2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

John Axelsen

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tølløse, Denmark
  • High School Stenhus Gymnasium & HF

Biography

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: 2nd (Sea Best Invitational '20)
Low Round: 64 (Trinity Forest '18)
Low Tournament Score: 203 (Trinity Forest '18)
 
HONORS
  • 2020 All-SEC First Team
  • 2020 Haskins Award Final Watch List
  • 2020 NCAA Division I PING All-America First Team
  • 2020 PING All-Region Team
  • 2019 PING All-Region Team
  • 2018 All-SEC Freshman Team
2019-20 (Junior)
  • Notched a 70.22 season scoring average, ranking second on the team
  • Finished his collegiate career with the second best career scoring average in program history at 71.28 
  • Appeared in all seven tournaments for the Gators and took the top spot in the lineup six times
  • Recorded six top-15 finishes, including three top-three finishes
  • 16 of his 21 rounds were under or even par with eight rounds in the 60s
  • Finished five tournaments under par
  • Best performance of the season came at the Sea Best Invitational where he shot 5 under to take second
  • Was the Gators’ highest finisher on three occasions

2018-19 (Sophomore)
  • Named to the PING All-Region Team
  • Led the team in stroke average at 71.24
  • Shot a career-low 64 in his opening round of the 2018-19 season at Trinity Forest
  • Was the Gators’ highest finisher four times this season
  • Took the top spot in the lineup six times
2017-18 (Freshman)
  • Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team
  • One of three players on the team to compile 33 rounds of play this season
  • Finished inside of the top-25 six times this season which was third best on the team
  • Stroke average of 71.93 was fourth lowest in Gators program history
AMATEUR
  • Won the 2018 World Amateur Team Championship (Eisenhower Trophy) with Denmark
  • Won the 2018 Danish International Amateur Championship
  • Had the distinct honor of being selected to two Junior Ryder Cup European teams, in 2014 and 2016 (In 2016, he opted instead to play for Denmark for the Eisenhower Trophy)
  • Won the 2017 Danish International Amateur Championship
  • Represented Denmark in the 2016 World Amateur Team Championships competing for the Eisenhower Trophy
  • Won the Dansk Golf Union Elite Tour Men's Finale three times (2016, 2015, 2013)
  • Was the only amateur to make the cut at the 2016 Made In Demark tournament on the European Tour, finishing 40th overall
  • Won the 2014 Danish International Amateur Championship
  • Finished second at the 2016 South of England Open Amateur Championship
  • Holds five course records
  • Ranked 15 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, 2 in the European Golf rankings and 1 in Dansk Golf Union's men's rankings
  • Won the 2014 English Boys u/16 McGregor Trophy
  • Won back-to-back Zeagul Trophies in 2012 and 2013
  • Won the 2014 Asserbo Trophy
  • Awarded the 2015 Bella Center Award, given to the most talented golf player in Denmark

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'8" 150 lbs

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'8" 150 lbs

  • 2019-20Junior

    5'8" 150 lbs

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