Willie Fernie (golfer)

Willie Fernie
— Golfer —
Fernie, c. 1896
Personal information
Full name	William Fernie
Born	(1855-05-07)7 May 1855 St Andrews, Scotland
Died	24 June 1924(1924-06-24) (aged 69) Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	Won: 1883

William Fernie (7 May 1855 – 24 June 1924) was a Scottish professional golfer and golf course architect from St Andrews. He won the 1883 Open Championship at Musselburgh Links.^[1] The tournament was scheduled to last four rounds of the nine-hole course on a Friday in November. Fernie tied with defending champion Bob Ferguson, with both men shooting 158. The following day Fernie won a playoff by a single stroke.

Early life

Fernie was born in St Andrews, Scotland, on 7 May 1855.^[2]

Golf career

Fernie was runner-up in the Open Championship in 1882, 1884, 1890 and 1891. When George Strath left Royal Troon in 1887, Fernie took over as club professional and served for 37 years only retiring in January 1924, a few months before his death.^[3] As a golf course designer he made alterations to the Old Course at St Andrews and Royal Troon, and designed Turnberry's Ailsa, Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club and Isle of Arran courses. He also designed the Dumfries and County Golf Club in 1912.

Family

Two of his sons, Tom and Harry withdrew from 1924 Open qualifying at Royal Liverpool Golf Club because of their father's illness. Tom Fernie had finished fifth in the 1923 Open at Troon.

Death and legacy

Fernie died in Glasgow, Scotland, on 24 June 1924.^[4]^[5]^[6] He is best remembered for winning the 1883 Open Championship and finishing second four times.

Major championships

Wins (1)

A group photo of Scotland's 1903 international golf team. Fernie is standing in the back row on the far right. Willie Park, Jr. stands to his immediate right.

Year	Championship	18 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1883	The Open Championship	2 shot lead	38-37-40-43=158	Playoff¹	Bob Ferguson

¹In a 36-hole playoff, Fernie defeated Ferguson by 1 stroke.

Results timeline

Tournament	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
The Open Championship	T9	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T8

Tournament	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889
The Open Championship	DNP	8	2	1	T2	T4	T8	T7	14	6

Tournament	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899
The Open Championship	T2	T2	8	T23	T5	T6	T3	T22	7	T5

Tournament	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	T12	T24	CUT	T31	CUT

Note: Fernie played only in The Open Championship.

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1903 (winners), 1904 (tie)

References

↑ "1883 Willie Fernie". The Open. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
↑ "Births in the Burgh of St Andrews in the County of Fife". Statutory Births 453/01 0075. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 15 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Retirement of W. Fernie". The Times. 12 January 1924. p. 10.
↑ "Deaths in the District of Hillhead in the Burgh of Glasgow". Statutory Deaths 644/12 0663. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 15 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Death of Willie Fernie – Ex-Open champion golfer – A link with the past". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1924. p. 9.
↑ "Death of Willie Fernie". The Times. 25 June 1924. p. 7.

External links

opengolf.com report on the 1883 Open Championship
Shiskine Golf and Tennis Club History, including notes on Willie Fernie
Royal Troon, Club professionals, note on Willie Fernie
Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland, makers

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915–19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940–45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson† 2016 Henrik Stenson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

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