Keith Fergus

Keith Fergus
Keith Fergus
Personal information
Full name	Keith Carlton Fergus
Born	March 3, 1954 (age 70); Temple, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.
Career
College	University of Houston
Turned professional	1976
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour ; Champions Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Korn Ferry Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	3
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T16: 1983
PGA Championship	T4: 1981
U.S. Open	T3: 1980
The Open Championship	DNP

Last updated August 01, 2024

Keith Carlton Fergus (born March 3, 1954) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Fergus was born in Temple, Texas. He started playing golf at age 8. In high school, he played football and basketball but enjoyed practicing golf more than the other sports. He attended and was a member of the golf team at the University of Houston, where he was a 3-time All American and runner-up to Jay Haas at the 1975 NCAA Championship.

Professional career

Fergus turned pro in 1976. He had his best years on the PGA Tour in the early 1980s. During his PGA career, he had over 40 top-10 finishes and won three events. His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1980 U.S. Open; he also had a T-4 at the 1981 PGA Championship. He began using the long putter in 1988. Fergus took a break from the tour in 1988 when he accepted the head golf coaches job at his alma mater, the University of Houston, a position he held until 1994.

Fergus resumed tour play in the mid-1990s on both the Nationwide Tour and, on a limited basis, in PGA Tour events. In 1996, at the Nortel Open, he was attacked by a swarm of killer bees and was stung 10 to 15 times; his caddie was stung more than 50 times.

After turning 50 in March 2004, he began play on the Champions Tour. His first win was the 2007 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort, where he became the second player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour), the first being Ron Streck in 2005.^[1]

Fergus won the Cap Cana Championship in March 2009 where on Sunday, he shot a five-under-par 67 which included a dramatic holed out eagle 2 on the par 4 17th hole to give him the one stroke victory over Mark O'Meara and Andy Bean.^[2] It was his second Champions Tour win.

Fergus has done some course design work and starred in some television commercials. He lives in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing.

Amateur wins (1)

1971 Texas State Junior

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	May 24, 1981	Memorial Tournament	−4 (71-68-74-71=284)	1 stroke	Jack Renner
2	May 23, 1982	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	−15 (66-72-66-69=273)	Playoff	Raymond Floyd
3	Jan 23, 1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	−25 (71-69-65-65-65=335)	Playoff	Rex Caldwell

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1982	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Raymond Floyd	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	Rex Caldwell	Won with par on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 17, 1994	Nike Panama City Beach Classic	−14 (66-64-72=202)	2 strokes	Tommy Armour III
2	Sep 18, 1994	Nike Boise Open	−15 (65-69-64=198)	Playoff	Bill Murchison

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Nike Boise Open	Bill Murchison	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

1976 Texas State Open

Champions Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 1, 2007	Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort	−12 (67-67-70=204)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin, Mark O'Meara
2	Mar 29, 2009	Cap Cana Championship	−13 (68-68-67=203)	1 stroke	Andy Bean, Mark O'Meara
3	May 17, 2009	Regions Charity Classic	−12 (66-66=132)*	3 strokes	Gene Jones

*Note: The 2009 Regions Charity Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Boeing Greater Seattle Classic	Tom Kite	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1976	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
Masters Tournament	CUT			T26	T37	T33	T16	CUT
U.S. Open			T9	T3	T43	CUT	T39
PGA Championship		T38	T60	T50	T4	CUT	T14	T20	CUT

Note: Fergus never played in The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	6	4
U.S. Open	1	1	2	2	5	4
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	1	1	3	8	6
Totals	1	2	3	6	19	14

Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1978 PGA – 1982 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

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References

↑ Deason, Lauren (April 1, 2007). "Finally, Fergus knew, it was his time to win again in the pros". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
↑ Senko, Dave (March 29, 2009). "Fergus' late heroics lead to one-shot win at Cap Cana". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

External links

Keith Fergus at the PGA Tour official site

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[1] Deason, Lauren (April 1, 2007). "Finally, Fergus knew, it was his time to win again in the pros". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

[2] Senko, Dave (March 29, 2009). "Fergus' late heroics lead to one-shot win at Cap Cana". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

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