Ross McFarlane

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Ross McFarlane
Personal information
Full nameRoss McFarlane
Born (1961-05-25) 25 May 1961 (age 64)
Manchester, England
Height5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Stoke Poges, Bucks., England
Career
Turned professional1979
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T55: 1994

Ross McFarlane (born 25 May 1961) is an English professional golfer.

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Career

McFarlane was born in Manchester in 1961. He is the son of Manchester United footballer Noel.

McFarlane turned professional in 1979. He played on the European Tour for many years, making the top 100 in the Order of Merit seven times, with a best ranking of 26th in 1997. That year he collected his only European Tour tournament win at the Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe, which earned him a five-year exemption on tour.

Having struggled to build on that win, in 2001 McFarlane played only a few tournaments as he joined Sky Sports as a golf commentator, despite still having over a year left on his European Tour exemption. He has also worked for the Golf Channel.

Personal life

On 30 January 2014, McFarlane was given a suspended prison sentence of ten months and forced to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, for being in possession of over 150 indecent images of children. Four weeks later, he was re-arrested after breaking the terms of his suspended sentence, and on 3 March, he was jailed for 18 months. [1] [2]

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
11 Jun 1997 Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe −6 (70-73-68-71=282)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr, Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Open Championship CUTT55CUTCUTCUT

Note: McFarlane only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

References

  1. Smith, Vicky (3 March 2014). "Paedophile Sky Sports commentator Ross McFarlane behind bars four weeks after being spared jail". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  2. "Ex TV presenter jailed for breaching court's child sex order". Bucks Free Press. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2025.