Richard Elliott Fehr (born August 28, 1962) is an American former

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. He played on the

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and the

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Early life

Fehr was born in

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and grew up in the state of Washington. As a teenager, Fehr won the Washington State Junior and PGA National Junior tournaments in 1979.

Amateur career

Fehr attended

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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

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. He was the low amateur at both the

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and the U.S. Open in 1984. In 1984, Fehr graduated from college with a degree in finance.

Professional career

In 1984, Fehr turned professional. He joined the PGA Tour after successfully negotiating 1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School. 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. Fehr now earns his living as a golf instructor/coach at The Golf Club at Newcastle near

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. He is the owner of Rick Fehr Coaching.

Amateur wins

*1979 Junior PGA Championship *1981 Pacific Northwest Amateur *1982

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

Other wins (1)

*1994 Northwest Open

Results in major championships

''Note: Fehr never played in

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LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1984 Masters – 1986 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fehr, Rick American male golfers BYU Cougars men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Seattle 1962 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen