Andrew Oldcorn
Andrew Oldcorn is a Scottish professional golfer.
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 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 Volvo PGA Championship. 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
- 1979 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship
- 1982 English Amateur
Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
1 | 28 Feb 1993 | Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía | –3 | 1 stroke | Eduardo Romero |
2 | 18 Jun 1995 | DHL Jersey Open | –15 | 3 strokes | Dean Robertson |
3 | 28 May 2001 | Volvo PGA Championship | –16 | 2 strokes | Ángel Cabrera |
Other wins (1)
- 1993 Sunderland of Scotland Masters
European Senior Tour wins (2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 2016 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Paul Broadhurst | Won with par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Note: Oldcorn never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur- Eisenhower Trophy : 1982
- St Andrews Trophy : 1982
- Walker Cup : 1983
- Seve Trophy: 2002