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Rick Fehr
Fullname:Richard Elliott Fehr
Birth Date:28 August 1962
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington
Weight:180lb
College:Brigham Young University
Yearpro:1984
Extour:PGA Tour
Prowins:3
Pgawins:2
Otherwins:1
Masters:T25: 1984
Usopen:T9: 1985
Open:DNP
Pga:T18: 1992

Richard Elliott Fehr (born August 28, 1962) is a former American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Fehr was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in the state of Washington. As a teenager, Fehr won the Washington State Junior and PGA National Junior tournaments in 1979. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and was a member of the golf team. He was a two-time All-American while at BYU and won numerous amateur tournaments, including the 1982 Western Amateur. He was the low amateur at both the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open in 1984. Fehr turned professional in 1984 after earning his degree in finance; he joined the PGA Tour in 1985.

Fehr won two PGA Tour events: the 1986 B.C. Open and the 1994 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. He finished runner-up in a PGA Tour event (2nd or T-2) nine times and had 41 top-10 finishes. His best finish in a major championship was a T-9 at the 1985 U.S. Open.[1]

Fehr now earns his living as a golf instructor/coach at The Golf Club at Newcastle near Bellevue, Washington. He is the owner of Rick Fehr Coaching.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 7, 1986B.C. Open−17 (65-66-67-69=267)2 strokes Larry Mize
2Oct 9, 1994Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic−19 (63-70-68-68=269)2 strokes Craig Stadler, Fuzzy Zoeller

PGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11991Canon Greater Hartford Open Billy Ray Brown, Corey PavinBrown won with birdie on first extra hole
21992 John Cook, Tom Kite
Mark O'Meara, Gene Sauers
Cook won with eagle on fourth extra hole
Fehr eliminated by birdie on second hole
Kite and O'Meara eliminated by birdie on first hole
31992 Memorial Tournament David EdwardsLost to par on second extra hole
4Sprint International Steve LoweryLost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament1983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentCUTT25 LAT36CUT
U.S. OpenT43 LAT9T62
PGA ChampionshipCUT
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997
Masters TournamentCUT47
U.S. OpenT26CUTT46CUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTT27T18T56CUTCUT
Note: Fehr never played in The Open Championship.
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
0 0 0 0 1 1 8 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 3 21 11

Team appearances

Amateur

1983 (winners)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rick Fehr . Golf Major Championships . 2008-01-21.