Rick Fehr
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Rick Fehr (born August 28, 1962) is an 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 and the U.S. Open in 1984. Fehr turned pro 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 42 top-10 finishes. His best finish in a major championship was a T-9 at the 1985 U.S. Open.
Fehr has played more on the Nationwide Tour than on the PGA Tour in his forties. He nows earns his living primarily through his golf instruction business in his hometown of Redmond, Washington.
