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Jamie Anderson

 
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Jamie Anderson
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)
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. As of 2006, 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).

He died in Thornton, Fife.

Wins (3)

Year Championship 18 or 36 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up
1877 The Open Championship 2 shot deficit (82-78=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
Scotland Andrew Kirkaldy

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