Jim Ferrier
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James B. Ferrier (February 24, 1915 – June 13, 1986) was an Australian golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney, Australia. He was a runner up in the 1931 Australian Open at the age of sixteen and won the Australian Amateur Title in 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1939. He was also victorious in the Australian Open as an amateur in 1938 and 1939. He was runner-up in the British Amateur at St Andrews in 1936.
In 1940 Ferrier went to the United States where he turned professional. His most significant win came at the PGA Championship, one of golf's four major championships, in 1947. He was the first Australian to win a major. He later led Jimmy Demaret by three shots with six holes to play in the 1950 Masters, finishing second. He was also runner up at the 1960 PGA Championship. His other victories included the Canadian Open in 1950 and 1951.
Ferrier was renowned as an outstanding putter. He eventually became a U.S. Citizen in 1944. He died in California.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (18)
- 1944 (1) Oakland Open
- 1947 (2) St. Paul Open, PGA Championship
- 1948 (1) Miami International Four-Ball (with Cary Middlecoff)
- 1949 (3) Grand Rapids Open, Kansas City Open, Miami Four-Ball (with Cary Middlecoff)
- 1950 (3) St. Paul Open, Canadian Open, Inverness Four-Ball Invitational (with Sam Snead)
- 1951 (5) St. Petersburg Open, Miami Beach Open, Jacksonville Open, Canadian Open, Fort Wayne Open
- 1952 (2) Empire State Open, Inverness Round Robin Invitational (with Sam Snead)
- 1961 (1) Almaden Open Invitational
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 26 | T29 | T15 | NT | NT | NT | T4 | T6 | T4 | T16 |
| U.S. Open | T29 | T30 | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | T6 | CUT | T23 |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | DNP | DNP | T9 | 1 | T17 | T3 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 2 | 7 | T3 | T15 | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T5 | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T17 | T9 | T17 | T17 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T5 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T22 | DNP | DNP | CUT | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 2 | T45 | T39 | 7 | T56 | CUT | T49 | T64 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD |
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
