Jamie Allan

Background

Allan was born in Scotland circa 1850.

Career

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.

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. lieutenant is unclear what the trick entailed.

lieutenant 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 Street Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Allan shot rounds of 88-84=172.

Match v. Jamie Anderson

In October 1879, Allan was paired in a serious money match against Jamie Anderson for stakes totaling £200. Allan was able to stave off a complete sweep by winning on his home course.

They played the match on these courses: The Old Course at Saint 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 (£159 thousand today). Allan"s date and place of death are unknown.

Achievements

• Jamie Anderson won the Championship for the third successive time, by three strokes from Allan and Andrew Kirkaldy. Anderson won £25 each (£75 total) for winning the first three matches. 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.