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Jamie Anderson
Anderson in formal attire, c. 1877
Personal information
Full name	James Anderson
Nickname	Jamie
Born	(1842-06-27)27 June 1842 St. Andrews, Scotland
Died	16 August 1905(1905-08-16) (aged 63) Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Spouse	Janet Clements Armit
Children	Jane, David, Margaret, Mary, Elizabeth, James, William, David, Janet, Helen, John
Career
Status	Professional
Best results in major championships (wins: 3)
The Open Championship	Won: 1877, 1878, 1879

James Anderson (27 June 1842 – 16 August 1905) was a nineteenth-century professional golfer who won The Open Championship three consecutive times, from 1877 to 1879.

Early life

Anderson was born in St Andrews, Scotland, the son of David "Da" Anderson, greenskeeper at the Old Course. Da also sold tea and lemonade on the Old Course from a portable cart. James Anderson began caddying over the Old Course from a young age, while Allan Robertson was still alive, and took up golf around the same time. It took James many years to reach his top championship form (age 35), in contrast to the nine-years-younger Young Tom Morris, who won his first Open at age 17 in 1868.

Golf career

Anderson's Open Championships victories 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 missed entry. He was runner-up the next year 1881. His nephew David was runner-up in 1888, and all of his sons were golf professionals.

Death and legacy

Anderson died in a poorhouse in Thornton, Fife, Scotland. He won the Open Championship three consecutive times: 1877, 1878, and 1879.

Major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	18/24 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1877	The Open Championship	2 shot deficit	40-42-37-41=160	2 strokes	Bob Pringle
1878	The Open Championship (2)	Tied for lead	53-53-51=157	2 strokes	Bob Kirk
1879	The Open Championship (3)	2 shot lead	84-85=169	3 strokes	Jamie Allan, Andrew Kirkaldy

Results timeline

Tournament	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
The Open Championship	4	7	NT		2	5		T12	1	1	1

Tournament	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888
The Open Championship		2	T3		15			T28	T32

Note: Anderson played only in The Open Championship.

Win Top 10 Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

"1877 Jamie Anderson". The Open. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
"Death of a Famous Golfer". Bundarra and Tingha Advocate. Vol. 6, no. 285. New South Wales, Australia. 9 June 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
Tommy's Honor, by Kevin Cook, 2007, Gotham Books, New York
Mallon, Bill; Jerris, Randon (2011). Historical Dictionary of Golf. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7197-7.

External links

The Principal's Nose
Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland: The Anderson Family

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† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur 1871 No championship; 1915–1919 cancelled due to World War I; 1940–1945 cancelled due to World War II; 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Open Championship champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur
1871 No championship; 1915–1919 cancelled due to World War I; 1940–1945 cancelled due to World War II; 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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