John W. Fischer (March 10, 1912 – May 25, 1984) was an American amateur golfer in the 1930s.
Career Fischer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1912. 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.Bentley Historical Library - University of Michigan Athletics History He also won the 1936 U.S. Amateur.1936 U.S. Amateur - on USGA's official site
Fischer played on the Walker Cup team in 1934,1934 Walker Cup Match - results 1936,1936 Walker Cup Match - results and 1938,1938 Walker Cup Match - results and captained the team in 1965.Campbell, Patton On Golf Team
Awards and honors In 1980, Fischer was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
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) YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up 1936 U.S. Amateur 37 holes Jack McLean
Results timeline Tournament1931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946U.S. OpenT27T43NTNTNTNTU.S. AmateurDNQQF MR16 MR128R1281SFR32QFR64NTNTNTNTDNQBritish AmateurR64R256NTNTNTNTNTNT
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 Walker Cup: 1934 (winners), 1936 (winners), 1938, 1965 (non-playing captain, tied, cup retained)
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