Johnny Fischer

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Johnny Fischer
John Fischer (1934).jpg
Fischer in 1934
Personal information
Full nameJohn W. Fischer
Born(1912-03-10)March 10, 1912
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedMay 25, 1984(1984-05-25) (aged 72)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT27: 1932
The Open ChampionshipDNP
U.S. AmateurWon: 1936
British AmateurT33: 1934

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

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

Major championships[]

Amateur wins (1)[]

Year Championship Winning Score Runner-up
1936 U.S. Amateur 37 holes Scotland

Results timeline[]

Tournament 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
U.S. Open DNP T27 T43 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP NT NT NT NT DNP
U.S. Amateur DNQ QF M R16 M R128 R128 1 SF DNP R32 QF R64 NT NT NT NT DNQ
British Amateur DNP DNP DNP R64 DNP DNP DNP R256 DNP NT NT NT NT NT NT 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.

M = Medalist
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

References[]

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