Richard S. Johnson
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Carl Richard Stanley Johnson |
| Born | 15 October 1976 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Monaco |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2003 |
| The Open Championship | T8: 2009 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2005, 2006, 2008 |
Carl Richard Stanley Johnson (born 15 October 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Johnson was born in Stockholm.[1] His paternal grandfather is an American from New Jersey who settled in Sweden and married a Swede.[2] Johnson played on the European Tour and won the ANZ Championship in 2002.
Johnson joined the PGA Tour in 2003 after successfully negotiating qualifying school. He has managed to gain at least partial status on the tour every year since. He placed in the top 50 of the money list in 2006. He earned his card for the 2008 PGA Tour season at the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He won his first event in 2008, the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.[2]
Johnson was formerly a pro skateboarder.[3] He also played handball and tennis in his youth.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Professional wins (5)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jul 2008 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | -16 (63-67-70-64=264) | 1 stroke |  Ken Duke |
[edit] European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 10 Feb 2002 | ANZ Championship | -17 (3-16-16-11=46) | 2 points |  Scott Laycock, Craig Parry |
| 3 | 25 Jul 2010 | Nordea Scandinavian Masters | -11 (70-66-70-71=277) | 1 stroke |  Rafa Echenique |
[edit] Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 4 Jul 1999 | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | -15 (68-69-64=201) | 1 stroke |  Erol Simsek |
[edit] Nordic League wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 1999 | Kinnarborg Open | -5 (65–69–71=205) | Playoff |  Don Bell,  Thomas Nørret |
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 | T74 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] See also
- 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
[edit] References
- ^ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/64/20/.
- ^ a b c "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/02/64/20/media. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ Hauser, Melanie (2006-05-22). "Former skater Johnson almost grinded out victory Sunday in Texas". PGA Tour. http://www.pgatour.com/story/9454782/. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
[edit] External links
- Richard S. Johnson at the PGA Tour official site
- Richard S. Johnson at the European Tour official site
- Richard S. Johnson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
