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P. C. Anderson

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P.C. Anderson
Personal information
Full namePeter Corsar Anderson
Born(1871-02-17)17 February 1871
Menmuir, Forfarshire, Scotland
Died26 August 1955(1955-08-26) (aged 84)
Sporting nationality Scotland
PartnerAgnes Henrietta Macartney
Children13
Career
CollegeMadras
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT19: 1893
U.S. AmateurDNP
British AmateurWon: 1893

Peter Corsar Anderson CBE (17 February 1871 – 26 August 1955) was an influential educator[1] and golfer[2] in Western Australia.

Tournament wins

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this list is incomplete

Major championships

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Amateur wins (1)

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Year Championship Winning Score Runner-up
1893 The Amateur Championship 1 up Scotland Johnny Laidlay

Results timeline

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Note: Anderson played in only The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.

Tournament 1891 1892 1893 1894
The Open Championship CUT T19
The Amateur Championship 1 R32
  Win
  Did not play

CUT = Missed the cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion

Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com
Source for 1894 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, April 26, 1894, p. 11.

References

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  1. ^ "Anderson, Peter Corsar (1871–1955)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. ^ "The Long Game" (PDF). No 24 October 2006.