Tom Fernie

Thomas Robert Fernie (1 February 1890 – 13 December 1952) was a Scottish professional golfer. He won the Scottish Professional Championship four times and finished in 5th place in the 1923 Open Championship. He was the son of Willie Fernie who won the 1883 Open Championship.

Tom Fernie
Personal information
Full nameThomas Robert Fernie
Born(1890-02-01)1 February 1890
Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died13 December 1952(1952-12-13) (aged 62)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship5th: 1923

Golf career

Fernie won the Scottish Professional Championship four times, in 1909, 1910, 1919 and 1920 and was runner-up in 1922 and 1925. He was also runner-up in the 1910 Dunlop Cup. In 1911 Fernie became professional at Turnberry.[1] He finished in 5th place in the 1923 Open Championship. The following year he withdrew from the Open qualifying because of the death of his father. He was tied for 4th after the first day of the 1925 Open Championship but had a poor final day and finished tied for 14h place. In 1926 he left Turnberry and became the professional at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[2] In the 1933 Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews he started with a 70 and was tied for second place. He scored 78 in the second round and failed to return his card on the final day.

Death

Fernie died in the Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Lancashire on 13 December 1952 aged 62. His estate was valued at over £13,000.[3][4] After retiring from Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Fernie had become a sports outfitter in Lytham St Annes.[5]

Tournament wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
The Open Championship WD ? T29 47 52 T56 NT NT NT NT NT
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933
The Open Championship T53 5 T14 T46 T43 CUT WD

Note: Fernie only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
WD = withdrew
? = finish unknown
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "New professional for Turnberry". The Glasgow Herald. 2 February 1911. p. 12.
  2. "Important professional appointment". The Glasgow Herald. 25 October 1926. p. 13.
  3. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=fernie&yearOfDeath=1953&page=2#calendar
  4. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fernie&GSfn=thomas&GSmn=robert&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=80884043&df=all&
  5. "Death of Tom Fernie". The Glasgow Herald. 15 December 1952. p. 2.
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