Final Scores: 1938 NSW Open

The 1938 NSW Open, played under the clouds of unrest of the great depression and the looming threat of war in Europe, was the last of five NSW Open Championships claimed by the great NSW Amateur, Jim Ferrier.

Held at the Lakes, Ferrier was peerless, powering away to an impressive 13 shot win against several well known professionals of the day, including Vic Richardson, Eric Cremin and Bill Bolger.

The Sydney Sun described Ferrier’s final round as ‘Brilliant’ and a fine exhibition of steady golf.

Constricted by the Rules of Amateur Golf, and unwilling to dedicate two years this life to professional shop work, Ferrier left Australian Shores in early 1940 to pursue his playing career in the United States, where he went on to claim 17 PGA victories including the 1947 US PGA Championship.

Final Scores:

Pos	Player	Club/ Rep	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot	+/-
1	Jim Ferrier	Manly	72	70	70	69	281	-7
2	VS Richardson	Oldfield's	67	75	78	74	294	6
3	W Mackenzie	The Australian	77	73	74	76	300	12
4	C Booth	Moore Park	76	71	76	78	301	13
5	E Cremin	The Australian	70	83	75	74	302	14
6	T Heard	Kogarah	75	78	75	76	304	16
7	JD Spence	Concord	74	75	78	78	305	17
8	PF Hughes	Moore Park	75	78	78	78	309	21
	J Harvey	NSW GC	79	74	78	78	309	21
10	W Bolger	Mick Simmons	76	77	79	79	311	23
11	L Kelly	Unattached Pro	79	74	82	77	312	24
12	WR Carr	Horderns	80	81	77	77	315	27
	T O'Conner	Cammeray	80	76	79	80	315	26
14	A E Mailfort	Uralla	79	78	83	76	316	28
15	RB Daviudson	Harden	76	82	79	80	317	29
16	L Cohen	Moore Park	82	75	81	80	318	30
17	A Shepherd	Tamworth	74	85	77	83	319	31
18	FW Belle	Cootamundra	79	83	77	81	320	32
19	LT Stuart	Boorowa	84	82	78	80	324	36
	I Close	The Australian	82	80	80	82	324	36
21	RD Rowe	Cootamundra	83	94	81	74	332	44
22	B Scheaffer	Tamworth	82	82	87	83	334	46
23	J jackman	Cammeray	85	84	85	83	337	49
24	J Graham	Cessnock	81	91	88	86	346	58
25	V McAllister	Pennant Hills	80	87	92	89	348	60
26	AW Fairfax	The Australian	93	84	92	87	356	68

Final Scores: 1938 NSW Open

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