| John Fourie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jonathan Adriaan Fourie |
| Born | 23 August 1939 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1970 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Southern Africa Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 10 |
| European Seniors Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T15: 1976 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| European Seniors Tour Order of Merit winner |
1992 |
Jonathan Adriaan Fourie (born 23 August 1939) is a South African professional golfer.
Fourie was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1970 and spent his career playing mainly on the Southern Africa Tour and the European Tour. He won ten times on the Southern Africa Tour, including one win as an amateur. In Europe he won the 1977 Callers of Newcastle tournament and twice finished in the top twenty on the European Tour Order of Merit. He joined the European Seniors Tour in its 1992 debut season, and won the Senior British Open and the Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters on his way to winning that tour's order of merit. He continued to play on the seniors tour into his mid sixties.
Contents |
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | T49 | T59 | DNP | T15 | T22 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.