Jamie Anderson
Summary
Wins
Near misses
- 1869 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 4 · 173
- 1870 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 7 · 174
- 1873 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Tom Kidd · 180
- 1874 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · finished 5 · 165
- 1881 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · runner-up to Bob Ferguson · 173
- 1882 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 175
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Bob Ferguson's rivals →
Moments
- 1877 Open Anderson was two behind at halfway and turned it round with a 37 on the third loop.
- 1877 Open The win began Anderson's run of three straight titles (1877-79).
- 1878 Open Anderson holed in one at the 11th (the Short Hole) in the final round, reportedly after re-teeing when a spectator said he was outside the tee markers.
- 1878 Open Kirk's long putt on the last to tie lipped out; 16-year-old English amateur John Ball finished tied 4th.
- 1879 Open Anderson completed three straight Opens, a feat since matched only by Bob Ferguson and Peter Thomson.
- 1879 Open His 169 was seven better than the 176 that Martin and Strath had tied on at St Andrews in 1876.
Results by championship
Best day
1879 The Open
Old Course, St Andrews · 169 · by 3 strokes from Andrew Kirkaldy and Jamie Allan
Anderson completed three straight Opens, a feat since matched only by Bob Ferguson and Peter Thomson.
His 169 was seven better than the 176 that Martin and Strath had tied on at St Andrews in 1876.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1879.
Career line, 1869–1882
9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Runner-up
- Top 10
Jamie Anderson was born on June 27, 1842, in St Andrews, Scotland. Anderson won 3 major championships: 3 Open Championships (1877, 1878, 1879).
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The record
Wins in the majors (3)
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1869 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 4 · 173
- 1870 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 7 · 174
- 1873 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Tom Kidd · 180
- 1874 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · finished 5 · 165
- 1881 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · runner-up to Bob Ferguson · 173
- 1882 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 175
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.