Antti Ahokas

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

Antti Ahokas
Personal information
Full name	Antti Juhani Ahokas
Born	(1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 40) 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	7
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	5

Early life and amateur career

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 3 months to return to Europe and further his ambitions as a professional.^[1]

In 2006, Ahokas won the Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship defeating Rory McIlroy in a playoff.

Professional career

In 2006, Ahokas turned professional. He failed to come through at European Tour 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 (7)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Apr 2008	Abierto Visa de la República1	−10 (67-66-66-71=270)	3 strokes	Martin Monguzzi
2	31 Aug 2008	ECCO Tour Championship2	−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 and the TPG Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Jun 2005	Sonera Open (as an amateur)	−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
2	31 Aug 2008	ECCO Tour Championship1	−17 (67-69-65-70=271)	1 stroke	Wil Besseling, Eirik Tage Johansen, Roope Kakko, Taco Remkes
4	8 Jul 2017	Lannalodge Open	−9 (68-65-68=201)	2 strokes	Axel Bóasson

¹Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Finnish Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Aug 2004	SM Reikäpeli (as an amateur)	19 holes		Ari Pasanen
2	15 Jun 2013	Finnish Tour Paltamo	−3 (74-69-70=213)	Playoff	Olli Järvi

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Finland): 2002, 2003^[2]
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2002
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Finland): 2004, 2006^[3]
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Finland): 2004, 2006
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Finland): 2005
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Finland): 2004, 2006^[4]
• Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2006

See also

• 2008 Challenge Tour graduates