Peter Fernie

Peter Gray Fernie (16 January 1862 – 9 August 1942) was a Scottish professional golfer and clubmaker.

Early life Fernie was born in St Andrews, Scotland, in 1862. He had a brother, William , who was also a professional golfer.

Golf career Fernie trained as a professional in St Andrews under Old Tom Morris. He moved to England, and worked as the professional at the London Scottish Club on Wimbledon Common until 1900, when he went to Ipswich. In 1915, he was involved in a case contesting a patent for golf ball dimples that had been granted; largely based on the evidence Fernie gave, that he had created a ball with indentations in 1897, the patent was revoked.

Death On retiring, Fernie moved back to St Andrews, where he died on 9 August 1942.

Results in The Open Championship Note: Fernie played only in The Open Championship.

DNP = Did not play WD = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10