Antti Ahokas

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

Antti Ahokas
Personal information
Full nameAntti Juhani Ahokas
Born (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985
Lappeenranta, Finland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight187 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Nationality Finland
ResidenceLappeenranta, Finland
Career
CollegeUniversity of Minnesota
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other3

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 Martin Monguzzi
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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 12 Jun 2005 Sonera Open −12 (68-69-67=204) 5 strokes Heikki Mäntylä
2 9 Sep 2006 Gant Open −2 (71-65-75=211) 1 stroke Sakari Sauli Aho
3 8 Jul 2017 Lannalodge Open −9 (68-65-68=201) 2 strokes Axel Bóasson

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Struggling Gophers look to turn season around". Minnesota Daily. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
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