Anders Rosenberg Hansen (born 16 September 1970) is a Danish former professional golfer. He twice won the Volvo PGA Championship/BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club, England on the European Tour and finished third at the 2011 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia, U.S.
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, 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 May 2002Volvo PGA Championship−19 (68-65-66-70=269)5 strokes Colin Montgomerie, Eduardo Romero227 May 2007BMW PGA Championship (2)−8 (74-70-67-69=280)Playoff Justin Rose311 Jan 2009Joburg Open1−15 (71-68-64-66=269)1 stroke Andrew McLardy 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12003Dunhill Championship Mark Foster, Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan, Bradford VaughanFoster won with eagle on second extra holeHansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole22007BMW PGA Championship Justin RoseWon with birdie on first extra hole32008BMW International Open Martin KaymerLost to birdie on first extra hole42009Mercedes-Benz Championship James KingstonLost to par on first extra hole
Sunshine Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up111 Jan 2009Joburg Open1−15 (71-68-64-66=269)1 stroke Andrew McLardy215 Feb 2009Vodacom 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.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12003Dunhill Championship Mark Foster, Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan, Bradford VaughanFoster won with eagle on second extra holeHansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole
Results in major championships Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT55The Open ChampionshipCUTT77CUTCUTT57T19CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT24T12CUTCUT Tournament 2010 2011 2012Masters TournamentCUTCUTT24U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT22CUTPGA ChampionshipCUT3CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 4PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 1 3 9 3Totals 0 0 1 1 1 6 25 9 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2006 PGA – 2007 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012Match PlayR64R64R64R32R64R32ChampionshipT57T1245T3T29InvitationalT58T22T45T29Champions63T23
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1991, 1993 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 1992
Professional World Cup (representing Denmark): 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011 Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2009, 2011
See also 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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