Jamie Allan

Jamie Allan
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born c.1850
Scotland
Nationality  Scotland
Career
Status Professional
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T2: 1879
PGA Championship DNP

Jamie Allan (born c.1850 – unknown) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Allan had two top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. His best performance was a tie for second place in the 1879 Open Championship. His last confirmed appearance in the Open Championship came in 1888.

Early life

Allan was born in Scotland circa 1850.

Golf career

Allan served as the professional at Royal North Devon Golf Club in Westward Ho!, Devon, England. He possessed a knack for lofting his golf ball, a skill that he demonstrated on occasion to the Royal North Devon members.[1] It is unclear what the trick entailed. It is surmised that he was able to hit a shot much higher than was thought possible with the pitching clubs in use at the time.

1879 Open Championship

The 1879 Open Championship was the 19th Open Championship, held 27 September at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Allan shot rounds of 88-84=172. Jamie Anderson won the Championship for the third successive time, by three strokes from Allan and Andrew Kirkaldy.[2]

Match v. Jamie Anderson

In October 1879, Allan was paired in a serious money match against Jamie Anderson for stakes totaling £200. Anderson won £25 each (£75 total) for winning the first three matches. Allan was able to stave off a complete sweep by winning on his home course. The two players also agreed on a monetary prize of £100 (which was won by Anderson) for the overall total for the play on four courses combined. They played the match on these courses: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Prestwick Golf Club, and Royal North Devon Golf Club. Allan was defeated in the match 8 and 7[3] and ended up losing £175 (£16 thousand today).[4]

Death

Allan's date and place of death are unknown.

Results in The Open Championship

Tournament 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
The Open Championship 8 T2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T29 T33 DNP T18 ?

Note: Allan played only in The Open Championship.

DNP = Did not play
? = played, finish unknown
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

References

  1. "The Future of Golf – by an English player". Golf Illustrated. 18 July 1902. p. 52.
  2. 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.
  3. "Golf". The Graphic, an Illustrated Newspaper of the Highest Class (London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.). 1880. p. 200.
  4. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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