Andrew Oldcorn

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Andrew Oldcorn
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Personal information
Full nameAndrew Steven Oldcorn
NicknameBagpuss [1]
Born (1960-03-31) 31 March 1960 (age 64)
Bolton, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence Edinburgh, Scotland
Spouse
Kirstin
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(m. 1999)​
Children3 [2]
Career
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Champions Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 72 (28 October 2001) [3]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
European Senior Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T44: 2001
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T28: 2003

Andrew Oldcorn (born 31 March 1960) is a Scottish professional golfer.

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Oldcorn was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He was raised in Edinburgh, and represents Scotland. He represented England as an amateur and won the English Amateur in 1982, turning professional after playing for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1983 Walker Cup.

Oldcorn was medalist at the European Tour final Qualifying School in 1983. He had a steady start to his career on tour before being struck down with ME (also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in the early 1990s. [4] [2] He returned to form in 1993, to claim his first tour victory in the Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia. Away from the tour he also won the Sunderland of Scotland Masters. Several solid years followed along with another title, the 1995 DHL Jersey Open. The undoubted highlight of his career came in 2001 when he became the oldest winner in the history of the Volvo PGA Championship (although Miguel Ángel Jiménez would later beat that record). [5] He finished that season a career best 26th place on the European Tour Order of Merit.

Since turning 50, Oldcorn has primarily been playing on the senior golf tours, having won twice on the European Senior Tour.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (3)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
128 Feb 1993 Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía −3 (70-71-73-71=285)1 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Romero
218 Jun 1995 DHL Jersey Open −15 (70-68-66-69=273)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Dean Robertson
328 May 2001 Volvo PGA Championship −16 (66-66-69-71=272)2 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Cabrera

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
112 Jun 2011 De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship −11 (73-66-68-70=277)9 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr
210 Jul 2016 WINSTONgolf Senior Open −8 (70-69-69=208)Playoff Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Open Championship CUTT64CUTWDCUT80
PGA Championship
Tournament200020012002200320042005
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTT28T42CUT
PGA Championship T44

Note: Oldcorn never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ↑ "Disconsolate Oldcorn unable to explain his nightmare finish". The Herald. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "European Tour biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Week 43 2001 Ending 28 Oct 2001" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Spencer, P (1 May 1998). "CFS: A suitable case for treatment" (PDF). 11 (5): 223–6. Retrieved 16 May 2012.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Farrell, Andy (29 May 2001). "Oldcorn trades rags for riches in inspiring win". The Independent . London. Retrieved 17 July 2009.[ dead link ]
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