John Fourie

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John Fourie
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Adriaan Fourie
Born (1939-08-23) 23 August 1939 (age 84)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Pretoria, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1970
Former tour(s) European Tour
Southern Africa Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour6
PGA Tour Champions1
European Senior Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T15: 1976
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour
Order of Merit winner
1992

Jonathan Adriaan Fourie (born 23 August 1939) is a South African professional golfer.

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Early life

Fourie was born in Johannesburg.

Professional career

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.

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
131 Jul 1977 Callers of Newcastle −6 (66-71-74-71=282)Playoff Flag of England.svg Peter Butler, Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Ángel Gallardo,
Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1977 Callers of Newcastle Flag of England.svg Peter Butler, Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Ángel Gallardo,
Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton
Won with par on second extra hole
Butler and Horton eliminated by par on first hole

Southern Africa Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
11 Jan 1972 State Mines Open −17 (70-65-67-69=271)5 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg John Bland
220 Jan 1973 ICL Transvaal Open −4 (69-73-69-69=280)Playoff Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Allan Henning
327 Jan 1973 Rothmans International Strokeplay E (73-70-70=213)*1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tienie Britz
412 Jan 1974 NCR Western Province Open −11 (71-69-68-69=277)7 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Cobie Legrange
511 Jan 1975 Vavasseur Natal Open −7 (68-69-71-73=281)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Hugh Baiocchi, Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Wren
625 Jan 1975 Dunlop South African Masters −11 (69-65-65=199)*1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Vin Baker, Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Allan Henning

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1973 ICL Transvaal Open Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Allan Henning Won with par on ninth extra hole
2 1975 Holiday Inns Open Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dale Hayes Lost to par on fourth extra hole
3 1976 BP South African Open Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dale Hayes Lost 18-hole playoff;
Hayes: −3 (69),
Fourie: E (72)

Other Southern African wins (3)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
126 Jul 1992 Senior British Open −2 (75-67-71-69=282)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles, Flag of England.svg Neil Coles

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Jul 1992 Senior British Open −2 (75-67-71-69=282)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles, Flag of England.svg Neil Coles
223 Aug 1992 Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters −3 (71-70-69=210)4 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Vincent Tshabalala

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1993 Senior Zurich Lexus Trophy Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton, Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg David Jimenez Horton won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2000 Lawrence Batley Seniors Flag of England.svg Neil Coles, Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish Huish won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19711972197319741975197619771978
The Open Championship CUTT49T59T15T22CUT

Note: Fourie only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning ScoreMarginRunners-up
1992 Senior British Open −2 (75-67-71-69=282)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles, Flag of England.svg Neil Coles

Team appearances

Amateur

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