Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson | ||
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St. Simons Island, Georgia , U.S. | ||
Spouse |
Kim Barclay (m. 2003) | |
Children | 3 | |
Career | ||
College | Nationwide Tour Player of the Year 2003 | |
Payne Stewart Award | 2020 |
Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship. At the 2023 Ryder Cup, Johnson captained the U.S. squad against Europe in Rome, Italy.[2]
Early life
The son of a
Following graduation from high school in 1994, Johnson enrolled at Drake University in Des Moines. As the number-two 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.
Professional career
Johnson turned professional in 1998 and played on the developmental tour circuit, including the now-defunct Prairie Golf Tour, Buy.com Tour (now
In April
Johnson won the
In 2012, Johnson won the
At the 2012 Open Championship, played at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England, Johnson finished at even par for the tournament (280), tied for ninth, seven shots behind winner Ernie Els.[14]
In 2013, Johnson, in defense of his John Deere Classic title, lost in a three-man sudden-death playoff to Jordan Spieth at the fifth extra hole, after he bogeyed the final hole of regulation play with a one shot lead. In the playoff, all three players, Johnson, Spieth and David Hearn, had chances to win with Johnson's coming at the second extra hole, but he failed to convert the putt. Spieth won with par at the fifth extra hole after Johnson hit his second shot into the water and could only make bogey. The following week, Johnson opened up the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield, with a five-under-par round of 66 to hold the lead by one stroke over Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Mark O'Meara. He finished the tournament in a tie for 6th place. He continued solid play for the rest of the summer, finishing in the top-10 in six of the next seven tournaments he would enter, including an 8th-place finish at the PGA Championship, making it back to back top-10 finishes at major events. In September, Johnson captured the BMW Championship for his tenth career victory and first FedEx Cup victory of his career.
In December 2013, Johnson attained a playoff victory over Tiger Woods at the
At the 2014 U.S. Open, Johnson had a hole in one on the 172 yard par-3 9th hole. It was the 44th hole in one in U.S. Open history, and just the second at Pinehurst No. 2.[17]
On July 20, 2015, Johnson beat Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a four-hole playoff to win the Open Championship at St Andrews for his 12th PGA Tour win and second major.[18] He became only the sixth golfer to win majors at Augusta and St. Andrews, the others being Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, and Woods.[19]
Johnson is one of only two players (with Phil Mickelson) to have twice shot a round of 60 on the PGA Tour,[20] though Jim Furyk shot rounds of 58 and 59.
In July 2019, Johnson fell out of the Official World Golf Ranking top 100 players for the first time since April 2004, when his first tour victory at the 2004
In August 2019, Johnson failed to make the
In July 2021, Johnson was forced to withdraw from 2021 Open Championship after testing positive for COVID-19, ending his streak at participating in 69 consecutive majors.[23]
Personal life
Johnson and his wife, the former Kim Barclay, were members of First Baptist Church in Orlando.[24]
Johnson was raised a
Johnson won the Payne Stewart Award in 2020.[26]
Foundation
The Zach Johnson Foundation is dedicated to helping children and their families in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One program created by Johnson and his wife Kim helped to raise $700,000 for community agencies serving children in need. He has stated: "This Foundation will fulfill a dream of mine and Kim's to give back to Cedar Rapids in a long-lasting, meaningful way."[27]
Professional wins (26)
PGA Tour wins (12)
Legend |
Major championships (2) |
FedEx Cup playoff events (1) |
Other PGA Tour (9) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Apr 4, 2004 | BellSouth Classic
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69-66-68-72=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Mark Hensby |
2 | Apr 8, 2007 | Masters Tournament | 71-73-76-69=289 | +1 | 2 strokes | Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini, Tiger Woods |
3 | May 20, 2007 | AT&T Classic (2)
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71-66-69-67=273 | −15 | Playoff | Ryuji Imada |
4 | Oct 12, 2008 | Valero Texas Open | 69-66-62-64=261 | −19 | 2 strokes | Charlie Wi, Tim Wilkinson, Mark Wilson |
5 | Jan 18, 2009 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 69-65-66-65=265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Adam Scott, David Toms |
6 | May 17, 2009 | Valero Texas Open (2) | 68-67-60-70=265 | −15 | Playoff | James Driscoll |
7 | May 30, 2010 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
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65-66-64-64=259 | −21 | 3 strokes | Brian Davis |
8 | May 27, 2012 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (2)
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64-67-65-72=268 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jason Dufner |
9 | Jul 15, 2012 | John Deere Classic | 68-65-66-65=264 | −20 | Playoff | Troy Matteson |
10 | Sep 16, 2013 | BMW Championship | 64-69-70-65=268 | −16 | 2 strokes | Nick Watney |
11 | Jan 6, 2014 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions
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67-66-74-66=273 | −19 | 1 stroke | Jordan Spieth |
