| Keith Fergus | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Keith Carlton Fergus |
| Born | (1954-03-03)March 3, 1954 (age 71) 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 |
Keith Carlton Fergus (born March 3, 1954) is an Americanprofessional golfer who has played on thePGA Tour, theNationwide Tour and theChampions Tour.
Fergus was born inTemple, Texas. He started playinggolf 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 theUniversity of Houston, where he was a 3-time All American and runner-up toJay Haas at the 1975NCAA Championship.
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 1980U.S. Open; he also had a T-4 at the 1981PGA 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 theNortel Open, he was attacked by a swarm ofkiller 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 2007Ginn 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 beingRon Streck in 2005.[1]
Fergus won theCap 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 overMark O'Meara andAndy 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 theHouston suburb ofSugar Land. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 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 inThe Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 |