P. C. Anderson

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P.C. Anderson
Personal information
Full namePeter Corsar Anderson
Born(1871-02-17)17 February 1871
Menmuir, Forfarshire, Scotland
Died26 August 1955(1955-08-26) (aged 84)
Nationality Scotland
PartnerAgnes Henrietta Macartney
ChildrenMark Peter Anderson
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT19: 1893
U.S. AmateurDNP
British AmateurWon: 1893

Peter Corsar Anderson (17 February 1871 – 26 August 1955) was an influential educator[1] and golfer[2] in Western Australia.

Tournament wins[]

this list is incomplete

Major championships[]

Amateur wins (1)[]

Year Championship Winning Score Runner-up
1893 The Amateur Championship 1 up Scotland Johnny Laidlay

Results timeline[]

Note: Anderson played in only The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.

Tournament 1891 1892 1893 1894
The Open Championship CUT DNP T19 DNP
The Amateur Championship DNP DNP 1 R32

DNP = Did not play
CUT = Missed the cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com

Source for 1894 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, April 26, 1894, pg. 11.

References[]

  1. ^ Biographical Entry. Australian Dictionary of Biography Online.
  2. ^ "The Long Game" (PDF). No 24 October 2006.
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