Johnny Fischer
Fischer in 1934
Personal information
Full name	John W. Fischer
Born	(1912-03-10)March 10, 1912 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	May 25, 1984(1984-05-25) (aged 72)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	T27: 1932
The Open Championship	DNP
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1936
British Amateur	T33: 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	Jack McLean

Results timeline

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)