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Johnny Fischer

Johnny Fischer

American golfer

John W. Fischer (March 10, 1912 – May 25, 1984) was an American amateur golfer in the 1930s.

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Fischer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He won the 1932 NCAA individual golf championship and the Big Ten Conference individual championship in 1932, 1933 and 1935 while playing at the University of Michigan.[1] He also won the 1936 U.S. Amateur.[2]

Fischer played on the Walker Cup team in 1934,[3] 1936,[4] and 1938,[5] and captained the team in 1965.[6]

Fischer was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1980 as part of the third induction class. Only one Michigan golfer (Chuck Kocsis) was inducted into the Hall of Honor before Fischer.

Tournament wins

this list may be incomplete

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

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  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

M = Medalist
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for 1934 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1934, pg. 12.

Source for 1938 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 25, 1938, pg. 21.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. [1]
    Bentley Historical Library - University of Michigan Athletics History
  2. [2]
    1936 U.S. Amateur Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - on USGA's official site
  3. [3]
    1934 Walker Cup Match - results
  4. [4]
    1936 Walker Cup Match - results Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    1938 Walker Cup Match - results Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [6]
    Campbell, Patton On Golf Team
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