David Anderson, Jr.
| David Anderson, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Scotland |
| Nationality |
 Scotland |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T2: 1888 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
David Anderson, Jr. was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Anderson tied for second place in the 1888 Open Championship with Ben Sayers. He also tied for 6th in the 1895 Open Championship.[1]
Details of play in 1888 Open Championship
The 1888 Open Championship was the 28th Open Championship, held 6 October at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Jack Burns won the Championship by a stroke from David Anderson, Jr. and Ben Sayers.
Willie Campbell was in good form—working his way around in 84—and was the leader after 18 holes for the third consecutive year. Sayers was one shot further back on 85 and four players were bunched on 86.
In the afternoon Sayers, in the first group, scored 87 and took an early lead on 172. Campbell ran into difficulties on a few holes making a number of mistakes and scored 90 for a total of 174. Sayers was then joined on 172 by David Anderson. Playing a few groups behind, Burns carded an 85 and took the lead on 171, a score none of the later players could match.
Burns's score for his first round had originally been added up to 87 but an R&A member noticed that it was added up incorrectly and the total was adjusted to 86, making Burns the champion.[2]
Results in The Open Championship
| Tournament | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | 43 | DNP | DNP | T2 | DNP | 14 | T24 | T16 | 22 | DNP | T6 | T24 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 | CUT |
Note: Anderson played only in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed half-way cut
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
References
- ↑ 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 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ↑ "Jack Burns of St. Andrews by Dudley Woods" (PDF). British Golf Collectors’ Society. Retrieved 2015-04-13.