Kenneth Ferrie

Kenneth Ferrie (born 28 September 1978) is an English professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour.

Ferrie was born in Ashington, Northumberland. He won the British Boys Championship in 1996 and made his first appearance on the European Tour that year as an invitee at his local event, the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge, but he missed the cut. He turned professional in 1999.

In 2000, Ferrie played mainly on the second tier Challenge Tour and claimed his first professional win at the Tessali Open del Sud. He was successful at the 2000 Qualifying School, earning the right to play on the European Tour, but he initially struggled at that level and had to go back to the Qualifying School to retain his tour card for 2002. He won a second time on the Challenge Tour in 2001 by capturing the Challenge Total Fina Elf.

In 2003, Ferrie won for the first time on the European Tour at the Canarias Open de Espana. In 2005 he came from behind to win the Smurfit European Open, one of the leading tournaments in Europe, and won by two shots.

At the 2006 U.S. Open, Ferrie had the sole lead for part of the third day before ending the third round tied at the top of the leaderboard with Phil Mickelson. On the final day he slipped to a tie for sixth.

In 2008, Ferrie played on the PGA Tour after earning his card through qualifying school.

Ferrie's brother Iain has played on the Challenge Tour.

Amateur wins

*1996 British Boys Championship

Professional wins

European Tour wins (2)

*2003 Canarias Open de Espana
*2005 Smurfit European Open

Challenge Tour wins (2)

*2000 Tessali Open del Sud
*2001 Challenge Total Fina Elf

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
WD = Withdrew
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur
*Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1996Professional
*Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B-0225-4C71-BD89-2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerid=1598 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/14/61/ Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.owgr.com/players/bio.sps?ID=6576 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site]