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Forrest Fezler

born , Hayward, California, USA · died

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1974 U.S. Open

Near misses

  1. 1974 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Hale Irwin

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Hale Irwin's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1974 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Hale Irwin.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1974.

    Career line, 1974–1974

    U.S. Open
    1974 U.S. Open: runner-up to Hale Irwin
    19741975

    1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Forrest Fezler was born on September 23, 1949, in Hayward, California, USA. Fezler's best major finish was second, at the 1974 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1974 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Hale Irwin

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.