Professional London, July Jim Ferrier, formerly of Shanghai the latest famous amateur to go over to the professional ranks, is one of the most consistent golfers of al] time and he is regarded in some quarters as the best golfer ever produced in Australia, His change of status has taken place in the United States where he has become attached to the Elmhurst Country Club which is owned by Fred B. Snite. father of Fred Snite, ot."Iron Lung" fame. Ferrier went' to America in the Spring of 1940 and was then Open and Amateur champion of Australia for he won the two titles both in 1938 and 1939 since when they have been in abeyance.—Reuter,
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