Jerry Anderson (golfer)

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Jerry Anderson
Personal information
Full nameGerald Ashton Anderson
Born(1955-09-22)22 September 1955
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died9 March 2018(2018-03-09) (aged 62)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sporting nationality Canada
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1992
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1985, 1986, 1987
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner		1980, 1982, 1989

Gerald Ashton Anderson (22 September 1955 – 9 March 2018) was a Canadian professional golfer.

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)[]

European Tour wins (1)[]

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 England Howard Clark

Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Aug 25, 1991 Ben Hogan Texarkana Open −15 (65-68-68=201) Playoff United States Fran Quinn

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1991 Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open United States Bob Friend, United States Friend won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2 1991 Ben Hogan Texarkana Open United States Fran Quinn Won with par on first extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (9)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Jun 17, 1979 Ontario Open −5 (68-69-68=205) 3 strokes Canada
2 Jul 29, 1979 Manitoba Open −4 (69-70-73=212) 2 strokes Canada
3 Aug 4, 1979 Molson Saskatchewan Open −8 (208) 1 stroke Canada , Canada Jim Rutledge
4 Aug 9, 1980 Molson Saskatchewan Open (2) −9 (68-67-72=207) Playoff Canada
5 Jun 27, 1982 Lactantia Quebec Open −8 (68-65-72=205) 3 strokes Canada Bob Panasik
6 Jul 3, 1983 Lactantia Quebec Open (2) −7 (73-67-66=206) 3 strokes Canada (a)
7 Sep 13, 1987 Canadian PGA Championship −13 (65-70-68-68=271) Playoff United States Kirk Triplett
8 Jul 23, 1989 Windsor Charity Classic −23 (66-64-69-66=265) 3 strokes Canada , United States Kelly Gibson
9 Sep 10, 1989 −18 (67-66-69-68=270) 2 strokes Canada , Canada Brent Franklin

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Anderson never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Canadian national team appearances[]

Professional

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gerald Anderson Obituary (1955–2018) – Cambridge, ON". Toronto Star – via legacy.com.
  2. ^ "Canadian golf mourns the loss of Jerry Anderson". PGA Tour. 11 March 2018.

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