| Marc Farry | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Marc-Antoine Farry |
| Born | 3 July 1959 Paris, France |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (190 lb; 13.7 st) |
| Nationality | France |
| Residence | Lamorlaye, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1979 |
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| European Seniors Tour | 2 |
| Other | 16 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1979, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Marc-Antoine Farry (born 3 July 1959) is a French professional golfer.[1]
Farry was born in Paris, and started playing golf at the age of seven. He turned professional in 1979, and spent his early career teaching pro in Florida, United States.
Farry was a full member of the European Tour from 1989 to 2004. He has won 16 tournaments on the French domestic tour, including the 2000 French PGA Championship, but has only one win to his name on the European Tour, the 1996 BMW International Open, which was reduced to 36 holes because of rain.[2] His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was 49th in 1999.
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At the 2003 Open de France, the French Sports Ministry decided to conduct voluntary drug tests on some of the competitors. The top three at the end of the tournament, and another three players selected at random were tested. Farry was one of the names pulled out of the hat, along with Graeme McDowell and François Delamontagne, with Philip Golding, David Howell and Peter O'Malley also being tested as the leading finishers.[3] While the other five provided negative tests, Farry's came back positive for prednisolone, an anti-inflammatory. It was the first positive drug test recorded on the European Tour,[4] and reported as possibly the first by any professional golfer.[1]
Since Farry had been proscribed the drug by his doctor as treatment for a wrist injury, and the golfing authorities had yet to formulate an anti-drugs policy, his result in the tournament was allowed to stand and no further action was taken.[5]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
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| 1 | 23 Jun 1996 | BMW International Open^ | -12 (65-67=132) | 1 stroke | Richard Green |
^Shortened to 36 holes due to heavy rain.
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 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.