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Scottish professional golfer This article is about the Scottish golfer. For the former diplomat and rugby player, see Ewen Fergusson. For the diplomat's son, see Ewen Alexander Nicholas Fergusson.

Ewen Ferguson
Ferguson in 2023
Personal information
Full nameEwen Mackenzie Stewart Ferguson
NicknameEwbo
Born (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 28)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking99 (21 July 2024)
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT22: 2024

Ewen Mackenzie Stewart Ferguson (born 6 July 1996) is a Scottish professional golfer.

Amateur career

During his amateur career, Ferguson won the Boys Amateur Championship in 2013, and is the only player to hold the British Boys title and both the Scottish Boys Matchplay and Strokeplay titles simultaneously. Ferguson was a member of the 2015 Walker Cup Great Britain and Ireland team. In August 2016, he reached the quarter-finals of The Amateur Championship.

Professional career

Ferguson turned professional in August 2016.

In November 2017, Ferguson made the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School and finished in 76th place.

He then competed full-time on the Challenge Tour in 2018 and 2019, with a best finish of runner-up at the Euram Bank Open in 2019 and finished 25th in the 2019 Challenge Tour Rankings. In 2019 he had a best finish on the European Tour; third place in the Belgian Knockout.

Returning to the Challenge Tour in 2021 he was a runner-up three times and had three other top-10 finishes, he finished 8th in the Road to Mallorca Challenge Tour rankings, securing his full European Tour card for the first time.

In March 2022, in only his 37th start, Ferguson claimed his first European Tour victory at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Ferguson won his second European Tour event in August 2022 at the ISPS Handa World Invitational. He shot an opening-round 61 to eventually win wire-to-wire. A month later, he finished second at the Made in HimmerLand in Denmark; one shot behind Oliver Wilson.

In July 2024, Ferguson won his third European Tour event at the BMW International Open.

Amateur wins

  • 2012 Challenge at Fleming Island, Munster Boys Amateur
  • 2013 Stephen Gallagher Foundation Trophy, Boys Amateur Championship
  • 2014 Scottish Boys Championship, Scottish Boys Strokeplay
  • 2015 Scottish Champion of Champions, Craigmillar Park Open

Source:

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 27 Mar 2022 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters −7 (67-71-73-70=281) 1 stroke United States Chase Hanna
2 14 Aug 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational −12 (61-70-68-69=268) 3 strokes Scotland Connor Syme, Spain Borja Virto
3 7 Jul 2024 BMW International Open −18 (67-64-71-68=270) 2 strokes Australia David Micheluzzi, England Jordan Smith

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge Norway Espen Kofstad Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2023 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT T22
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • Hero Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023

See also

References

  1. "Week 29 2024 Ending 21 Jul 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. "Ewen Ferguson thrilled by Boys Amateur Championship victory". BBC Sport. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. Seddon, Jack (14 January 2020). "Puma Golf sign tour pro Ewen Ferguson on apparel and footwear deal". GolfMagic. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. "Ewen Ferguson reaches last eight of Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl". Belfast Telegraph. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. Inglis, Martin (29 August 2016). "Ewen Ferguson enters pro ranks". bunkered. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. "Ewen Ferguson turns professional at 20". The Scotsman. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. Tremlett, Sam (9 July 2020). "12 Things You Didn't Know About Ewen Ferguson". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. "Ewen Ferguson – Challenge Tour Career Record". European Tour. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. "Fantastic Ferguson secures maiden triumph in Qatar". European Tour. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. Chivers, Matt (14 August 2022). "Ewen Ferguson secures second DP World Tour win at ISPS Handa World Invitational". Golfmagic. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  11. Casey, Phil (4 September 2022). "Oliver Wilson holes two massive birdie putts in dramatic Made in HimmerLand win". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  12. "DP World Tour: Scotland's Ewen Ferguson clinches Open Championship spot with emotional BMW International Open win". Sky Sports. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  13. "Ewen Ferguson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  14. "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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