12 | Jul 20, 2015 | The Open Championship | 66-71-70-66=273 | −15 | Playoff | Marc Leishman, Louis Oosthuizen |
PGA Tour playoff record (4–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2007 | AT&T Classic
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Ryuji Imada | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2009 | Valero Texas Open | James Driscoll | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2012 | John Deere Classic | Troy Matteson | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
4 | 2013 | John Deere Classic | David Hearn, Jordan Spieth | Spieth won with par on fifth extra hole |
5 | 2015 | The Open Championship | Marc Leishman, Louis Oosthuizen | Won four-hole aggregate playoff; Johnson: −1 (3-3-5-4=15), Oosthuizen: E (3-4-5-4=16), Leishman: +2 (5-4-5-4=18) |
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Apr 27, 2003 | Rheem Classic
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65-70-71-66=272 | −8 | Playoff | Steve Haskins |
2 | Sep 7, 2003 | Envirocare Utah Classic
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68-69-65-65=267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Bobby Gage |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Rheem Classic
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Steve Haskins | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2003 | Henrico County Open | Mark Hensby | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 26, 2001 | Hooters Championship | 65-63-65-69=262 | −26 | 3 strokes | Joey Maxon |
2 | Sep 2, 2001 | Pars and Cars Classic | 66-66-70-65=267 | −17 | 3 strokes | Alexandre Rocha |
3 | Sep 23, 2001 | Camellia City Classic | 69-66-65-70=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Brent Winston |
4 | Apr 21, 2002 | Oklahoma Classic | 68-65-66-73=272 | −12 | 5 strokes | Eric Epperson, Daniel Stone |
Prairie Golf Tour wins (3)
- 1998 1 event
- 1999 2 events
Other wins (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jun 10, 2001 | Greater Cedar Rapids Open | 66-71-71=208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Jeff Schmid |
2 | Jul 15, 2001 | Iowa Open | 64-65-67=196 | −20 | 3 strokes | Brian Smock |
3 | Jul 14, 2002 | Iowa Open (2) | 65-63-65=193 | −23 | 4 strokes | George McNeill |
4 | Jun 21, 2011 | ) | 58-60=118 | −24 | 2 strokes | Davis Love III and Morgan Pressel |
5 | Dec 8, 2013 | Northwestern Mutual World Challenge
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67-68-72-68=275 | −13 | Playoff | Tiger Woods |
Other playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2013 | Northwestern Mutual World Challenge
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Tiger Woods | Won with par on first extra hole |
Major championships
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2007 | Masters Tournament | 2 shot deficit | +1 (71-73-76-69=289) | 2 strokes | Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini, Tiger Woods |
2015 | The Open Championship | 3 shot deficit | −15 (66-70-71-66=273) | Playoff1 | Marc Leishman, Louis Oosthuizen |
1Defeated Leishman and Oosthuizen in a four-hole aggregate playoff: Johnson (3-3-5-4=15), Oosthuizen (3-4-5-4=16), Leishman (5-4-5-4=18)
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | 42 | CUT | T32 | T35 | CUT | T9 | CUT | CUT | T36 |
U.S. Open | T77 | T30 | T41 | CUT | T40 | T72 | T8 | T27 | T12 |
The Open Championship | T76 | T16 | T9 | T6 | T47 | 1 | T12 | T14 | T17 |
PGA Championship | T3 | T59 | 70 | T8 | T69 | CUT | T33 | T48 | T19 |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Masters Tournament | T58 | T51 | CUT | CUT | T34 | CUT |
PGA Championship | T54 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T58 | |
U.S. Open | T58 | T8 | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | T55 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 |
The Open Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 13 |
Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 76 | 49 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2017 U.S. Open – 2019 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 Open Championship – 2013 PGA)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Players Championship | T8 | T58 | T16 | CUT | T32 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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The Players Championship | T22 | T12 | T2 | T19 | T26 | T13 | T54 | T48 | T75 | CUT |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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The Players Championship | C | T41 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Championship
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10 | T43 | T45 | T9 | T9 | T53 | T37 | T24 | T17 | T47 | T16 | T49 | T47 | T58 | |
Match Play
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R64 | 3 | R64 | R64 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R64 | T17 | R16 | R16 | T36 | |
Invitational
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T22 | T9 | T36 | T11 | T16 | T15 | T33 | T6 | T40 | T4 | T23 | T33 | T10 | 2 | T17 |
Champions |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
PGA Tour career summary
Season | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins (majors) |
2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank[28] |
Scoring ave (adjusted)[29] |
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2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 71.46 |
2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T17 | 57,000 | - | 71.16 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 72.69 |
2004 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2,417,685 | 19 | 70.18 |
