Axel Bóasson (born 3 June 1990) is an Icelandic professional golfer. In 2017, he became Iceland's first winner on the Nordic Golf League and won the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit. He also won the mixed team gold and the men's silver at the 2018 European Golf Team Championships at Gleneagles, Scotland.[1]
| Axel Bóasson | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 June 1990 Reykjavík, Iceland | |||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Iceland | |||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||
| College | Mississippi State University | |||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2016 | |||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Nordic Golf League | |||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour | |||||||||||
| Professional wins | 4 | |||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life and amateur career
editBóasson was born in Reykjavík. He won the Icelandic Championship in 2011 and represented Iceland at the 2011 European Amateur Team Championship and the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy.[2]
In 2015, he won both the Icelandic Match Play Championship and the Icelandic Stroke Play Championship.[2]
Bóasson attended Mississippi State University between 2010 and 2014 and played with the Mississippi State Bulldogs golf team in the Southeastern Conference.[3]
Professional career
editBóasson turned professional in 2016 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He became the first ever Icelandic winner of the Nordic Golf League in 2017 when he won the SM Match in Sweden.[4] He also won the 12 Twelve Championship in Denmark and finished inside the top ten on nine further occasions over 20 starts, to become the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit winner, and was promoted to the Challenge Tour.[1]
Bóasson represented Iceland at the 2018 European Golf Team Championships at Gleneagles, Scotland. He won the team gold together with Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, Valdis Thora Jonsdottir and Birgir Hafþórsson, and silver behind Spain in the men's event with Hafþórsson.[5]
Amateur wins
edit- 2011 Icelandic Championship
- 2015 Eimskipsmotarodin 4 - Icelandic Match Play Championship, Eimskipsmotarodin 5 - Icelandic Stroke Play Championship
Source:[2]
Professional wins (4)
editNordic Golf League wins (4)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
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| 1 | 1 Jul 2017 | SM Match | 3 and 1 |  Daniel Løkke
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| 2 | 22 Sep 2017 | 12 Twelve Championship | −15 (45-46-42-43-20=196) | 1 stroke |  Jesper Billing
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| 3 | 15 May 2022 | Rewell Elisefarm Challenge | −7 (68-68-73=209) | 2 strokes | Nicolai Tinning
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| 4 | 14 Jul 2023 | Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay Championship (2) | 1 up | Felix Pålson
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Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Iceland): 2006, 2008[6]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Iceland): 2009, 2010, 2011
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Iceland): 2012
Professional
- European Championships (representing Iceland): 2018 (winner – mixed team)
References
edit- ^ a b "Satellite stars: Axel Boasson". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Axel Boasson". World Amateur Golf Rankings. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Axel Boasson". Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Lynn vann helsvensk final" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Ice-cool Iceland win gold in mixed event". PGA European Tour. 11 August 2018.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
edit- Axel Bóasson at the European Tour official site
- Axel Bóasson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site