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Jennifer Johnson (golfer)

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Jennifer Johnson
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Jean Johnson
Born (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991 (age 33)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2011)
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (2011)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT13: 2013
Women's PGA C'shipT19: 2012
U.S. Women's OpenT35: 2012
Women's British OpenCUT: 2011, 2013
Evian ChampionshipT9: 2013

Jennifer Jean Johnson (born August 2, 1991) is an American professional golfer.

Johnson was born in San Diego, California. She played one year of college golf at Arizona State University. She was an All-American as a freshman, then turned professional. She played on several winning U.S. amateur teams: Junior Ryder Cup in 2008, Junior Solheim Cup in 2009, and Curtis Cup in 2010. She lost to Jennifer Song in the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur final.[1]

Johnson turned professional in 2010. She won her first professional tournament at the 2013 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.[2]

In 2017, she became an assistant coach of the Cal State San Marcos men's golf team.[3]

Amateur wins

  • 2008 California Women's Amateur, Rolex Tournament of Champions

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runners-up
1 May 19, 2013 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic 67-70-65-65=267 –21 1 stroke United States Jessica Korda
Thailand Pornanong Phatlum

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Song earns second USGA win of year". ESPN. Associated Press. August 9, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Jennifer Johnson wins on LPGA Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Johnson named CSUSM Golf Assistant Coach". May 2, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2018.