John Chandler Harper (March 10, 1914 – November 8, 2004) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the PGA Championship in 1950.

[2] Harper was born, raised and lived his entire life in Portsmouth, Virginia.

His golfing career was interrupted by service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

In 1956, Harper founded Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in his hometown of Portsmouth, and managed the course until he retired in 1992.

NT = no tournament WD = withdrew DQ = disqualified CUT = missed the half-way cut R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place