Chris Anderson, one of the most successful Delaware golfers in First State history, had an accomplished professional and amateur career.
Golf Digest listed him as one of Delaware’s top three golfers ever, with DSMHOF inductees Porky Oliver and Dave Douglas.
Anderson won the Delaware Open a record seven times between 1983-2004, more than any other golfer. He won in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, and after returning to local play, in 2003 and 2004. He is the only Delawarean to win the Philadelphia Amateur in its 125-year history, winning twice in 1982 and 1983. He also won the Delaware Junior Championship in 1977. He was named the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association’s 1983 Athlete of the Year.
After graduating in 1984 from the University of Virginia, where he was team captain, he turned professional, becoming club pro at Bidermann GC and later at Delcastle GC.
In 1991, he won the PGA of America Match Play Championship. In 1992, he joined the Ben Hogan Tour, won the Variety Club Tournament of Champions of Philadelphia, and finished second in a playoff in the Fort Wayne Open. He also played in the Hogan tour in 1996 and 1997.
Anderson also played on the South African and Canadian PGA tours in 1988 and won PGA of America’s National Match Play Championship in 1991. He qualified for the 1996 PGA championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. After resuming his amateur status, he was Delaware Amateur champion in 2005.
He joins his father, former Philadelphia Phillies baseball standout Harry Anderson (Class of 1992), in the DSMHOF. Chris passed away in April, 2023.