Jim Ferree

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Jim Ferree
Personal information
Full namePurvis Jennings Ferree
NicknameJim
Born(1931-06-10)June 10, 1931
Pinebluff, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 2023(2023-03-14) (aged 91)
Sporting nationalityFile:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
ResidenceHilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.
Career
CollegeNorth Carolina
Turned professional1955
Former toursPGA Tour
Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions2
Other12 (regular)
4 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT28: 1964
U.S. OpenT17: 1957
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year		1993

Purvis Jennings "Jim" Ferree (June 10, 1931 – March 14, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.[1]

Early life and amateur career

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In 1931, Ferree was born in Pinebluff, North Carolina. He grew up in Winston-Salem and graduated from Richard J. Reynolds High School. Ferree learned the game of golf from his father, Purvis, long-time pro at Winston-Salem's Old Town Club.[2][3]

Ferree played college golf at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.[4] Afterwards, Ferree briefly served in the U.S. Army.

Professional career

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In 1955, Ferree turned professional.[5] He had one PGA Tour win during his regular career years. He was regarded as one of the very best in the game in the tee-to-green ball-striking phase of the game, but putting was always his weakness.[4] He spent most of his thirties and forties as the director of golf at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, South Carolina.[6]

Ferree was later a club pro and joined the Senior PGA Tour at age fifty in 1981.[1] He was chosen by PGA Commissioner Deane Beman to be the model for the knickers-wearing player on the Senior Tour's logo.[7][8] He shares the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions record for most victories (9) with two other golfers.

Personal life

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Ferree lived in Hilton Head, South Carolina with his wife, Karen, also a former champion golfer.[6]

Ferree died on March 14, 2023, at the age of 91.[9][10]

Awards and honors

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  • In 1991, he became the first golfer inducted into the University of North Carolina's Hall of Fame.[4]
  • In 1993, Ferree was named the Senior PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year.

Professional wins (19)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 1, 1958 Vancouver Open Invitational 69-61-69-71=270 −18 1 stroke United States Billy Casper

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Other wins (12)

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this list is probably incomplete

Senior PGA Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Jul 20, 1986 Greater Grand Rapids Open 68-66-70=204 −9 Playoff United States Gene Littler, United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez
2 May 26, 1991 Bell Atlantic Classic 67-69-72=208 −8 2 strokes United States Jim Colbert, United States Lee Trevino

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1986 The Greenbrier American Express Championship United States Don January Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1986 Greater Grand Rapids Open United States Gene Littler, United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1987 Seniors International Golf Championship United States Al Geiberger Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4 1989 GTE Suncoast Classic New Zealand Bob Charles, South Africa Harold Henning,
United States Dave Hill 		Charles won with birdie on third extra hole
Ferree and Hill eliminated by birdie on first hole

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Other senior wins (4)

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this list is probably incomplete

U.S. national team appearances

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Video

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  • YouTube – Jim Ferree interview (2014)

References

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