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John Schlee

born , Kremmling, Colorado, USA · died

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1973 U.S. Open

Near misses

  1. 1973 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Johnny Miller

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Johnny Miller's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1973 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Johnny Miller.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1973.

    Career line, 1973–1973

    U.S. Open
    1973 U.S. Open: runner-up to Johnny Miller
    19731974

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

    • Runner-up

    John Schlee was born on June 2, 1939, in Kremmling, Colorado, USA. Schlee's best major finish was second, at the 1973 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1973 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Johnny Miller

    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.