Date of Birth: September 28, 1978 n
Height: 6’ 4” n
Born: Ashington, England
Kenneth Ferrie Turned professional: 1999 European Tour Wins: 3 Career Victories: 3 2011 Race to Dubai Ranking: 76 Official World Golf Ranking: 219
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NGLISHMAN Kenneth Ferrie defeated fellow countryman Simon Wakefield in a play-off to pick up his third European Tour title and first in six years at the 2011 Austrian GolfOpen. After turning professional in 1999 Ferrie won his first title in 2003 at the Open de España and went on to finish 34th on the Order of Merit.
Date of Birth: September 13, 1988 n
Two years later Ferrie won his second title at the European Open, held at The K Club in Ireland, by two strokes from Colin Montgomerie and Graeme Storm. He posted four additional top tens to finish a career-high 11th on the Order of Merit. As well as his victory last year Ferrie posted one other top ten at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
Height: 6’ 1” n
Born: London, England
Oliver Fisher Turned professional: 2006 European Tour Wins: 1 Career Victories: 1 2011 Race to Dubai Ranking: 95 Official World Golf Ranking: 314
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liver Fisher underlined his potential by winning his first European Tour title at last year’s Czech Open, two strokes clear of Sweden’s Mikael Lundberg. The Englishman was heralded as a star of the future by Sir Nick Faldo when he won the Faldo Series in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and at the age of 16 he became
the youngest ever player to play in the Walker Cup in Chicago in 2005. Fisher played the 2006 European Tour Qualifying School as an amateur, earned his card for 2007 and promptly turned professional. Prior to his victory last season Fisher’s best finish was runnerup to Thomas Levet at the Open de Andalucia in 2008.
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