Jim Ferrier
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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2nd Place
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Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1947 PGA Championship — Won at Plum Hollow CC, becoming the first Australian to win a modern professional major championship
- 1950 Masters — Led Jimmy Demaret by 3 shots with 6 holes to play, finished runner-up by 2 strokes
- 1950-1951 Canadian Open — Won back-to-back titles, defeating top competition including Sam Snead
- 1951 Season — Won 5 PGA Tour events, second only to Cary Middlecoff (6) and finished second in money list
- 1946 Olympic Club — Made history as first player to record two holes-in-one in one PGA Tour tournament (rounds 1 and 4)
- Remarkable Consistency — 202 top-25 finishes from 1946-1953, second-most in any eight-year period in Tour history
Did You Know?
- Australian Prodigy: Won four Australian Amateur titles and two Australian Opens as an amateur. At age 16, he was runner-up in the 1931 Australian Open, losing by one stroke after taking a six on the 72nd hole
- USGA Royalty Dispute: In 1940, the USGA barred Ferrier from the U.S. Amateur because of royalties from an Australian golf manual — he turned pro shortly after and dominated the PGA Tour instead
- Lifetime Exemption Controversy: His 1947 PGA win gave him lifetime Tour exemption. He played into the late 1970s using this exemption, leading to rule changes requiring veterans to maintain playing standards to keep tour access