Farry was born in Paris, and started playing golf at the age of seven. He turned
professional in 1979, and spent his early career as a teaching professional in
Florida, United States. Farry was a full member of the
European Tour from 1989 to 2004. He has won 16 tournaments on the French domestic
tour, including the 1985 and 2000 French PGA Championships, but has only one win to his name on the European Tour, the 1996
BMW International Open, which was reduced to 36 holes because of rain. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was 49th in 1999. At the 2003
Open de France, the French Sports Ministry decided to conduct voluntary drug tests on some of the competitors. The top three at the end of the tournament, and another three players selected at random were tested. Farry was one of the names pulled out of the hat, along with
Graeme McDowell and
François Delamontagne, with
Philip Golding,
David Howell and
Peter O'Malley also being tested as the leading finishers. While the other five provided negative tests, Farry's came back positive for
prednisolone, an
anti-inflammatory. It was the first positive drug test recorded on the European Tour, and reported as possibly the first by any professional golfer. ==Professional wins (19)==