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

Early life and amateur career

In 1960, Oldcorn was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. However, his family moved to Formby in 1964, and then to Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1968, where he attended Currie High School. He therefore represents Scotland in golf.

He represented England as an amateur and won the English Amateur in 1982. He also represented Great Britain & Ireland at the 1983 Walker Cup.

Professional career

In 1983, Oldcorn turned professional. Oldcorn was medalist at the European Tour Qualifying School that year. 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 Volvo PGA Championship (although Miguel Ángel Jiménez 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 European Senior Tour.

Amateur wins

1979 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship
1982 English Amateur

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (3)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin ofvictory	Runner-up
1	28 Feb 1993	Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía	−3 (70-71-73-71=285)	1 stroke	Eduardo Romero
2	18 Jun 1995	DHL Jersey Open	−15 (70-68-66-69=273)	3 strokes	Dean Robertson
3	28 May 2001	Volvo PGA Championship	−16 (66-66-69-71=272)	2 strokes	Ángel Cabrera

Other wins (1)

1993 Sunderland of Scotland Masters

European Senior Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin ofvictory	Runner-up
1	12 Jun 2011	De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship	−11 (73-66-68-70=277)	9 strokes	Gordon Brand Jnr
2	10 Jul 2016	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	−8 (70-69-69=208)	Playoff	Paul Broadhurst

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2016	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	Paul Broadhurst	Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Open Championship	CUT	T64	CUT	WD	CUT	80
PGA Championship
Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T28	T42	CUT
PGA Championship	T44

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 (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982
St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1983
European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1983

Professional

Seve Trophy: 2002 (winners)