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Following graduation from high school in 1994, Johnson enrolled at [[Drake University]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]. As the #2 player on the Drake golf team, he led the Bulldogs to three NCAA regional meets and two [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] championships. Johnson's uncle, Tom Harris, qualified for the 1975 [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] national tournament. Johnson has admitted to not being the best player on his high school or college team, but was quoted in his Masters speech saying, "I just kept getting better every year."
Following graduation from high school in 1994, Johnson enrolled at [[Drake University]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]. As the #2 player on the Drake golf team, he led the Bulldogs to three NCAA regional meets and two [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] championships. Johnson's uncle, Tom Harris, qualified for the 1975 [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] national tournament. Johnson has admitted to not being the best player on his high school or college team, but was quoted in his Masters speech saying, "I just kept getting better every year."
Seth Samuelson wants Zach Johnson's nut sack! ;)


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 15:24, 22 September 2010

For other people named Zach Johnson, see Zach Johnson (disambiguation).
Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson in 2007
Personal information
Full nameZachary Harris Johnson
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLake Mary, Florida
Career
CollegeDrake University
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)PGA Tour (joined 2004)
Professional wins19
Highest ranking6 (January 12, 2014)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentWon: 2007
PGA ChampionshipT3: 2010
U.S. OpenT45: 2007
The Open ChampionshipT20: 2007
Achievements and awards
Nationwide Tour
leading money winner		2003
Nationwide Tour
Player of the Year		2003

Zachary Harris "Zach" Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and the 2007 Masters champion.

Background

The son of a chiropractor, Johnson was born in Iowa City, Iowa and raised in Cedar Rapids, the oldest of Dave & Julie Johnson's three children. Playing many sports as a youth (baseball, basketball, football, and soccer), Johnson took up golf at age 10 and developed his skills at Elmcrest Country Club. He played #2 on the Regis High School golf team and led them to an Iowa 3A state championship in 1992, his sophomore year.

Following graduation from high school in 1994, Johnson enrolled at Drake University in Des Moines. As the #2 player on the Drake golf team, he led the Bulldogs to three NCAA regional meets and two Missouri Valley championships. Johnson's uncle, Tom Harris, qualified for the 1975 NAIA national tournament. Johnson has admitted to not being the best player on his high school or college team, but was quoted in his Masters speech saying, "I just kept getting better every year." 

         Seth Samuelson wants Zach Johnson's nut sack!  ;)

Career

Johnson turned professional in 1998 and played on the developmental tour circuit, including the now-defunct Prairie Golf Tour, the Buy.com Tour (now called the Nationwide Tour), and the Hooters Tour, where he won the final three regular-season events in 2001. In 2003, he topped the money list on the Nationwide Tour with then record earnings of $494,882, earning an automatic promotion to the PGA Tour. He won his first PGA Tour event at the 2004 BellSouth Classic outside of Atlanta. Johnson qualified for the 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup team, finishing 9th on the U.S. points list.

On April 8, 2007, Johnson won the Masters Tournament in Augusta by a margin of 2 strokes over Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen, and Rory Sabbatini. It was his first major title. His score of 289 (+1) tied Sam Snead (1954) and Jack Burke Jr. (1956) for the highest winning score at the Masters. His victory took him from #56 to #15 in the world rankings; he was the first outside the top 50 in the world rankings to win the Masters in the history of the ranking. After winning, he mentioned his Christian faith and thanked God, saying "This being Easter, I cannot help but believe my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ was walking with me. I owe this to Him." [2]

Six weeks after winning the Masters, Johnson won the 2007 AT&T Classic in a playoff over Ryuji Imada. Following the win, Johnson moved to a career-best 13th in the world rankings. His next PGA Tour victory, and first outside the state of Georgia, came at the 2008 Valero Texas Open.

Johnson won the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2009, and successfully defended his title at the Valero Texas Open in May with a playoff victory over James Driscoll.[3] With a third-round 60, Johnson became the first player to shoot 60 twice on the PGA Tour, having done so previously at the 2007 Tour Championship. The win was Johnson's sixth on tour. Other highlights in 2009 include a tie for 2nd place at the John Deere Classic and a solo 3rd place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He finished the season ranked a career best fourth on the money list.

