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John Fourie
South African professional golfer
Jonathan Adriaan Fourie (born 23 August 1939) is a South African professional golfer.
| John Fourie | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jonathan Adriaan Fourie | ||
| Born | (1939-08-23) 23 August 1939 (age 84) Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa | ||
| 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 | 6 | ||
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T15: 1976 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Fourie was born in Johannesburg.
In 1970, Fourie turned professional. He 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, and led the Order of Merit in 1973/74.[1]
In Europe, he won the 1977 Callers of Newcastle tournament and twice finished in the top twenty on the Order of Merit. In 1992, he joined the European Seniors Tour during its 1992 debut season, and won the Senior British Open and the Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters on his way to winning the tour's Order of Merit. He continued to play on the seniors tour into his mid-60s.
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 |  Peter Butler,  Ángel Gallardo, Tommy Horton |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | Callers of Newcastle | Peter Butler, Ángel Gallardo, Tommy Horton |
Won with par on second extra hole Butler and Horton eliminated by par on first hole |
Southern Africa Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jan 1972 | State Mines Open | −17 (70-65-67-69=271) | 5 strokes |  John Bland |
| 2 | 20 Jan 1973 | ICL Transvaal Open | −4 (69-73-69-69=280) | Playoff | Allan Henning |
| 3 | 27 Jan 1973 | Rothmans International Strokeplay | E (73-70-70=213)* | 1 stroke | Tienie Britz |
| 4 | 12 Jan 1974 | NCR Western Province Open | −11 (71-69-68-69=277) | 7 strokes | Cobie Legrange |
| 5 | 11 Jan 1975 | Vavasseur Natal Open | −7 (68-69-71-73=281) | 1 stroke | Hugh Baiocchi, Dave Wren |
| 6 | 25 Jan 1975 | Dunlop South African Masters | −11 (69-65-65=199)* | 1 stroke | Vin Baker, Allan Henning |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | ICL Transvaal Open | Allan Henning |
Won with par on ninth extra hole |
| 2 | 1975 | Holiday Inns Open | Dale Hayes |
Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| 3 | 1976 | BP South African Open | Dale Hayes |
Lost 18-hole playoff; Hayes: −3 (69), Fourie: E (72) |
Other Southern African wins (3)
- 1970 South African Masters (as an amateur)
- 1971 Solar Open (Rhodesia)[2]
- 1977 Newcastle Open, Botswana Pro-Am Open
Senior PGA Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
| Senior major championships (1) |
| Other Senior PGA Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jul 1992 | Senior British Open | −2 (75-67-71-69=282) | 3 strokes |  Bob Charles, Neil Coles |
European Seniors Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
| Senior major championships (1) |
| Other European Senior Tour (1) |
| 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 | Bob Charles, Neil Coles |
| 2 | 23 Aug 1992 | Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters | −3 (71-70-69=210) | 4 strokes |  Vincent Tshabalala |
European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Senior Zurich Lexus Trophy | Tommy Horton,  David Jimenez |
Horton won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2000 | Lawrence Batley Seniors | Neil Coles,  David Huish |
Huish won with par on first extra hole |
| 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
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Senior British Open | −2 (75-67-71-69=282) | 3 strokes | Bob Charles, Neil Coles |
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1966, 1968, 1970
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing South Africa): 1967
- Professional
- Datsun International (representing South Africa): 1976 (winners)[3]
- Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019.
- McCormack, Mark H. (1972). The World of Professional Golf 1972. Collins. pp. 295–196, 487. ISBN 0002119412.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- John Fourie at the European Tour official site
- John Fourie at the Sunshine Tour official site
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