Name: KEITH FERGUS
Birthdate: March 3, 1954
Birth Place: Temple, Texas
Age: 55 Ht.: 6'2" Wt.: 200
Home: Sugarland, Texas
College: Houston
Turned Professional: 1976
Joined PGA Tour: 1977
PGA Tour Playoff Record: 2-0
Champions Playoff Record: 0-1
PGA Tour Victories: 3 - 1981 Memorial, 1982 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Classic, 1983 Bob Hope Desert Classic.
Champions Tour Victories: 3 - 2007 Ginn Championship, 2009 Cap Cana Championship, Regions Charity Classic
Nationwide Tour Victories: 2 - 1994 Panama CIty Beach Classic, Boise Open
Player Notes: Started playing golf at age 8...Played football and basketball in high school, but enjoyed practicing golf more than other sports...Played on the PGA Tour full time between 1977 and 1986 before taking a coaching job at Houston University in 1988. On the PGA Tour played in 394 events. Won three times, was runner-up once and third six times. Finished in the top-ten 38 times and made 272 cuts. Had career earnings of $1,546,009. Last top-10 finish was his T6th finish at the 1996 Texas Open. Has done some golf course design work on the side...Did soap commercials on television in the 1980s...Finished ninth at the 2003 Champions Tour National Qualifying at the TPC at Eagle Trace in Florida. Shot a 72-hole total of 3-under-par 285 and tied Rafael Navarro for the ninth spot and then claimed sole possession of ninth place with a par on the first extra hole. Had closed with a 2-under-par 70 to earn conditionally-exempt status.
2004 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 18; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 71.16 (ranked 27th); money - $321,717 (ranked 51st); best finish, 4th Toshiba Senior Classic.
2005 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 23; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 71.07 (ranked 29th); money - $455,699 (ranked 37th); best finish, T-2nd Toshiba Senior Classic.
2006 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 24; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 70.50 (ranked 10th); money - $898,531 (ranked 19th); best finish, 2nd Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.
2007 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 26; top-10 finishes -8; scoring average 70.30 (ranked 9th); money - $1,237,282 (ranked 11th); best finish, Win Ginn Championship.
2008 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; top-10 finishes- 6; scoring average 70.70 (ranked 19th); money - $822,151 (ranked 24th); best finish - 2nd, AT&T Championship.
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