Andrew Oldcorn (born 31 March 1960) is a Scottish

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. Oldcorn was born in

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, Lancashire, England. He was raised in

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, and represents Scotland. He represented England as an amateur and won the

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in 1982, turning professional after playing for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1983 Walker Cup. Oldcorn was medalist at the

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final

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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. 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

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(although

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would later beat that record). 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

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Amateur wins

*1979 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship *1982

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (3)

Other wins (1)

*1993 Sunderland of Scotland Masters

European Senior Tour wins (2)

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

''Note: Oldcorn never played in the

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nor the U.S. Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 19 ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982 *

Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland featuring players from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing England):

Professional *

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(winners)

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