John Fourie
Jonathan Adriaan Fourie is a South African professional golfer.
Fourie was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1970 and 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 European Tour Order of Merit. He joined the European Seniors Tour in its 1992 debut season, and won the Senior British Open and the Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters on his way to winning that tour's order of merit. He continued to play on the seniors tour into his mid sixties.
Professional wins (12)
European Tour wins (1)
European Tour playoff recordNo. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
1 | 1977 | Callers of Newcastle | Peter Butler, Ángel Gallardo, Tommy Horton | Won with par on second extra hole Butler and Horton eliminated by par on first hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (8)
- 1972 State Mines Open
- 1973 Transvaal Open, Rothmans Medal
- 1974 Western Province Open
- 1975 Vavasseur International Natal Open, Dunlop Masters
- 1977 Newcastle Open, Botswana Pro-Am Open
Other South African wins (1)
- 1970 South African Masters
European Senior Tour wins (2)
Results in major championships
Note: Fourie only played in The Open Championship.CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied