Peter Fernie
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Peter Gray Fernie (16 January 1862 – 9 August 1942) was a Scottish professional golfer and clubmaker.[1]
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Fernie was born in St Andrews, Scotland, in 1862. He had a brother, William, who was also a professional golfer.[2]
Golf career
[edit]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granted; largely based on the evidence Fernie gave, that he had created a ball with indentations in 1897, the patent was revoked.[3]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]
Death
[edit]On retiring, Fernie moved back to St Andrews, where he died on 9 August 1942.[6]
Results in The Open Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Peter Fernie"."Peter Gray Fernie". Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "St. Andrean dies in Wales". The Citizen. St Andrews, Scotland. 3 September 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Golf Ball Patent | Who invented dimples". The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury. 27 January 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notes on sports | Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1900. p. 9. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ "Deaths". The Citizen. St Andrews, Scotland. 15 August 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.