Jerry Anderson (golfer)

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
SpouseBarbara (Page) Anderson
Children2
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European 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		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 25 Aug 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 Dennis Trixler 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 (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 13 Sep 1987 CPGA Championship −13 (65-70-68-68=271) Playoff United States Kirk Triplett
2 23 Jul 1989 Windsor Charity Classic −23 (66-64-69-66=265) 3 strokes Canada Martin Gates, United States Kelly Gibson
3 10 Sep 1989 Canadian Tournament Players Championship −18 (67-66-69-68=270) 2 strokes United States Dave DeLong, Canada Brent Franklin

Earlier Canadian wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 17 Jun 1979 Ontario Open −5 (68-69-68=205) 3 strokes Canada Bob Beauchemin
2 29 Jul 1979 Manitoba Open −4 (69-70-73=212) 2 strokes Canada Greg Pidlaski
3 4 Aug 1979 Molson Saskatchewan Open −8 (208) 1 stroke Canada Bob Beauchemin, Canada Jim Rutledge
4 9 Aug 1980 Molson Saskatchewan Open (2) −9 (68-67-72=207) Playoff Canada Scott Knapp
5 27 Jun 1982 Lactantia Quebec Open −8 (68-65-72=205) 3 strokes Canada Bob Panasik
6 3 Jul 1983 Lactantia Quebec Open (2) −7 (73-67-66=206) 3 strokes Canada William Holzman (a)

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. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.