John Fourie


Jonathan Adriaan Fourie is a South African professional golfer.

Career

In 1939, Fourie was born in Johannesburg. In 1970, as an amateur, Fourie won the South African Masters.
In 1970, Fourie turned professional. He spent his career playing mainly on the Southern Africa Tour and the European Tour. He won ten times on the Southern Africa Tour, including one win as an amateur, and led the Order of Merit in 1973/74.
In Europe, he won the 1977 Callers of Newcastle tournament and twice finished in the top twenty on the Order of Merit. In 1992, he joined the European Seniors Tour during its 1992 debut season, and won the Senior British Open and the Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters on his way to winning the tour's Order of Merit. He continued to play on the seniors tour into his mid-60s.

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11977Callers of Newcastle

Southern Africa Tour wins (6)

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Southern Africa Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11973ICL Transvaal Open|1928

Rhodesian circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
126 Jul 1992Senior British Open−2 3 strokes

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Jul 1992Senior British Open−2 3 strokes

Results in major championships

Note: Fourie only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur
  • Eisenhower Trophy : 1966, 1968, 1970
  • Commonwealth Tournament : 1967
  • Professional
  • Datsun International : 1976