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Jack Fleck

USA · born , Bettendorf, Iowa, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1955 U.S. Open

Wins

  1. 1955 U.S. Open Olympic Club · 287 (+7) · won a playoff against Ben Hogan

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Next in the chain: Ben Hogan's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1955 U.S. Open

    Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA · 287 (+7) · won a playoff against Ben Hogan (18 holes, 69–72)

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1955.

    Career line, 1955–1955

    U.S. Open
    1955 U.S. Open: won
    19551956

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    • Major win

    Jack Fleck was born on November 7, 1921, in Bettendorf, Iowa, USA. Fleck won one major championship: the 1955 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1955 U.S. Open Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA · 287 (+7) · won a playoff against Ben Hogan (18 holes, 69–72)

    Near misses

      U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

      PGA Championship match play

      Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 2 won, 2 lost.

      1. 1953 Round of 64 lost to Wally Ulrich 3 & 2
      2. 1955 Round of 64 beat Joe Zarhardt 4 & 2
      3. 1955 Round of 32 beat Jay Hebert 2 & 1
      4. 1955 Round of 16 lost to Tommy Bolt 3 & 1

      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.

      1. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
      2. Golf Compendium 1953
      3. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 77
      4. Golf Compendium 1955