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6 28 september 1978 3 newcastle upon tyne , england t6 : 2006 pga tour klm 2009 kenneth ferrie.jpg midland college kenneth ferrie kenneth ferrie cut : 2006 2 ashington , northumberland , england 6 4 cut : 2007 t6 : 2006 european tour 225 lb kg st on 1999 kenneth ferrie
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kenneth ferrie

kenneth ferrie -lrb- born 28 september 1978 -rrb- is an english professional golfer .
ferrie was born in ashington , northumberland .
he won the british boys championship in 1996 and made his first appearance in a european tour event that year as an invitee at his local event , the slaley hall northumberland challenge .
he attended midland college in texas , united states , where he was a two time njcaa all american .
ferrie turned professional in 1999 .
he began his career on the second tier challenge tour in 2000 , claiming his first win at the tessali open del sud .
he was successful at the 2000 qualifying school , earning the right to play on the european tour , but he initially struggled at that level , although he continued to have success on the challenge tour capturing his second title at the challenge total fina elf .
at the end of the season he had to return to the qualifying school to retain his tour card for 2002 .
in 2002 , ferrie just did enough to retain his playing status on the european tour , ending the season in 112th place on the order of merit , thanks largely to finishing tied for 3rd in the novotel perrier open de france .
the following season , ferrie won for the first time on the european tour at the canarias open de espana , securing his place on tour for two years .
in 2005 he came from behind to win the smurfit european open , one of the leading tournaments in europe , and went on to finish the season a career best 11th on the order of merit , with the win also giving him a five-year exemption on the tour .
in the 2006 u.s. open at winged foot , ferrie held the sole lead for part of the third round before ending it tied at the top of the leaderboard with phil mickelson .
he was unable to maintain his challenge and recorded a final round 76 to slip back into a tie for sixth , three strokes behind winner geoff ogilvy .
following an unsuccessful season on the european tour in 2007 , ferrie played on the u.s.-based pga tour in 2008 having earned his card through qualifying school .
however he failed to earn enough prize-money to maintain his playing rights and in 2009 returned to the european tour .
he won his third european tour title in 2011 .
ferrie lost his full european tour playing rights at the end of 2012 and did not complete qualifying school .
ferrie 's brother iain is also a professional golfer , who has played on the challenge tour .
