Axel Bóasson Explained

Axel Bóasson
Birth Date:3 June 1990
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Height:187 cm
College:Mississippi State University
Yearpro:2016
Tour:Nordic Golf League
Extour:Challenge Tour
Prowins:4
Award1:Danish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2017
Award2:Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year2:2017
Award3:Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner
Year3:2017
Show-Medals:yes

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]

Early life and amateur career

Bóasson 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.

In 2015, he won both the Icelandic Match Play Championship and the Icelandic Stroke Play Championship.

Bóasson attended Mississippi State University between 2010 and 2014 and played with the Mississippi State Bulldogs golf team in the Southeastern Conference.[2]

Professional career

Bóasson 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.[3] 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.[4]

Amateur wins

Source:[5]

Professional wins (4)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
11 Jul 2017SM Match3 and 1 Daniel Løkke
222 Sep 201712 Twelve Championship −15 (45-46-42-43-20=196)1 stroke Jesper Billing
315 May 2022Rewell Elisefarm Challenge−7 (68-68-73=209)2 strokes Nicolai Tinning
414 Jul 2023Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay Championship (2)1 up Felix Pålson

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satellite stars: Axel Boasson . PGA European Tour . 22 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Men's Golf Roster: Axel Boasson . Mississippi State University Athletics . 22 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Lynn vann helsvensk final . Svensk Golf . 22 November 2022 . sv.
  4. Web site: Ice-cool Iceland win gold in mixed event . PGA European Tour . 11 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Axel Boasson . World Amateur Golf Rankings . 22 November 2022.
  6. Web site: European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association . 22 January 2023.