Antti Ahokas

Antti Ahokas
Antti Ahokas
Personal information
Full name	Antti Juhani Ahokas
Born	24 January 1985 (age 36); Lappeenranta, Finland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality	Finland
Residence	Lappeenranta, Finland
Career
College	University of Minnesota
Turned professional	2006
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	3

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

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 three 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[]

2004 Finnish Amateur Match Play Championship, Finnish Amateur International Open Championship
2005 Finnish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
2006 Irish Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (5)[]

Challenge Tour wins (2)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Apr 2008	Abierto Visa de la Republica¹	−10 (67-66-66-71=270)	3 strokes
2	31 Aug 2008	ECCO Tour Championship	−17 (67-69-65-70=271)	1 stroke	Wil Besseling, Eirik Tage Johansen, Roope Kakko, Taco Remkes

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Nordic Golf League wins (3)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory
1	12 Jun 2005	Sonera Open	−12 (68-69-67=204)	5 strokes
2	9 Sep 2006	Gant Open	−2 (71-65-75=211)	1 stroke
3	8 Jul 2017	Lannalodge Open	−9 (68-65-68=201)	2 strokes

Team appearances[]

Amateur

Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Finland): 2004, 2006
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Finland): 2005
Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2006

References[]

^ "Struggling Gophers look to turn season around". Minnesota Daily. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-16.^{[dead link]}

External links[]

Official website (in Finnish)
Antti Ahokas at the European Tour official site
Antti Ahokas at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Antti Ahokas – profile at golfdata.se

[1] "Struggling Gophers look to turn season around". Minnesota Daily. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-16.^{[dead link]}

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