John W. Fischer (March 10, 1912 – May 25, 1984) was an American amateur

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er in the 1930s. Fischer was born in

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. He won the 1932 NCAA individual golf championship and the

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individual championship in 1932, 1933 and 1935 while playing at the

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. He also won the 1936

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. Fischer played on the

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team in 1934, 1936, and 1938, and captained the team in 1965.Campbell, Patton On Golf Team
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in 1980 as part of the third induction class. Only one Michigan golfer (

Chuck Kocsis Charles R. Kocsis (January 27, 1913 – May 30, 2006) was an American amateur golfer. Kocsis was introduced to the game as a caddie at the Phoenix Country Club, which is now Rogell Municipal Golf Course. One of fourteen children, he grew up in the ...

) was inducted into the Hall of Honor before Fischer.

Tournament wins

:''this list may be incomplete'' *1932

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*1932 Big Ten Championship *1933 Big Ten Championship *1935 Big Ten Championship *1936

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Results timeline

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 *

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

(winners),

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

(winners),

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

(non-playing captain, tied, cup retained)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, John American male golfers Amateur golfers Michigan Wolverines men's golfers Golfers from Ohio Sportspeople from Cincinnati 1912 births 1984 deaths