Jim Ferrier

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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.

In June 1954, he appeared on the television game show You Bet Your Life hosted by Groucho Marx, of Marx Brothers fame. Paired with Marilyn Pierce, a dog trainer and former model, he showed a conservative betting style and great charm, as evidenced by this short exchange with Groucho:

Groucho: "I play golf too, you know. What is your handicap, Jim?" Ferrier: "Well, as a pro, I don't have a handicap." Groucho: "Well congratulations. How is it a tall, handsome man like you isn't married?" Ferrier: "I'm married. I have a wife." Groucho: "You just said you didn't have a handicap. Haven't you got the same handicap that fifty million other men have?" Ferrier: "Well, I don't consider my wife a handicap."

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 International Four-Ball (with Cary Middlecoff)
• 1950 (3) St. Paul Open, Canadian Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Sam Snead)
• 1951 (5) St. Petersburg Open, Miami Beach Open, Jacksonville Open, Canadian Open, Fort Wayne Open
• 1952 (2) Empire State Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (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	R16	1	R32	SF

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	R32	R16	R32	R32	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
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

v • d • e PGA champions Matchplay era 1916 Jim Barnes · 1917-18 Cancelled due to World War I · 1919 Jim Barnes · 1920 Jock Hutchison · 1921 Walter Hagen · 1922 Gene Sarazen · 1923 Gene Sarazen · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Walter Hagen · 1926 Walter Hagen · 1927 Walter Hagen · 1928 Leo Diegel · 1929 Leo Diegel · 1930 Tommy Armour · 1931 Tom Creavy · 1932 Olin Dutra · 1933 Gene Sarazen · 1934 Paul Runyan · 1935 Johnny Revolta · 1936 Denny Shute · 1937 Denny Shute · 1938 Paul Runyan · 1939 Henry Picard · 1940 Byron Nelson · 1941 Vic Ghezzi · 1942 Sam Snead · 1943 Cancelled due to World War II · 1944 Bob Hamilton · 1945 Byron Nelson · 1946 Ben Hogan · 1947 Jim Ferrier · 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Sam Snead · 1950 Chandler Harper · 1951 Sam Snead · 1952 Jim Turnesa · 1953 Walter Burkemo · 1954 Chick Harbert · 1955 Doug Ford · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1957 Lionel Hebert Strokeplay era 1958 Dow Finsterwald · 1959 Bob Rosburg · 1960 Jay Hebert · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1962 Gary Player · 1963 Jack Nicklaus · 1964 Bobby Nichols · 1965 Dave Marr · 1966 Al Geiberger · 1967 Don January · 1968 Julius Boros · 1969 Raymond Floyd · 1970 Dave Stockton · 1971 Jack Nicklaus · 1972 Gary Player · 1973 Jack Nicklaus · 1974 Lee Trevino · 1975 Jack Nicklaus · 1976 Dave Stockton · 1977 Lanny Wadkins · 1978 John Mahaffey · 1979 David Graham · 1980 Jack Nicklaus · 1981 Larry Nelson · 1982 Raymond Floyd · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Lee Trevino · 1985 Hubert Green · 1986 Bob Tway · 1987 Larry Nelson · 1988 Jeff Sluman · 1989 Payne Stewart · 1990 Wayne Grady · 1991 John Daly · 1992 Nick Price · 1993 Paul Azinger · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Steve Elkington · 1996 Mark Brooks · 1997 Davis Love III · 1998 Vijay Singh · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Toms · 2002 Rich Beem · 2003 Shaun Micheel · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Phil Mickelson · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods