Janet Anderson (golfer)

{{short description|American professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|3|10}}

| birth_place = West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| nationality = {{USA}}

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| college = Slippery Rock Teacher's College

| yearpro = 1978

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| extour = LPGA Tour (1978-1997)

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| nabisco = T23: 1980

| lpga = T3: 1982

| wusopen = Won: 1982

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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.{{Cite web|title=Janet Anderson LPGA Open Chamopion|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/straightdownthemiddleshow/janet-anderson-lpga-open-chamopion/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Mixcloud}}

Prior to her divorce in January 1983, Anderson played using her married name Janet Alex.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHAeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d2gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5322,5629770&dq=janet+alex+us+open+divorce&hl=en Janet Anderson hopes to end long slump]