Keith Carlton Fergus (born March 3, 1954) is an American professional golfer who has played on the

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, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. Fergus was born in

Temple, Texas Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of 2020, the city has a population of 82,073 according to the U.S. census, and is one of the two principal cities in Bell County. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in ...

. He started playing

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at age 8. In high school, he played football and basketball but enjoyed practicing golf more than the other sports. He attended and was a member of the golf team at the

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, where he was a 3-time All American and runner-up to

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at the 1975

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. He turned pro in 1976. Fergus had his best years on the PGA Tour in the early 1980s. During his PGA career, he had over 40 top-10 finishes and won three events. His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1980 U.S. Open; he also had a T-4 at the 1981

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. He began using the long putter in 1988. Fergus took a break from the tour in 1988 when he accepted the head golf coaches job at his alma mater, the University of Houston, a position he held until 1994. Fergus resumed tour play in the mid-1990s on both the Nationwide Tour and, on a limited basis, in PGA Tour events. In 1996, at the Nortel Open, he was attacked by a swarm of killer bees and was stung 10 to 15 times; his caddie was stung more than 50 times. After turning 50 in March 2004, he began play on the Champions Tour. His first win was the 2007

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, where he became the second player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour), the first being Ron Streck in 2005. Fergus won the

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in March 2009 where on Sunday, he shot a five-under-par 67 which included a dramatic holed out eagle 2 on the par 4 17th hole to give him the one stroke victory over

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and Andy Bean. It was his second Champions Tour win. Fergus has done some course design work and starred in some television commercials. He lives in the

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suburb of

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. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing.

Amateur wins (1)

*1971 Texas State Junior

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

Nike Tour wins (2)

Nike Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other wins (1)

*1976 Texas State Open

Champions Tour wins (3)

''*Note: The 2009 Regions Charity Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Fergus never played in

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1978 PGA – 1982 Masters) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fergus, Keith American male golfers Houston Cougars men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers College golf coaches in the United States Golfers from Texas People from Temple, Texas People from Sugar Land, Texas 1954 births Living people