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Jerry Anderson (golfer)

Canadian professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Jerry Anderson
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fullname	Gerald Ashton Anderson
birth_date
birth_place	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
death_date
death_place	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
height
weight
nationality
spouse	Barbara (Page) Anderson
children	2
yearpro	1977
retired
extour	PGA Tour
European Tour
Canadian Tour
prowins	11
eurowins	1
nwidewins	1
otherwins	9
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	CUT: 1992
open	CUT: 1985, 1986, 1987
pga	DNP
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award1	Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner
year1	1989
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European Tour Canadian Tour Order of Merit winner](canadian-tour-order-of-merit-winners) Gerald Ashton Anderson (22 September 1955 – 9 March 2018) was a Canadian professional golfer.

Early life

Anderson was born in Montreal, Quebec and then moved to Cambridge, Ontario.

Professional career

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.

Personal life

Anderson died in Kitchener, Ontario in 2018 at the age of 62.

Awards and honors

In 1989, Anderson earned the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit
In 2002, he was inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame
In 2016, Anderson was earned entry into the PGA of Canada Hall of Fame

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	ENG 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	USA Fran Quinn

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open	USA Bob Friend, USA Dennis Trixler	Friend won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2	1991	Ben Hogan Texarkana Open	USA 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	USA Kirk Triplett
2	23 Jul 1989	Windsor Charity Classic	−23 (66-64-69-66=265)	3 strokes	CAN Martin Gates, USA Kelly Gibson
3	10 Sep 1989	Canadian Tournament Players Championship	−18 (67-66-69-68=270)	2 strokes	USA Dave DeLong, CAN 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	CAN Bob Beauchemin
2	29 Jul 1979	Manitoba Open	−4 (69-70-73=212)	2 strokes	CAN Greg Pidlaski
3	4 Aug 1979	Molson Saskatchewan Open	−8 (208)	1 stroke	CAN Bob Beauchemin, CAN Jim Rutledge
4	9 Aug 1980	Molson Saskatchewan Open (2)	−9 (68-67-72=207)	Playoff	CAN Scott Knapp
5	27 Jun 1982	Lactantia Quebec Open	−8 (68-65-72=205)	3 strokes	CAN Bob Panasik
6	3 Jul 1983	Lactantia Quebec Open (2)	−7 (73-67-66=206)	3 strokes	CAN 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

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Note: Anderson never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Canadian national team appearances

Professional

World Cup: 1983, 1987, 1989
Dunhill Cup: 1985

References

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

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