P. C. Anderson
{{Short description|Amateur golfer and educationist}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}
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| fullname = Peter Corsar Anderson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1871|2|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Menmuir, Forfarshire, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|8|26|1871|2|16|df=y}}
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| nationality = {{SCO}}
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| partner = Agnes Henrietta Macartney
| children = 13
| college = Madras
| status = Amateur
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| majorwins = 1
| usopen = DNP
| open = T19: 1893
| usamateur = DNP
| britamateur = Won: 1893
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Peter Corsar Anderson CBE (17 February 1871 – 26 August 1955) was an influential educator{{cite web |url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070062b.htm |title=Anderson, Peter Corsar (1871–1955) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography Online |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University }} and golfer{{cite web |url=http://www.golfsocietyaust.com/pdf/LongGameNo24_Oct2006.pdf |title=The Long Game |work=No 24 October 2006}} in Western Australia.
Tournament wins
this list is incomplete
Major championships
= Amateur wins (1) =
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!Year!!Championship!!Winning Score!!Runner-up | |||
1893 | The Amateur Championship | align=center|1 up | {{flagicon|SCO}} Johnny Laidlay |
= Results timeline =
Note: Anderson played in only The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.
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!Tournament !1891 !1892 !1893 !1894 |
align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T19 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|The Amateur Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:lime;"|1 |R32 |
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = Missed the cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
Source for British Open: [http://www.opengolf.com/en/History/PreviousOpens.aspx?eventid=2003040&view= www.opengolf.com]
Source for 1894 British Amateur: [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18940426&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, April 26, 1894, p. 11.]
References
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