Andrew Kirkaldy was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 professional golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

er.

In his first Open Championship

The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

 in 1879

1879 Open Championship

The 1879 Open Championship was a golf competition held at the Old Course at St Andrews. Jamie Anderson won the championship....

, Kirkaldy finished second to Jamie Anderson

Jamie Anderson (golfer)

James "Jamie" Anderson was a nineteenth century professional golfer, who won The Open Championship three times.Anderson was born in St Andrews, Scotland. His Open Championships were at Musselburgh in 1877; Prestwick Golf Club in 1878; and St Andrews in 1879...

 at the Old Course at St Andrews

Old Course at St Andrews

The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...

. In the 1889 Open Championship

1889 Open Championship

The 1889 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Musselburgh Links. Willie Park, Jnr. won the championship....

 at Musselburgh Links

Musselburgh Links

Musselburgh Links in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, is generally recognised as the oldest golf course in the world, and the oldest on which play has been continuous...

, he lost a playoff to Willie Park, Jnr.

Willie Park, Jnr.

Willie Park, Jr. was one of the top professional golfers of his era, winning The Open Championship twice. Park was also a successful golf equipment maker and golf writer...

 In the 1891 Open Championship

1891 Open Championship

The 1890 Open Championship was a golf competition held at the Old Course at St Andrews. The tournament was won by Hugh Kirkaldy....

 his brother Hugh

Hugh Kirkaldy

Hugh Kirkaldy was a Scottish golfer from the "Home of Golf" St Andrews. He won the 1891 Open Championship, which was played over the Old Course at St Andrews. The tournament was played in October, in rough weather, and his winning score was 166 for 36 holes. He beat his brother Andrew and Willie...

 beat him by two shots and he finished second alongside Willie Fernie

Willie Fernie

William "Willie" Fernie was a Scottish footballer who played for the Scotland national football team in both the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups.-Playing career:...

. In all, he place in the top-10 14 times and the top-3 six times at the Open.

Results in major championships

Kirkaldy played in only The Open Championship

The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

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Tournament	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T2	7	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T6	2

Tournament	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T4	T2	T13	T4	3	3	T14	T10	T21	3

Tournament	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T10	T18	T10	T11	T7	T24	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Yellow background for top-10