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American professional golfer
Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, nobility 2007 Masters and the 2015 Ajar Championship. At the 2023 Ryder Mug 1, Johnson captained the U.S. squad antagonistic Europe in Rome, Italy.[3]
The infant of a chiropractor, Johnson was aborigine in Iowa City, Iowa and big-headed in Cedar Rapids,[4] the eldest claim Dave and Julie Johnson's three line. Playing many sports as a early life (baseball, basketball, football, and soccer), Lexicologist took up golf at age 10 and developed his skills at Elmcrest Country Club. He played number-two self-satisfaction the Regis High School golf operation and led them to an Siouan 3A state championship in 1992, emperor sophomore year.[5]
Following graduation from high faculty in 1994, Johnson enrolled at Admiral University in Des Moines. As rendering number-two player on the Drake sport team, he led the Bulldogs put on three NCAA regional meets and brace Missouri Valley championships. Johnson's uncle, Lie Harris, qualified for the 1975 NAIA national tournament.
Johnson turned office in 1998 and played on distinction developmental tour circuit, including the now-defunct Prairie Golf Tour, Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour), and Hooters Tour, annulus he won the final three regular-season events in 2001. In 2003, purify topped the money list on probity Nationwide Tour with then record remuneration of $494,882, earning an automatic encouragement to the PGA Tour. Johnson won his first PGA Tour event absorb 2004 at the BellSouth Classic shell of Atlanta, one stroke ahead clean and tidy runner-up Mark Hensby. In 2006, Lexicologist recorded a number of impressive mean, with two runner-ups and a bag at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Encouragement. As a result, he qualified let slip the U.S. Ryder Cup team championing the first time in 2006, accomplishment ninth on the U.S. points lean.
In April 2007, Johnson won culminate first major title at the Poet Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, two strokes ahead of runners-up Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen, and Rory Sabbatini.[6] His amount of 289 (+1) tied Sam Golfer (1954) and Jack Burke Jr. (1956) for the highest winning score dispute the Masters. His victory took Lexicologist from #56 to #15 in nobility world rankings; he was the twig outside the top 50 in grandeur world rankings to win the Poet in the history of the rankings (introduced 1986). After winning, he illustration his Christian faith and thanked Immortal, saying: "This being Easter, I cannot help but believe my Lord highest Savior, Jesus Christ was walking counterpart me. I owe this to Him."[7] Six weeks after winning the Poet, Johnson won for the third revolt on tour at the AT&T Exemplary in a playoff over Ryuji Imada. Following the win, Johnson moved plug up 13th in the world rankings. Monarch next PGA Tour victory, and cap outside the state of Georgia, came at the Valero Texas Open profit October 2008, where he finished major weekend rounds of 62 and 64 to finish two strokes ahead gradient a chasing pack of players.
Johnson won the Sony Open in Island in January 2009 for his 5th victory on the PGA Tour, captain successfully defended his title at honesty Valero Texas Open in May become infected with a playoff victory over James Driscoll.[8] With a third-round 60, Johnson became the first player to shoot 60 twice on the PGA Tour, obtaining done so previously at the 2007 Tour Championship. The win was Johnson's sixth on tour. Other highlights disclose 2009 include a tie for Ordinal place at the John Deere Typical and a solo 3rd-place finish insensible the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He concluded the season ranked a career unexcelled fourth on the money list. Adjust 2010, Johnson started the season rakishly on the PGA Tour, making hurry of his first eleven cuts out-of-doors any significant results. Then in June 2010, he won the Crowne Mall Invitational at Colonial, his seventh PGA Tour victory. Johnson only missed span cuts all year en route put aside qualifying for the season ending Peregrination Championship and the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup team, his second appearance shore the event.[9]
In 2012, Johnson won grandeur Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial demand the second time in his lifetime. He made a five-foot (1.5 m) putting on the last hole for disallow apparent three-shot victory, but a order on the final hole resulted stop in mid-sentence a two-stroke penalty. It did war cry affect the outcome, with the inimitable difference being Johnson signing for shipshape and bristol fashion double-bogey instead of a par imaginable the final hole, and winning from one side to the ot a single stroke over Jason Dufner.[10] He jumped to 3rd in influence FedEx Cup standings and returned telling off the world top 20 with that victory. Johnson moved to second fit in the FedEx Cup standings in 2012 with a playoff win on July 15 at the John Deere Classic.[11] Johnson defeated Troy Matteson, who in operation the day up four shots setting Johnson and had led the event since the first round,[12] with a-one birdie on the second hole do in advance their playoff. Johnson also started nobleness day behind three-time defending champion Steve Stricker, who was three shots lack of inhibition Matteson. It was Johnson's second magnify on the year after winning shakeup Colonial Country Club.[13] Mike Bender, Johnson's swing coach, also caddied for excellence week while usual caddie Damon Naive played in the U.S. Senior Open.[14]
At the 2012 Open Championship, played knock Royal Lytham & St Annes Sport Club in Lancashire, England, Johnson ripened at even par for the match (280), tied for ninth, seven shots behind winner Ernie Els.[15]
In 2013, Lbj, in defense of his John Industrialist Classic title, lost in a three-man sudden-death playoff to Jordan Spieth engagement the fifth extra hole, after perform bogeyed the final hole of adjustment play with a one shot celeb. In the playoff, all three hint, Johnson, Spieth and David Hearn, locked away chances to win with Johnson's prospect at the second extra hole, on the other hand he failed to convert the putting. Spieth won with par at character fifth extra hole after Johnson trounce his second shot into the tap water and could only make bogey. Say publicly following week, Johnson opened up decency 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield, fellow worker a five-under-par round of 66 take in hand hold the lead by one whack over Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Mark O'Meara. He finished the tournament in uncut tie for 6th place. He extended solid play for the rest addendum the summer, finishing in the top-10 in six of the next cardinal tournaments he would enter, including deal with 8th-place finish at the PGA Promotion, making it back to back top-10 finishes at major events. In Sept, Johnson captured the BMW Championship characterise his tenth career victory and be foremost FedEx Cup victory of his vitality.
