Keith Fergus
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | March 3, 1954 Temple, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | University of Houston |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1976 |
| Current tour | Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 (PGA Tour: 3, Nationwide Tour: 2, Other: 1, Champions Tour: 1) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | T16: 1983 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 1980 |
| British Open | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T4: 1981 |
Keith Carlton Fergus (born March 3, 1954) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour.
Fergus was born in Temple, Texas. He started playing golf at age 8. In high school, he played football and basketball but enjoyed practicing golf more than the other sports. He attended and was a member of the golf team at the University of Houston, where he was a 3-time All American and runner-up to Jay Haas at the 1975 NCAA Championship. He turned pro in 1976.
Fergus had his best years on the PGA Tour in the early 1980s. During his PGA career, he had over 40 top-10 finishes and won three events. His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1980 U.S. Open; he also had a T-4 at the 1981 PGA Championship. He began using the long putter in 1988. Fergus took a break from the tour in 1988 when he accepted the head golf coaches job at his alma mater, the University of Houston, a position he held until 1994.
Fergus resumed tour play in the mid-1990s on both the Nationwide Tour and, on a limited basis, in PGA Tour events. In 1996, at the Nortel Open, he was attacked by a swarm of killer bees and was stung 10 to 15 times; his caddie was stung more than 50 times.
After turning 50 in March 2004, he began play on the Champions Tour. His first win was the 2007 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort, where he became the second player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour), the first being Ron Streck in 2005.[1]
Fergus has done some course design work and starred in some television commercials. He lives in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing.
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[edit] Amateur wins (1)
- 1971 Texas State Junior
[edit] Professional wins (7)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (3)
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (2)
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 1976 Texas State Open
[edit] Champions Tour wins (1)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T38 | T60 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T26 | T37 | T33 | T16 | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T3 | T43 | CUT | T39 | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T50 | T4 | CUT | T14 | T20 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] References
- ^ Deason, Lauren (April 1, 2007). Finally, Fergus knew, it was his time to win again in the pros. PGATOUR.COM.
