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J Anderson and Sons
St Andrews

Jamie Anderson was the eldest son of David 'Old Da' Anderson, born in 1842, and was three-time Open Champion, 1877, 1878 and 1879. The first assistant to Robert Forgan, he began making clubs on his own account, on a small-scale, after his first Open win.

The firm expanded in 1893 when he brought in his two sons to become J Anderson & Sons. This became the Golf Company and then the Kilrymont Golf Company but did not endure and, within a few years, Jamie and sons were back working for Forgan. From here, sadly, it was downhill with Jamie arrested for drunkenness in St Andrews and ultimately ending up in the Dysart Poorhouse where he died on 16 August 1905.

He was buried in an unmarked grave beside St Andrews Cathedral until donations from golf clubs and individuals around the world paid for a headstone in 2018.

See the extended article on the Andersons in the History section for more details.

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