Antti Ahokas
Antti Juhani Ahokas is a Finnish professional golfer.
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.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)
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas and the TPG Tour2Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League
Nordic Golf League wins (4)
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge TourTeam appearances
Amateur- European Boys' Team Championship : 2002, 2003
- Jacques Léglise Trophy : 2002
- European Youths' Team Championship : 2004, 2006
- Eisenhower Trophy : 2004, 2006
- European Amateur Team Championship : 2005
- European Youths' Team Championship : 2004, 2006
- Bonallack Trophy : 2006
- St Andrews Trophy : 2006