Anders Gillner (born 6 August 1967) is a Swedish former professional golfer who played on the European Tour.
| Anders Gillner | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 August 1967 Västerås, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1988 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1994 |
Gillner represented Sweden at the 1984 European Boys' Team Championship at the Royal St George's Golf Club. He turned professional in 1988 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour where he won the Wermland Open and Swedish International Stroke Play Championship – Aragon Open in 1989, and was runner-up at the 1988 Swedish Matchplay Championship and 1991 Västerås Open.[1]
Turning his attention to Europe, on the 1992 Challenge Tour Gillner had 9 top-10 finishes, including third place at Club Med Open in Bogogno,[2] runner-up at the Audi Quattro Trophy one stroke behind Pierre Fulke,[3] and winning the season-ending Tessali Open in Italy after a playoff with Baldovino Dassù,[4] finishing 8th on the Challenge Tour ranking.[5]
Playing on the European Tour 1993–1997, the 1993 season was his best. He finished 73rd on the Order of Merit after coming close to securing his maiden win at Turespana Iberia Open de Baleares, beaten by Jim Payne in a playoff.[6] He played in the 1994 Open Championship at Turnberry.[5]
Professional wins (3) edit
Challenge Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Jul 1989 | Wermland Open | −7 (72-68-70-71=281) | 1 stroke | Anders Haglund,  Per Haugsrud, Peter Hedblom, Jon Heimer, Olle Nordberg
|
| 2 | 17 Sep 1989 | SI Aragon Open | −7 (71-72-67-67=277) | 2 strokes | Mikael Högberg, Stephen Lindskog, Jeremy Robinson
|
| 3 | 12 Apr 1992 | Tessali Open | −5 (69-72-69-69=279) | Playoff |  Baldovino Dassù
|
Playoff record edit
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Turespaña Iberia Open de Baleares | Jim Payne
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1994 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Gillner only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1985
Source:[7]
References edit
- ^ "Ander Gillner". Golfdata. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Results 1992 Club Med Open". European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Results 1992 Audi Quattro Trophy". European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Results 1992 Tessali Open". European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Anders Gillner Career Record". European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Results 1993 Turespana Iberia Open de Baleares". European Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Golf – Den stora sporten" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 1 January 2004. p. 202.
External links edit
- Anders Gillner at the European Tour official site
- Anders Gillner at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)