Marjory Ferguson

{{short description|Scottish amateur golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Marjory Ferguson | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Marjory Anne Ferguson | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|05|15|df=y}} | birth_place = North Berwick, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|08||1937|05|05|df=y}} | death_place = North Berwick, Scotland | height =  | weight = | nationality = {{SCO}} | spouse = | children = | college = | status = Amateur | yearpro =  | retired =  | awardssection =  }} '''Marjory Anne Ferguson''' ({{nee}} Fowler, 15 May 1937 – August 2003) was a Scottish amateur golfer.<ref name=wgm>{{cite web |url=http://www.womengolfersmuseum.com/Famousgolfers/F.htm |publisher=Women Golfers' Museum |title=Ferguson, Mrs Marjory (nee Fowler) |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> She was a finalist in the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship in 1966 and 1971 and was a member of the 1966 Curtis Cup team.

== Golf career == Ferguson played for Scotland in the annual England–Scotland girls match in 1953, 1954 and 1955.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5UpAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6340%2C843677 |title=England beat Scotland in girls' golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=9 September 1953 |page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yj9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=4242%2C798552 |title=Scottish girls outplayed at West Kilbride |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 September 1954 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ez9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2011%2C654490 |title=England again win girls' golf international |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 September 1955 |page=4}}</ref> In 1955 she won the girls' section of the British Youths Open Championship at Erskine, the first time the under-21 event had been held.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZT9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=4539%2C4294763 |title=Girls' open title |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=12 August 1955 |page=4}}</ref> She was runner-up in 1956 behind Belle McCorkindale and won again in 1957 at Kilmacolm.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KXFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1740%2C2339913 |title=Girl golfers' huge win |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=10 August 1956 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JH1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=1498%2C6805697 |title=Girls' under-21 title regained |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=30 August 1957 |page=4}}</ref> In 1960 she won the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5Ss1AAAAIBAJ&pg=5472%2C3813701 |title=Title for Miss Fowler |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=3 |date=28 March 1960}}</ref>

Ferguson was twice runner-up in the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship losing both times to Belle Robertson. In 1966, she lost by 2 and 1 at Machrihanish while in 1971 she lost 3 and 2 at Royal Dornoch.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u31AAAAAIBAJ&pg=1920%2C3905258 |title=Scottish women's championship |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=11 |date=23 May 1966}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q889AAAAIBAJ&pg=1698%2C4908037 |title=Mrs Robertson again champion |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=4 |date=24 May 1971}}</ref>

Ferguson made her debut for Scotland in the 1959 Women's Home Internationals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kXdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3023%2C4479412 |title=Scotland beat Wales |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=12 |date=1 October 1959}}</ref> She made a total of 10 appearances in the event between 1959 and 1985.<ref name=nbg/> She also played for Scotland in the European Ladies' Team Championship in 1965, 1967 and 1971.<ref name=nbg/> She made her debut in a British team in the Vagliano Trophy match in 1965.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b2xAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2420%2C801645 |title=Britain Women Lose Vagliano Cup |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=6 September 1965 |page=4}}</ref> Ferguson was selected for the 1966 Curtis Cup team in Hot Springs, Virginia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zH9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2912%2C1875070 |title=Three Scots in Curtis Cup team |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=7 |date=11 June 1966}}</ref> She was only selected for one of the four sessions, the first day singles where she lost to Carol Flenniken.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qH9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2254%2C4443429 |title=Americans set to keep Curtis Cup |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=5 |date=30 July 1966}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=33hAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2092%2C108492 |title=Americans retain Curtis Cup |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=10 |date=1 August 1966}}</ref>

==Personal life== Ferguson was born in North Berwick in May 1937, the daughter of John C. Fowler.<ref name=nbg/> She married Alistair Ferguson in 1968.<ref name=nbg>{{cite web |url=http://www.northberwick.org.uk/clubmakers.html#mferguson |publisher=North Berwick golf pioneers |title=Marjory Ferguson (1937–2003) |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> She died at her North Berwick home in August 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gilliankirkwood.com/ercn86/archive/August03.htm |publisher=Gillian Kirkwood Golf |title=Former Curtis Cup player Marjory Ferguson dies at North Berwick home |date=13 August 2003}}</ref>

==Team appearances== *Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1966 *Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1965 *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1965, 1967, 1971 *Women's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1959, 1962 (winners), 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 (tied), 1969 (winners), 1970, 1985 *England–Scotland girls match (representing Scotland): 1953, 1954, 1955

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