2005 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | T2 | 1,796,441 | 39 | 70.38 |
2006 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | T2 | 2,452,250 | 24 | 70.42 |
2007 | 23 | 18 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3,922,338 | 8 | 69.91 |
2008 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1,615,123 | 53 | 70.60 |
2009 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4,714,813 | 4 | 69.60 |
2010 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2,916,993 | 19 | 70.53 |
2011 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | T3 | 1,880,406 | 44 | 69.97 |
2012 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4,504,244 | 6 | 69.82 |
2013 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4,044,509 | 9 | 70.10 |
2014 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3,353,417 | 19 | 70.16 |
2015 | 25 | 20 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4,801,487 | 8 | 69.73 |
2016 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1,718,703 | 58 | 70.36 |
2017 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2,362,968 | 40 | 70.39 |
2018 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1,957,635 | 59 | 69.91 |
2019 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 603,160 | 155 | 70.64 |
2020 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 777,727 | 113 | 70.39 |
Career* | 422 | 342 | 12 (2) | 10 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 45,896,899 | 13[30] | – |
* As of the 2020 season.
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- World Cup: 2005
- Ryder Cup: 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 (winners), 2023 (non-playing captain)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 2006 (winners)
- Presidents Cup: 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2015 (winners)
2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | Total |
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1.5 | – | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 9 |
See also
Footnotes
References
- OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Ryder Cup: Zach Johnson named US captain to face Europe in Italy in 2023". BBC News. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Sobel, Jason (April 10, 2007). "Who is Zach Johnson?". ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Zach Johnson Story". Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Slater, Matt (April 9, 2007). "Masters 2007". BBC Sport. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ Baggs, Mercer (April 8, 2007). "Zach's Win More than Self Serving". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Johnson defends Texas Open crown". BBC Sport. May 17, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Zach Johnson beats Brian Davis to Colonial title". BBC Sport. May 31, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Zach Johnson passes Jason Dufner to win at Colonial". USA Today. Associated Press. May 27, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Zach Johnson tops Troy Matteson in playoff to win John Deere". The Times of India. July 16, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Johnson beats Matteson in playoff to win John Deere". Yahoo! Sports. Reuters. July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Zach Johnson tops Troy Matteson in playoff to win John Deere Classic". Golf.com. Associated Press. July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- PGA of America. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Leaderboard: The 2012 Open Championship". Yahoo! Sports. July 22, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Tiger Woods loses to Zach Johnson in World Challenge". BBC Sport. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Zach Johnson wins at Kapalua". ESPN. Associated Press. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ Porath, Brendan (June 15, 2014). "Zach Johnson makes hole-in-one at Pinehurst, does a lap with U.S. Open crowd". SB Nation. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ Borden, Sam (July 20, 2015). "Jordan Spieth's Grand Slam Bid Ends". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Key Stats from Johnson's win at St. Andrews". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Rounds of 60 shot on the PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Powers, Christopher (July 1, 2019). "A 15-year streak comes to an end for Zach Johnson, highlighting his remarkable consistency". Golf World. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Gray, Will (August 4, 2019). "Z. Johnson misses playoffs for first time; 'Didn't have it this week, or this year'". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Zach Johnson tests positive, list of British Open WDs grows". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Roach, Erin (April 10, 2007). "Masters winner buoyed by faith, marriage". Baptist Press. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Robbins, Josh (January 21, 2009). "Johnson thrives following move". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Zach Johnson honored with Payne Stewart Award for character, charity, sportsmanship". ESPN. Associated Press. August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Zach Johnson Foundation". Zach Johnson official website. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Scoring Average". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Zach Johnson at the PGA Tour official site
- Zach Johnson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Augusta.com - Out of the Ordinary - profile - April 6, 2008
- Golf.com - Zach Johnson is the talk of the town - April 2008
- Xavier Foundation.org - Zach Johnson - Fall 2004