Mark Anderson

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 50 from 2019 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2020-21)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2010
• PGA TOUR: 2012

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2)

• 2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation
• 2019 Country Club de Bogota Championship

Personal

• Lists Cypress, Pine Valley and St. Andrews as courses he would like to play.
• Began playing golf at the age of four. Played soccer, baseball and golf growing up, but chose golf because he wasn't fast enough for soccer and couldn't hit in baseball.
• Brother Ben is in the US Coast Guard.
• Favorite foods are seafood, sushi and Chinese.
• Favorite city is Rome.
• Favorite movie is Gladiator.
• Favorite book is Atlas Shrugged.
• Favorite golf courses are Wade Hampton, Pebble Beach and Secession Golf Club.

Special Interests

• Fishing, hunting, boating, gardening, anything outdoors

Career Highlights

2019 Season

Won the Country Club de Bogata Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour and earned PGA TOUR membership by finishing No. 14 on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season points list, entering the 2019-20 season 28th in the final priority ranking. Ended the Korn Ferry Tour season with two top-10s and 11 made cuts in 15 starts.

• Knoxville Open: Used weekend rounds of 69-68 to finish solo second at 14-under 270 at the Knoxville Open. With the runner-up finish, earned his PGA TOUR card for the 2019-20 season.
• Country Club de Bogota Championship: Earned his second career Korn Ferry Tour title and first victory in nearly five years. Ran away from the field with a final-round 67 to finish at 17-under par for a four-shot win.

2018 Season

Made 23 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018, picking up seven top-25 finishes in 19 made cuts, highlighted by a pair of T4s at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER and the Rust-Oleum Championship. Finished the Regular Season at No. 48 on the money list to advance to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Ended the Finals at No. 38 on the Finals money list.

• Rust-Oleum Championship: Picked up second top-five of the season at the Rust-Oleum Championship. Carded 68-67 on the weekend for a T4.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER: Posted a final-round 64 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open for a T4. Bogeyed the 12th hole on Sunday to fall out of a tie for third.

2017 Season

• Puerto Rico Open: Posted four rounds in the 60s at the Puerto Rico Open to claim a share of 10th place with six others at 15-under 273.

2016 Season

Finished the Korn Ferry Tour season with 19 starts, one runner-up, one T3 finish, and 11 cuts made. Was 44th in the final priority-ranking order.

• WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz: Locked up his PGA TOUR card for the 2016-17 season with a runner-up finish at the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz. Finished one shot back of Ryan Brehm to move up to No. 16 on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season money list after beginning the week at No. 51.
• Nashville Golf Open: After making seven of his first eight cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour, posted his first top-10 of the season at the Nashville Golf Open with a T3 finish to move up to No. 27 on the Korn Ferry Tour money list. Rounds of 70-66-69-68--273 left him four shots back of James Driscoll's winning number, but the T3 finish marked his best on the Korn Ferry Tour since a win at the 2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am.

2015 Season

Had seven events in the 2014-15 PGA TOUR season, with the opportunity to earn 383 FedExCup points or $589,747 to clear the top finishers from Korn Ferry Tour Medical category. Played in 12 Korn Ferry Tour events, making four cuts.

• Travelers Championship: On the PGA TOUR, made seven appearances. His best finish among his three cuts made was a T15 in June at the Travelers Championship, where he collected a check for $102,400.
• Chile Classic: Best finish was a T26 at the Chile Classic in March.

2014 Season

Suffered injuries, falling off a ladder. Missed the cut in his first five starts but made the cut in his final three. Made the cut in three of eight PGA TOUR starts, finishing No. 212 in the FedExCup standings. On the Korn Ferry Tour, made three starts.

• South Georgia Classic presented by First State Bank and Trust Company: Picked up one made-cut, at the South Georgia Classic, which resulted in a T60.
• Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Lone top-25 finish was at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (T17).

2013 Season

Korn Ferry Tour Finals' performance saw him make two of four cuts, with his best finish a T46. Finished the Regular Season eighth in earnings to secure his PGA TOUR card for 2013-14.

