Anders Hansen
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Anders Rosenberg Hansen |
| Born | 16 September 1970 Sønderborg, Denmark |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |  Denmark |
| Residence | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Career | |
| College | University of Houston |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour (joined 1996) Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2008, 2010, 2011 |
| U.S. Open | T55: 2007 |
| The Open Championship | T19: 2008 |
| PGA Championship | 3rd: 2011 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sunshine Tour Order of Merit winner |
2009 |
Anders Rosenberg Hansen (born 16 September 1970) is a Danish professional golfer.
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 2011, with a best of seventh in 2011. He has featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Rankings 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's in 2006 including a 3rd 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.
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[edit] Professional wins (4)
[edit] European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 26 May 2002 | Volvo PGA Championship | -19 (68-65-66-70=269) | 5 strokes |  Colin Montgomerie,  Eduardo Romero |
| 2 | 27 May 2007 | BMW PGA Championship | -8 (74-70-67-69=280) | Playoff |  Justin Rose |
| 3 | 11 Jan 2009 | Joburg Open | -15 (71-68-64-66=269) | 1 stroke |  Andrew McLardy |
[edit] Sunshine Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jan 2009 | Joburg Open | -15 (71-68-64-66=269) | 1 stroke | Andrew McLardy |
| 2 | 15 Feb 2009 | Vodacom Championship | -18 (69-70-66-65=270) | 4 strokes | Charl Schwartzel,  Graham DeLaet |
- Hansen's 2009 Joburg Open win is repeated here because it is co-sanctioned by the European and Sunshine Tours
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | T77 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T57 | T19 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T24 | T12 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T22 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | 3 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Match Play Championship | DNP | R64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R64 |
| Cadillac Championship | T57 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | T58 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 | DNP |
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Match Play Championship | R64 | R32 | R64 |
| Cadillac Championship | DNP | 45 | T3 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | T45 | DNP | T29 |
| HSBC Champions | DNP | 63 | T23 |
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1994
Professional
- World Cup (representing Denmark): 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2009, 2011
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (Danish)
- Anders Hansen at the European Tour official site
- Anders Hansen at the PGA Tour official site
- Anders Hansen at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Anders Hansen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
