Background
Axley was born in Athens, Tennessee.
Axley was born in Athens, Tennessee.
He turned professional in 1997. After a poor 2009 season, Axley lost his Professional Golf Association Tour playing rights. Axley divided his time among the NGA Hooters Tour, eGolf Professional Tour, Web.com Tour and Professional Golf Association Tour.
Axley made seven cuts in ten events and finished 184th in the Federal Express Cup standings, good enough for a trip to the Web.com Tour Finals.
Axley finished 50th, the last position to earn a Professional Golf Association Tour card and his first in five years, by just $31.66. After barely gaining a Professional Golf Association Tour card, he barely missed getting it back for the 2015-2016 season, just $101 behind Rob Oppenheim.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Nationwide Tour wins (1) NGA Hooters Tour wins (2) 2002 Northwest Arkansas Classic DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.