His 2010 season on the PGA Tour got off to a slow start, but his luck turned with a victory at the 2010 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, his 7th PGA Tour win.[4]

Personal life

Johnson and his wife, Kim, are members of First Baptist Church in Orlando[5]. Johnson was raised a Catholic, but joined his wife's church prior to their marriage in 2003. They have a son, Will, and now reside in St. Simons Island, Georgia.[6].

On September 4, 2007, Zach Johnson led the singing of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the 7th Inning Stretch of the Chicago Cubs baseball game at Wrigley Field.

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (7)

Legend
Major Championship (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 4, 2004 BellSouth Classic -13 (69-66-68-72=275) 1 stroke Australia Mark Hensby
2 Apr 8, 2007 Masters Tournament +1 (71-73-76-69=289) 2 strokes South Africa Retief Goosen, South Africa Rory Sabbatini,
United States Tiger Woods
3 May 20, 2007 AT&T Classic -15 (71-66-69-67=273) Playoff 1 Japan Ryuji Imada
4 Oct 12, 2008 Valero Texas Open -19 (69-66-62-64=261) 2 strokes South Korea Charlie Wi, New Zealand Tim Wilkinson,
United States Mark Wilson
5 Jan 18, 2009 Sony Open in Hawaii -15 (69-65-66-65=265) 2 strokes Australia Adam Scott, United States David Toms
6 May 17, 2009 Valero Texas Open -15 (68-67-60-70=265) Playoff 2 United States James Driscoll
7 May 30, 2010 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial -21 (65-66-64-64=259) 3 strokes England Brian Davis

1 Defeated Imada with birdie on first extra hole.
2 Defeated Driscoll with birdie on first extra hole.

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up
1 Apr 27, 2003 Rheem Classic -8 (65-70-71-66=272) Playoff 1 United States Steve Haskins
2 Sep 7, 2003 Envirocare Utah Classic -21 (68-69-65-65=267 ) 1 stroke United States Bobby Gage

1 Defeated Haskins with par on first extra hole.

Other wins (10)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up
2007 Masters Tournament 2 shot deficit +1 (71-73-76-69=289) 2 strokes South Africa Retief Goosen, South Africa Rory Sabbatini, United States Tiger Woods

Results timeline

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Masters DNP CUT T32 1 T20 CUT
U.S. Open T48 CUT CUT T45 CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T20 T51 T47
PGA Championship T37 T17 CUT CUT CUT T10
Tournament 2010
The Masters 42
U.S. Open T77
The Open Championship T76
PGA Championship T3

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP R64 3 R64 R64
CA Championship 10 T43 T45 T9 T9
Bridgestone Invitational T22 T9 T36 T11 T16
Tournament 2009 2010
Accenture Match Play Championship R32 R32
CA Championship T53 T37
Bridgestone Invitational T15 T33
HSBC Champions DNP

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

Year Wins (Majors) Earnings ($) Rank
2004 1 2,417,685 19
2005 0 1,796,441 39
2006 0 2,452,250 24
2007 2 (1) 3,922,338 8
2008 1 1,615,123 53
2009 2 4,714,813 4
2010* 1 1,687,412 15
Career* 7 (1) 18,663,061 32

* As of May 30, 2010.

United States national team appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 02 2014 Ending 12 Jan 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Baggs, Mercer. "Zach's Win More than Self Serving"
  3. ^ "Johnson defends Texas Open crown". BBC Sport. May 17, 2010. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ^ "Zach Johnson beats Brian Davis to Colonial title". BBC Sport. May 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  5. ^ Roach, Erin. "Masters winner buoyed by faith, marriage" (April 10, 2007). Baptist Press. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Doug. "Notes: Johnson ahead of schedule for '09" (January 7, 2009). Associated Press. Retrieved May 17, 2009.

External links

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