Peter Gray Fernie (16 January 1862 – 9 August 1942) was a Scottish professional golfer and clubmaker.[1]

Peter Fernie
Personal information
Full namePeter Gray Fernie
Born(1862-01-16)16 January 1862
St Andrews, Scotland
Died9 August 1942(1942-08-09) (aged 80)
St Andrews, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT9: 1884

Early life

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Fernie was born in St Andrews, Scotland, in 1862. He had a brother, William, who was also a professional golfer.[2]

Golf career

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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granted; largely based on the evidence Fernie gave, that he had created a ball with indentations in 1897, the patent was revoked.[3]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

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On retiring, Fernie moved back to St Andrews, where he died on 9 August 1942.[6]

Results in The Open Championship

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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

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  1. ^ "Peter Fernie"."Peter Gray Fernie". Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "St. Andrean dies in Wales". The Citizen. St Andrews, Scotland. 3 September 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Notes on sports | Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1900. p. 9. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Deaths". The Citizen. St Andrews, Scotland. 15 August 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.