John Fought

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John Fought III (rhymes with "boat") (born January 28, 1954) is an American golf course architect and professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.

Fought was born in Portland, Oregon. His grandmother started him playing golf at age 7.[1] Fought attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he was a distinguished member of the golf team for four years; he helped the Cougars win four titles at the Cougar Classic, four WAC Championships, and 29 tournament titles overall during his college career. Also during that time, Fought was ranked number one by Golf Digest and won the 1977 U.S. Amateur. [2] He played on the 1976 World Cup and 1977 Walker Cup teams. He turned pro in 1977 and joined the PGA Tour in 1978.

Fought played on the PGA Tour full-time from 1979–1985. He has a dozen top-10 finishes including two back-to-back wins in September 1979. He received the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award in 1979. His best finish in a major was a solo 5th at the 1983 PGA Championship. Injuries to his back and neck in the mid-1980s forced him to retire from full-time tour play. Since then, he has played in a limited number of Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour events.

Fought established a second career as a golf course architect beginning in the late 1980s. Early in this phase of his career, he worked with Bob Cupp Design before starting his own firm in the 1990s. His award-winning designs have included Pumpkin Ridge in Cornelius, Oregon, and a restoration of an original Donald Ross design at Pine Needles Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Fought and his wife Mary have three children. [3]

[edit] PGA Tour wins

[edit] Amateur wins

  • 1975 Pacific Coast Amateur
  • 1976 Pacific Northwest Open
  • 1977 U.S. Amateur, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Broadmoor Invitational
  • Sun Devil Classic
  • Provo Open
  • LDS All-Church Championships
  • British Universities Amateur Federation

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site
  2. ^ Biographical information from Brigham Young University Athletics official site
  3. ^ Biogaphical information from John Fought Design
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