Janet Anderson (golfer)
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| Janet Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 10, 1956 |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Slippery Rock Teacher's College |
| Turned professional | 1978 |
| Former tour | LPGA Tour (1978-1997) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Chevron Championship | T23: 1980 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T3: 1982 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1982 |
| du Maurier Classic | T12: 1980 |
Janet Anderson (born March 10, 1956) is an American professional golfer.
Anderson was born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. She attended Slippery Rock Teacher's College. Her rookie year on the LPGA Tour was 1978. She achieved her only LPGA Tour victory in 1982 at one of the LPGA majors, the 1982 U.S. Women's Open. She also had her highest finish on the money list that year, placing 13th. Her last season on the tour was 1997.[1]
Prior to her divorce in January 1983, Anderson played using her married name Janet Alex.[2]
Professional wins
[edit | edit source]LPGA Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| Legend |
|---|
| LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 25, 1982 | U.S. Women's Open | −5 (70-73-72-68=283) | 6 strokes | United States JoAnne Carner United States Beth Daniel United States Sandra Haynie United States Donna White |
Major championships
[edit | edit source]Wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. Women's Open | −5 (70-73-72-68=283) | 6 strokes | United States JoAnne Carner, United States Beth Daniel, United States Sandra Haynie, United States Donna White |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Janet Anderson hopes to end long slump
External links
[edit | edit source]- Janet Anderson at the LPGA Tour official site
- Janet Anderson at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)
Categories:
- American female golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Winners of LPGA major golf championships
- Golfers from Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock University alumni
- Sportspeople from Butler County, Pennsylvania
- 1956 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- American golf biography stubs