Gerald Ashton Anderson (22 September 1955 – 9 March 2018) was a Canadian professional golfer.
| Jerry Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gerald Ashton Anderson | ||
| Born | 22 September 1955 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died | 9 March 2018 (aged 62) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Canada | ||
| Spouse | Barbara (Page) Anderson | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1977 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Canadian Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 11 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 9 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1992 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1985, 1986, 1987 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Anderson was born in Montreal, Quebec and then moved to Cambridge, Ontario.
Anderson played on the European Tour for most of the 1980s. In 1984 he won the Ebel European Masters – Swiss Open, by shooting a 27 under par total of 261, which was a record 72-hole score to par on the European Tour until Ernie Els shot a 29 under par score at the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic. Anderson finished ninth on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1984, making it into the top fifty. He was a member of the U.S.-based PGA Tour in 1990 and 1992. He represented Canada at the Alfred Dunhill Cup in 1985 and at the World Cup in 1983, 1987, and 1989. He was inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame in 2002 and the PGA of Canada Hall of Fame in 2016.
Anderson died in Kitchener, Ontario in 2018 at the age of 62.[1][2]
Professional wins (11) edit
European Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Sep 1984 | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | −27 (63-66-66-66=261) | 5 strokes |  Howard Clark
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Ben Hogan Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Aug 1991 | Ben Hogan Texarkana Open | −15 (65-68-68=201) | Playoff |  Fran Quinn
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Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open | Bob Friend, Dennis Trixler
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Friend won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1991 | Ben Hogan Texarkana Open | Fran Quinn
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Canadian Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 1987 | CPGA Championship | −13 (65-70-68-68=271) | Playoff | Kirk Triplett
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| 2 | 23 Jul 1989 | Windsor Charity Classic | −23 (66-64-69-66=265) | 3 strokes | Martin Gates, Kelly Gibson
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| 3 | 10 Sep 1989 | Canadian Tournament Players Championship | −18 (67-66-69-68=270) | 2 strokes | Dave DeLong, Brent Franklin
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Earlier Canadian wins (6) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Jun 1979 | Ontario Open | −5 (68-69-68=205) | 3 strokes | Bob Beauchemin
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| 2 | 29 Jul 1979 | Manitoba Open | −4 (69-70-73=212) | 2 strokes | Greg Pidlaski
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| 3 | 4 Aug 1979 | Molson Saskatchewan Open | −8 (208) | 1 stroke | Bob Beauchemin, Jim Rutledge
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| 4 | 9 Aug 1980 | Molson Saskatchewan Open (2) | −9 (68-67-72=207) | Playoff | Scott Knapp
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| 5 | 27 Jun 1982 | Lactantia Quebec Open | −8 (68-65-72=205) | 3 strokes | Bob Panasik
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| 6 | 3 Jul 1983 | Lactantia Quebec Open (2) | −7 (73-67-66=206) | 3 strokes | William Holzman (a)
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Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Anderson never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
Canadian national team appearances edit
Professional
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Gerald Anderson Obituary (1955–2018) – Cambridge, ON". Toronto Star – via legacy.com.
- ^ "Canadian golf mourns the loss of Jerry Anderson". PGA Tour. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
External links edit
- Jerry Anderson at the PGA Tour official site
- Jerry Anderson at the European Tour official site
- Jerry Anderson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site