John Fourie
| John Fourie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jonathan Adriaan Fourie |
| Born |
23 August 1939 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Nationality |
 |
| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1970 |
| Former tour(s) |
European Tour Southern Africa Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 10 |
| European Senior Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T15: 1976 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| European Seniors Tour Order of Merit winner | 1992 |
Jonathan Adriaan Fourie (born 23 August 1939) is a South African professional golfer.
Fourie was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1970 and spent his career playing mainly on the Southern Africa Tour and the European Tour. He won ten times on the Southern Africa Tour, including one win as an amateur. In Europe he won the 1977 Callers of Newcastle tournament and twice finished in the top twenty on the European Tour Order of Merit. He joined the European Seniors Tour in its 1992 debut season, and won the Senior British Open and the Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters on his way to winning that tour's order of merit. He continued to play on the seniors tour into his mid sixties.
Professional wins (13)
Southern Africa Tour wins (10)
- 1970 South African Masters (as an amateur)
- 1972 State Mines Open
- 1973 Transvaal Open, Rothmans Medal [1]
- 1974 Western Province Open, Vavasseur International
- 1975 Natal Open, Dunlop Masters
- 1977 Newcastle Open, Botswana Pro-Am Open
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Jul 1977 | Callers of Newcastle | −6 (66-71-74-71=282) | Playoff |  .svg.png){kind=small} |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | Callers of Newcastle | |
Won with par on second extra hole Butler and Horton eliminated by par on first hole |
European Seniors Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jul 1992 | Senior British Open | −2 (75-67-71-69=282) | 3 strokes |  |
| 2 | 23 Aug 1992 | Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters | (71-70-69=210) | 4 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T49 | T59 | T15 | T22 | CUT |
Note: Fourie only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1966, 1968, 1970
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing South Africa): 1967
References
- ↑ "Canadians shot down in South African tour". Winnipeg Free Press. 29 Jan 1973. p. 41.
External links
- John Fourie at the European Tour official site
- John Fourie at the Sunshine Tour official site