John Fischer (golfer)
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John W. Fischer was an American amateur golf
Golf
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er in the 1930s.

Fischer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

. He won the 1932 NCAA individual golf championship
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...

 and the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

 individual championship in 1932, 1933 and 1935 while playing at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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. He also won the 1936 U.S. Amateur.

Fischer played on the Walker Cup
Walker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...

 team in 1934, 1936, and 1938, and captained the team in 1965.

Fischer was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
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 in 1980 as part of the third induction class. Only one Michigan golfer (Chuck Kocsis
Chuck Kocsis
Charles R. Kocsis was an American amateur golfer.The Golf Association of Michigan voted Chuck Kocsis the Michigan amateur golfer of the century and was a member of the first class elected into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame...

) was inducted into the Hall of Honor before Fischer.

Tournament wins

this list may be incomplete
  • 1932 NCAA Championship
    NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
    The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...

  • 1932 Big Ten Championship
  • 1933 Big Ten Championship
  • 1935 Big Ten Championship
  • 1936 U.S. Amateur

Amateur wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning ScoreRunner-up
1936 U.S. Amateur  37 holes   Jack McLean

Results timeline

Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

DNP DNP T27 T43 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Amateur DNP DNQ QF R16 R128 R128 1 SF DNP R32
British Amateur DNP DNP DNP DNP R64 DNP DNP DNP R256 DNP
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

DNP DNP NT NT NT NT DNP DNP
U.S. Amateur QF R64 NT NT NT NT DNQ DNP
British Amateur NT NT NT NT NT NT DNP DNP


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.

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

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

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur
  • Walker Cup
    Walker Cup
    The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...

    : 1934 (winners), 1936 (winners), 1938, 1965 (non-playing captain, tie)
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