 Jim was raised in Manly, a suburb, and was taught golf as a youth by his father, a low-handicap player, who was born of Scottish descent in Shanghai, China, with family from Carnoustie, Scotland.Ferrier Street in Carnoustie, near the world-famous golf course Carnoustie Golf Links, honors the family.The senior Ferrier took a job as secretary of the Manly Golf Club, where Jim began golf at age four and a half.