Jamie Anderson (golfer)

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Jamie Anderson

c. 1875
Personal information
Full name James Anderson
Born 1842
St. Andrews, Scotland
Died 1905 (age 62 or 63)
Thornton, Fife
Nationality  Scotland
Career
Status Professional
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 3)
The Open Championship Won: 1877, 1878, 1879

James "Jamie" Anderson (1842–1905) was a nineteenth century professional golfer, who won The Open Championship three times.

Anderson was born in St Andrews, Scotland. His Open Championships were at Musselburgh in 1877; Prestwick Golf Club in 1878; and St Andrews in 1879. He is one of only four golfers who have won three consecutive Opens, alongside Young Tom Morris (1868–1870), Bob Ferguson (1880–82) and Peter Thomson (1954–56). Anderson did not compete in 1880 because the date of the tournament was set so late that he forgot to enter.[1]

He died in Thornton, Fife.

Contents

[edit] Major championships

[edit] Wins (3)

Year Championship 18 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1877 The Open Championship 2 shot deficit (82-78=160) 2 strokes United Kingdom Bob Pringle
1878 The Open Championship (2) Tied for lead (53-53-51=157) 2 strokes United Kingdom Bob Kirk
1879 The Open Championship (3) 2 shot lead (84-85=169) 3 strokes United Kingdom Jamie Allan
Scotland Andrew Kirkaldy

[edit] Results timeline

Tournament 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
The Open Championship 4 7 NT DNP 2 5 DNP T12 1 1 1
Tournament 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
The Open Championship DNP 2 T3 DNP 15 DNP DNP T28 T32

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mallon, Bill & Jerris, Randon, "Historical Dictionary of Golf", Scarecrow Press, 2011.

[edit] External links


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