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“Horton Wasn’t Any Better at Johnny’s Age!”was the title of an article from the Springfield Leader newspaper in 1931 which said it all. At the age of 15,Ferguson tied the amateur record at Hickory Hills Country Club with a score of 68. The same year he became a member of the first Horton Smith Cup team for Springfield against rival Joplin. As if that wasn’t enough at such a young age, John also won the 1931 Springfield City Amateur Championship with an amazing score of ten up with nine holes still to play over Dick Farrington at the Lake Shore Golf Club. He would achieve a second title in 1931 by winning the West Plains golf tournament.
In 1932 Ferguson won the All-Ozarks Golf Championship over Tom Woodruff in a dramatic play-off. Ferguson played golf for Drury College in Springfield. He later transferred to Yale Medical School, where he was unable to play on the schools golf team but did win the annual fall amateur tournament held by the University in 1934. Ferguson returned to Springfield during the summer of 1934 to beat Herman Keiser five up with four holes remaining in the Glenstone Invitational. Ferguson would lead the whole round. The next summer, Ferguson would win the 1935 Glenstone Invitational over Gene Sallee. Ferguson won his second Springfield City Amateur Championship in 1936 over Joe Bill Hogeboom five holes up with four holes left to play. Dr. Ferguson is a member of the Ozarks Golf Hall of Fame.
Dr. Ferguson came back to Springfield to practice and become leader in the golf community. He is a member of the Ozarks Golf Hall of Fame.
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