Anders Hansen

Anders Hansen
Anders Hansen
Personal information
Full name	Anders Rosenberg Hansen
Born	16 September 1970 (age 54); 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 tour(s)	PGA Tour; European Tour; Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	23 (14 August 2011)
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
Sunshine Tour; Order of Merit winner
Sunshine Tour; Order of Merit winner	2009

Anders Rosenberg Hansen (born 16 September 1970) is a Danish former professional golfer.

Career

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 2012, with a best of seventh in 2011. He has featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking 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 finishes in 2006 including a third 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.

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.

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (3)

Legend
Flagship events (2)
Other European Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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 (2)	−8 (74-70-67-69=280)	Playoff	Justin Rose
3	11 Jan 2009	Joburg Open¹	−15 (71-68-64-66=269)	1 stroke	Andrew McLardy

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine 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

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Jan 2009	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 the European 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