| Anders Hansen | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Anders Rosenberg Hansen | ||
| Born | (1970-09-16)16 September 1970 (age 55) Sønderborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark | ||
| Residence | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Houston | ||
| Turned professional | 1995 | ||
| Former tours | PGA Tour European Tour Sunshine Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Highestranking | 23 (14 August 2011)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 3 | ||
| Sunshine Tour | 2 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T24: 2012 | ||
| PGA Championship | 3rd:2011 | ||
| U.S. Open | T55: 2007 | ||
| The Open Championship | T19: 2008 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Anders Rosenberg Hansen (born 16 September 1970) is a Danish formerprofessional golfer.
Hansen was born inSønderborg, Denmark. He turned professional in 1995. It took him a few years to establish himself on theEuropean 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 2002Volvo 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 theOfficial World Golf Ranking and has been the highest ranked Danish golfer.
Hansen represented Denmark in theWGC-World Cup in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and2007.
Hansen had six top-10 finishes in 2006 including a third at theDubai Desert Classic, playing the two final days in the leaderball withTiger Woods andRetief Goosen, and a second at theItalian Open for the second straight year.
Hansen qualified for thePGA 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 2007BMW PGA Championship, the same tournament where he claimed his first victory five years before. Hansen then won his third event in 2009 at theJoburg Open, in South Africa. He came from behind on the final day with a 66, and eventually won by one stroke overAndrew McLardy. A month later he won for the second time on theSunshine Tour at theVodacom 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 aWorld Golf Championship event in March 2011, when he finished tied 3rd at theWGC-Cadillac Championship, three strokes behind winnerNick Watney. He later on achieved his best finish in a major, when he finished 3rd in the2011 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.
| Legend |
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| Flagship events (2) |
| Other European Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May2002 | Volvo PGA Championship | −19 (68-65-66-70=269) | 5 strokes |  Colin Montgomerie, Eduardo Romero |
| 2 | 27 May2007 | BMW PGA Championship (2) | −8 (74-70-67-69=280) | Playoff |  Justin Rose |
| 3 | 11 Jan2009 | Joburg Open1 | −15 (71-68-64-66=269) | 1 stroke |  Andrew McLardy |
1Co-sanctioned by theSunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Dunhill Championship | Mark Foster,Trevor Immelman,Paul Lawrie,Doug McGuigan,Bradford Vaughan | Foster won with eagle on second extra hole Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2007 | BMW PGA Championship | Justin Rose | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2008 | BMW International Open |  Martin Kaymer | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | James Kingston | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jan2009 | Joburg Open1 | −15 (71-68-64-66=269) | 1 stroke | Andrew McLardy |
| 2 | 15 Feb 2009 | Vodacom Championship | −18 (69-70-66-65=270) | 4 strokes |  Graham DeLaet,Charl Schwartzel |
1Co-sanctioned by theEuropean Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Dunhill Championship | Mark Foster,Trevor Immelman,Paul Lawrie,Doug McGuigan,Bradford Vaughan | Foster won with eagle on second extra hole Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 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 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T24 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T22 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | 3 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 9 |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | R64 | R32 | R64 | R32 | |||||
| Championship | T57 | T12 | 45 | T3 | T29 | ||||||
| Invitational | T58 | T22 | T45 | T29 | |||||||
| Champions | 63 | T23 | |||||||||
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.
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