Rick Fehr

Rick Fehr
Personal information
Full name Richard Elliott Fehr
Born (1962-08-28) August 28, 1962
Seattle, Washington
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Brigham Young University
Turned professional 1984
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Other 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T25: 1984
U.S. Open T9: 1985
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T18: 1992

Richard Elliott 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 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 sports agent for professional golfers with Fehr Sports Management.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1991 Canon Greater Hartford Open United States Billy Ray Brown, United States Corey Pavin Brown won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1992 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic United States John Cook, United States Tom Kite
United States Mark O'Meara, United States Gene Sauers
Cook won with eagle on fourth extra hole
Fehr eliminated with birdie on second hole
Kite and O'Meara eliminated with birdie on first hole
3 1992 Memorial Tournament United States David Edwards Lost to par on second extra hole
4 1994 Sprint International United States Steve Lowery Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT T25 LA DNP T36 CUT DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP T43 LA T9 T62 DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT 47 DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP T26 CUT T46 CUT CUT DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT T27 T18 T56 CUT DNP DNP CUT

Note: Fehr never played in The Open Championship.
LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 5
The Open Championship 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

See also

References

  1. "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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