Ferguson played for Scotland in the annual
England–Scotland girls match in 1953, 1954 and 1955. In 1955 she won the
girls' section of the British Youths Open Championship at Erskine, the first time the under-21 event had been held. She was runner-up in 1956 behind
Belle McCorkindale and won again in 1957 at Kilmacolm. In 1960 she won the
Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship. Ferguson was twice runner-up in the
Scottish Women's Amateur Championship losing both times to
Belle Robertson. In 1966, she lost by 2 and 1 at Machrihanish while in 1971 she lost 3 and 2 at Royal Dornoch. Ferguson made her debut for Scotland in the 1959
Women's Home Internationals. She made a total of 10 appearances in the event between 1959 and 1985. Ferguson was selected for the 1966
Curtis Cup team in
Hot Springs, Virginia. She was only selected for one of the four sessions, the first day singles where she lost to
Carol Flenniken. ==Personal life==