Kenneth Ferrie
Name:
Kenneth Andrew FerrieCountry:
EnglandBorn:
Sept 28, 1978 in Ashington, Northumberland.Original/Home Club:
Ashington, NorthumberlandOccupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1999Multiple winner on the European Tour.
At 6ft 4 inches (193 cm) Kenneth Ferrie is one of the taller players to have played on the European Tour.
Europe
Lyoness
Played as the Austrian GolfOpen presented by Lyoness (Sept 22-25; Eurpn Tr event). Ferrie (Eng) beat Simon Wakefield (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Diamond CC, Atzenbrugg, Austria].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) and Graeme Storm (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Kenneth Ferrie (Eng). Thomas Bjørn (Den) lead the field by 4 shots after three rounds, but a final day 86, with an 11 at the par-4 17th, put paid to his chances of winning. [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].
Europe
Canarias Golf
Played as the Canarias Open de Espana (April 24-27). First-time European Tour winner Ferrie (Eng) beat Peter Hedblom (Swe) and Peter Lawrie (Ire) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Golf Costa Adeje, nr Playa de las Américas, Tenerife, Canary Islands].
Amateur
R&A
Played as the Boys Amateur Championship. Ferrie (Eng) beat Mark Pilkington (Wales) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final match. [Littlestone GC, Littlestone, Kent, England].
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with four wins out of her last four appearances on the LPGA Tour, a feat last achieved by Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda's win at the T-Mobile Match Play brought up her 12th LPGA Tour victory.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda’s three-in-three, when he placed second at the Houston Open. This followed back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players. Like Korda, he remains comfortably ahead in the official world golf rankings.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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