Nationality Scotland Masters Tournament DNP The Open Championship T2: 1879 | Status Professional U.S. Open DNP 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.
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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. 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.
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 and ended up losing £175 (£16 thousand today).
Death
Allan's date and place of death are unknown.
Results in The Open Championship
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