Anders Hansen

Anders Rosenberg Hansen (born 16 September 1970) is a semi-retired Danish professional golfer.

For other people named Anders Hansen, see Anders Hansen (disambiguation).

Anders Hansen
Personal information
Full nameAnders Rosenberg Hansen
Born (1970-09-16) 16 September 1970
Sønderborg, Denmark
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality Denmark
ResidenceZürich, Switzerland
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking23 (14 August 2011)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Sunshine Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT24: 2012
PGA Championship3rd: 2011
U.S. OpenT55: 2007
The Open ChampionshipT19: 2008
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner		2009

Career

Hansen was born in Sønderborg, Denmark. He turned professional in 1995. It took him a few years to establish himself on the European Tour, with his first top 116 Order of Merit finish (the level a player requires to automatically regain his card) coming in 1999.

His maiden European Tour victory was the 2002 Volvo PGA Championship and he finished in the top 60 on the Order of Merit every year from 2000 to 2012, with a best of seventh in 2011. He has featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking and has been the highest ranked Danish golfer.

Hansen represented Denmark in the WGC-World Cup in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007.

Hansen had six top-10 finishes in 2006 including a third at the Dubai Desert Classic, playing the two final days in the leaderball with Tiger Woods and Retief Goosen, and a second at the Italian Open for the second straight year.

Hansen qualified for the PGA Tour for 2007, capturing the fourth available spot, eight strokes off the winner, George McNeill, but failed to maintain his playing rights at the end of the season.

His second European tour victory came when he won the 2007 BMW PGA Championship, the same tournament where he claimed his first victory five years before. Hansen then won his third event in 2009 at the Joburg Open, in South Africa. He came from behind on the final day with a 66, and eventually won by one stroke over Andrew McLardy. A month later he won for the second time on the Sunshine Tour at the Vodacom Championship and after strong finishes in the two European Tour co-sanctioned events at the end of the season, he headed the Order of Merit for 2009.

Hansen achieved his best finish ever at a World Golf Championship event in March 2011, when he finished tied 3rd at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, three strokes behind winner Nick Watney. He later on achieved his best finish in a major, when he finished 3rd in the 2011 PGA Championship.

He retired after the 2015 European Tour season,[2] but still played in a small number of events in 2016. Hansen regained his European Tour card through Q School in 2017.

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (3)
Legend
Flagship events (2)
Other European Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 26 May 2002 Volvo PGA Championship −19 (68-65-66-70=269) 5 strokes Scotland Colin Montgomerie, Argentina Eduardo Romero
2 27 May 2007 BMW PGA Championship (2) −8 (74-70-67-69=280) Playoff England Justin Rose
3 11 Jan 2009 Joburg Open1 −15 (71-68-64-66=269) 1 stroke South Africa Andrew McLardy

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2003 Dunhill Championship England Mark Foster, South Africa Trevor Immelman,
Scotland Paul Lawrie, Scotland Doug McGuigan,
South Africa Bradford Vaughan		 Foster won with eagle on second extra hole
Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2007 BMW PGA Championship England Justin Rose Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2008 BMW International Open Germany Martin Kaymer Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship South Africa James Kingston Lost to par on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 11 Jan 2009 Joburg Open1 −15 (71-68-64-66=269) 1 stroke South Africa Andrew McLardy
2 15 Feb 2009 Vodacom Championship −18 (69-70-66-65=270) 4 strokes Canada Graham DeLaet, South Africa Charl Schwartzel

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2003 Dunhill Championship England Mark Foster, South Africa Trevor Immelman,
Scotland Paul Lawrie, Scotland Doug McGuigan,
South Africa Bradford Vaughan		 Foster won with eagle on second extra hole
Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T55
The Open Championship CUT T77 CUT CUT T57 T19 CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT T24 T12 CUT CUT
Tournament201020112012
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T24
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT T22 CUT
PGA Championship CUT 3 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000141
U.S. Open00000021
The Open Championship000002104
PGA Championship00111393
Totals001116259
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2006 PGA – 2007 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Match Play R64 R64 R64 R32 R64 R32
Championship T57 T12 45 T3 T29
Invitational T58 T22 T45 T29
Champions 63 T23
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 33 2011 Ending 14 Aug 2011" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Great Dane calls time on glittering career". PGA European Tour. 19 October 2015.
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