• News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot: Picked up his fourth top-10 of the season, shooting four rounds in the 60s at the News Sentinel Open in Knoxville. Rounds of 68-69-66-68 led to an eighth-place performance.
• Midwest Classic Presented by Cadillac: Posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s in July to finish second at the Midwest Classic near Kansas City. Shot weekend rounds of 66-65 but fell a stroke short of winner Jamie Lovemark.
• BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation: Garnered his first career Korn Ferry Tour win, with a five-stroke victory in his adopted home state at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Held a one-stroke lead after 54 holes and slowly pulled away in the final round in Greenville, S.C. Fired a final-round, 6-under 65 to finish at 27-under 259, both tournament records. Opened with a 63 to take a share of the lead and was only one off the pace after two rounds. Added a 64 in the third round to reach 21-under par, also a tournament record. Distanced himself from the field Sunday with birdies at Nos. 11, 12 and 15 and coasted to victory down the stretch. Picked up a check for $117,000 and moved from No. 133 to No. 9 on the money list after nine (of 21) Regular Season events. His 27-under par total matched the third-lowest in Tour history, and his 259 was the fifth-best in Tour history. Joined 1996 champion Michael Christie as the only University of South Carolina grads to win the tournament.
• Panama Claro Championship: Fired a 6-under 64 in the opening round of the Panama Claro Championship to grab a share of the first-day lead. Failed to break par in the remaining rounds and wound up T44.
• Sony Open in Hawaii: His lone PGA TOUR start came at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he finished T54. He fired a second-round 64.

2012 Season

Failed to crack the top 200 in the FedExCup standings on the PGA TOUR, finishing the season with 13 made cuts in 25 starts. Started strong, making the cut in eight of his first nine starts but finished the season by missing the cut in 10 of his last 12 starts. Made two cuts in two starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.

• PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament: Tied for 32nd at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament after stumbling with a double bogey on his final hole at PGA West Stadium Course. After a double bogey on his ninth hole, he rebounded with four birdies on the back nine, including one at No. 17 to reach 17-under par, which turned out to be the number he needed.
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic: Finished T9 at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic for his then-best finish of the season.
• RBC Heritage: Finished T13 at the RBC Heritage.
• Mayakoba Golf Classic: Finished T16 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic.

2011 Season

On the Korn Ferry Tour, made 25 starts, collecting four top-10s, one a runner-up finish and finished No. 22 on the official money list to earn his rookie PGA TOUR card for 2012. Made one start on the PGA TOUR.

• Miccosukee Championship: In his 49th start, he recorded his best Tour finish, a second-place showing at the Miccosukee Championship. At 13-under par, he still finished seven shots behind champion Jason Kokrak.
• South Georgia Classic Pres'd by First State Bank and Trust Company: First top-10 was a T5 at the South Georgia Classic, where he rallied with a 5-under 67 in the final round. The performance was his best since a T5 at the 2010 Stadion Classic at UGA.
• The Heritage: Missed the cut at The Heritage not far from his home in South Carolina.

2010 Season

Made the cut in 17 of 26 starts during his rookie season on the Korn Ferry Tour and ended the year No. 60 on the money list. Needed only three starts to earn a top-10 finish.

• Stadion Classic at UGA: At the Stadion Athens Classic, was tied for the lead after the first and second rounds. A Saturday 74 kept him out of contention despite a final-round 68 that led to a fifth-place finish.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open: At the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, posted four sub-par rounds of 69-69-69-70 leading to a T8.
• Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open Presented by Samsung: Finished T35 at the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open.
• Panama CLARO Championship: Needed only three starts to earn a top-10 finish. Posted a 6-under 64 Friday at the Panama CLARO Championship, matching the low round of the day, en route to a T4 finish. Tied for the lead in birdies with 20, matched by tournament winner, Fran Quinn, and Kevin Kisner.

2009 Season

Made two starts on the Hooters Tour.

• Verizon Heritage: Missed the cut as an amateur at the Verizon Heritage, his first PGA TOUR start.

Amateur Highlights

• Earned All-American honors in 2005 and 2008, as well as first-team All-SEC honors both years. Was the 2005 Freshman of the Year. Was a four-year All-SEC academic team member and the 2008 SEC McWharter Scholarship recipient.