union Elite tour
- ^ Danish Golf Union Elite Tour Finals Results 2013
- ^ Danish Golf Union Elite Tour Finals Results 2015
- ^ Danish Golf Union Elite Tour Finals Results 2016
- ^ Asserbo Mens Trophy Result 2014
- ^ Zeagull Mens Trophy (Mågepokalen) Results 2012
- ^ Zeagull Mens Trophy (Mågepokalen) Results 2013
- ^ Junior Invitational at Sage Valley
- ^ Made in Denmark results 2016
- ^ Den Gyldne Golfbold
- ^ Bella Prisen
- ^ Guld Barre Prisen
Category:Danish male golfer
Category:Florida Gators men's golfer
Category:European Tour golfer
Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
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