David Anderson Jr.
Personal information
Born(1867-11-29)29 November 1867
St Andrews, Scotland
Died1919 (aged 51-52)
St Andrews, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
SpouseMary Ann Fernie
ChildrenDavid, James, Ann, Helen, Mary, Elizabeth
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1888

David Anderson Jr. (29 November 1867 – 1919) 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]

Early life

Anderson was born in St Andrews, Scotland, on 29 November 1867. He worked for his father David Anderson Sr., founder of D. Anderson & Sons with his four brothers. His grandfather was David "Da" Anderson, greenskeeper at the Old Course at St Andrews, and he was the nephew of Jamie Anderson, three-time Open champion. David Anderson Jr. went on to manage the Tommy Morris golf shop as did his son and grandson.

Golf career

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.

Details of play

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 a Royal and Ancient member noticed that it was added up incorrectly and the total was adjusted to 86, making Burns the champion.[2]

Death

Anderson died in 1919.

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

  1. ^ 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. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  2. ^ "Jack Burns of St. Andrews by Dudley Woods" (PDF). British Golf Collectors’ Society. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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