David Anderson Jr. (29 November 1867 – 1919) was a Scottish

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who played in the late 19th century. Anderson tied for second place in the 1888 Open Championship with

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. He also tied for 6th in the 1895 Open Championship.

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

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, 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

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, held 6 October at the

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won the Championship by a stroke from David Anderson Jr. and

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.

Death

Anderson died in 1919.

Results in The Open Championship

''Note: Anderson played only in

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CUT = missed half-way cut
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson Jr., David Scottish male golfers Golfers from St Andrews 1867 births 1919 deaths