Peter Fernie | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Peter Gray Fernie |
Born | St Andrews, Scotland | 16 January 1862
Died | 9 August 1942 St Andrews, Scotland | (aged 80)
Sporting nationality | Scotland |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T9: 1884 |
Peter Gray Fernie (16 January 1862 – 9 August 1942) was a Scottish professional golfer and clubmaker. [1]
Fernie was born in St Andrews, Scotland, in 1862. He had a brother, William, who was also a professional golfer. [2]
Fernie trained as a professional in St Andrews under Old Tom Morris. [3] He moved to England, and worked as the professional at the London Scottish Club on Wimbledon Common until 1900, when he went to Ipswich. [4] In 1915, he was involved in a case contesting a patent for golf ball dimples that had been granted; largely based on the evidence Fernie gave, that he had created a ball with indentations in 1897, the patent was revoked. [3]
As a player, Fernie competed in many exhibition matches against leading players, and a few professional tournaments. He played in The Open Championship on six occasions, and had one top‑10 finish, in 1884 at Prestwick, when he tied for ninth place with Jack Kirkaldy. [5]
On retiring, Fernie moved back to St Andrews, where he died on 9 August 1942. [6]
Tournament | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 |
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The Open Championship | T21 | DNP | T9 | DNP | 22 | 24 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD | DNP | T33 |
Note: Fernie played only in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10