Samuel Mure Fergusson

Samuel Mure Fergusson (1855 – 9 December 1928) was a Scottish amateur golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century.

His best effort came in the 1894 Amateur Championship where he battled the legendary John Ball at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, eventually losing by the score of 1 up.

At age 24 he became a member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and won the Autumn Medal in his first competition.

[2] In the 1894 Amateur Championship, held at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Fergusson lost 1 up to John Ball.

[3] In the 1898 Amateur Championship, once again held at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Fergusson lost to Freddie Tait 7 and 5.

Entries closed on the Saturday before the event but a number of players entered on the Monday and "the committee declined to accept them".

Hugh Kirkaldy had seven fours in an outward 38 but took five on every hole on the back nine to come home in 45, a round of 83 and a total of 166.

[7] In 1895 Fergusson laid out the New Zealand Golf Club course on the estate of Hugh F. Locke King, the aviation pioneer and motoring enthusiast.

Later in his career Fergusson designed a 9-hole golf course for King Edward at Windsor and Duff House Royal in Scotland with Archie Simpson.

Fergusson at the top of the backswing, c. 1891