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. He also won the 1936 U.S. Amateur. Fischer played on the Walker Cup team in 1934, 1936, and 1938, and captained the team in 1965. 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

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Results timeline

{{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} 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: [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19340524&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1934, pg. 12.] Source for 1938 British Amateur: [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19380525&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 25, 1938, pg. 21.]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur