Anders Sørensen

Anders Sørensen (born 20 February 1962) is a Danish professional golfer.

Professional career

Sørensen qualified for the European Tour before the 1988 season. In his first two seasons, he made the cut in slightly more than half the events and recorded two top-10s.[1] In 1990, his third season, would be a marked improvement. He recorded the best result of his career at the first event of the year, the Atlantic Open held in Porto, Portugal. Sørensen entered the fourth round in second place. With the collapse of overnight leader Ronald Stelten, an American player, Sørensen took a two shot lead to the 71st hole. He would falter down the stretch, however, and wind up in a six-way playoff. On the first playoff hole, in gale-force winds, he and four other competitors would make bogey or worse; Stephen McAllister's par won the event.[2] Despite the disappointing finish, he would go on to his best year. He would make the cut in 21 of 26 events including that year's Open Championship.[3] He finished a career-best 40th on the Order of Merit.[1]

The following three seasons saw Sørensen play steady but not improve on his 1990 performance. He finished between 74th and 84th on the Order of Merit every year.[1] His highlight was a second-place finish at the 1993 Hohe Brucke Austrian Open. Again, this result was resolved in a playoff; he lost to Ronan Rafferty's par on the first hole.

His 1995 and 1996 seasons were his last on the European Tour. He missed the cut in the easy majority of events and did not finish in the top 125 of the Order of Merit either season. He would not play full-time on the European Tour after the 1996 season.[1]

Professional wins (2)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 7 Jun 1987 Nescafé Cup −7 (68-72-71-74=285) 1 stroke Terry Price
2 27 Sep 1987 Volvo Albatross −3 (73-72-68=213) 1 stroke Anders Haglund, Leif Hederström,
Magnus Persson

Source:[4]

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1990 Vinho Verde Atlantic Open Richard Boxall,  Stephen Hamill,
Stephen McAllister, Ronan Rafferty,
David Williams		 McAllister won with par on first extra hole
2 1993 Hohe Brücke Austrian Open Ronan Rafferty Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament1987198819891990199119921993
The Open Championship CUT CUT T57 T39
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Sørensen only played in The Open Championship.
Sources:[1][3]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Anders Sørensen – Career Records". European Tour. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "McAllister is master of the Atlantic winds". The Herald. 18 February 1990. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. "Anders Sorensen". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. "Anders Sørensen". Golfdata. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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