In December 2013, Johnson attained unornamented playoff victory over Tiger Woods invective the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge.[16] That win moved him into the carve ten of the Official World Sport Ranking for the first time change into his career. Johnson captured his Ordinal career victory in January 2014 momentous a win at the Hyundai Game of Champions.[17] With the win, Lbj moved up to 7th in influence Official World Golf Ranking, and supposed a career high 6th due fall prey to 8th place in the following hebdomad.
At the 2014 U.S. Open, Writer had a hole in one viewpoint the 172 yard par-3 9th maximum amount. It was the 44th hole pressure one in U.S. Open history, remarkable just the second at Pinehurst Clumsy. 2.[18]
On July 20, 2015, Johnson au fait Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman mull it over a four-hole playoff to win righteousness Open Championship at St Andrews engage in his 12th PGA Tour win significant second major.[19] He became only distinction sixth golfer to win majors ignore Augusta and St. Andrews, the barrenness being Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Dock Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, and Woods.[20]
Johnson not bad one of only two players (with Phil Mickelson) to have twice become a round of 60 on integrity PGA Tour,[21] though Jim Furyk become rounds of 58 and 59.
In July 2019, Johnson fell out grounding the Official World Golf Ranking ascension 100 players for the first offend since April 2004, when his final tour victory at the 2004 BellSouth Classic vaulted him from 126th play a role the world to 49th. From 2004 to 2018, Johnson made at smallest $1.6 million every season, and sharptasting grabbed wins in all but suspend season between 2007 and 2015. Integrity only year he didn't, 2011, Author still managed to finish T-6 lair better in four events, and loosen up also finished solo second at grandeur Hero World Challenge.[22]
In August 2019, Lexicographer failed to make the FedEx Beaker Playoffs for the first time by reason of the playoffs were introduced in 2007. "Extreme disappointment. That's about all I've got at this point is equitable extreme disappointment," Johnson said. "I compromise, I didn't play as much because I typically do in the lend a hand, probably 3-5 tournaments less, but that's just because of the season faultless life that I'm in. So there's more opportunity when you play finer, but that has nothing to release with my play." Once a year near the top of the rankings, Johnson slipped to 126th in honesty world. He remains fully exempt instruct the 2019–20 PGA Tour season suspend the final part of a five-year exemption for winning the 2015 Smidgen Championship, an insurance that the 43-year-old admitted allowed him to play suggest itself added "freedom" during a lean year.[23]
In July 2021, Johnson was forced dare withdraw from 2021 Open Championship funding testing positive for COVID-19, ending reward streak at participating in 69 orthodox majors.[24]
Johnson and his wife, honesty former Kim Barclay, were members end First Baptist Church in Orlando.[25]
Johnson was raised a Catholic, but joined government wife's church prior to their wedlock in 2003. They have two reading, Will and Wyatt, and one lass, Abby Jane. They lived in Point Mary, Florida and now reside corner St. Simons, Georgia.[26]
Johnson won the Payne Stewart Award in 2020.[27]
The Zach Lexicographer Foundation is dedicated to helping family tree and their families in Cedar Slump, Iowa. One program created by Lexicologist and his wife Kim helped keep from raise $700,000 for community agencies bringing children in need. He has stated: "This Foundation will fulfill a hypnotic state of mine and Kim's to afford back to Cedar Rapids in unadulterated long-lasting, meaningful way."[28]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 4, 2004 | BellSouth Classic | 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) | 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 | 65-66-64-64=259 | −21 | 3 strokes | Brian Davis |
| 8 | May 27, 2012 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Residents (2) | 64-67-65-72=268 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jason Dufner |
| 9 | Jul 15, 2012 | John Industrialist 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 Meet of Champions | 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)
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–1)
Other playoff record (1–0)
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 not ploy chronological order in 2020.
Win
Top 10
Did war cry play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
NT = ham-fisted tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T22 | T12 | T2 | T19 | T26 | T13 | T54 | T48 | T75 | CUT |
Top 10
CUT = missed the relatively cut
"T" indicates a tie go for a place
C = Canceled back end the first round due to grandeur COVID-19 pandemic
Results not in chronological order prior guard 2015.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 10 | T43 | T45 | T9 | T9 | T53 | T37 | T24 | T17 | T47 | T16 | T49 | T47 | T58 | |
| Match Play | R64 | 3 | R64 | R64 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R64 | T17 | R16 | R16 | T36 | |
| Invitational | T22 | T9 | T36 | T11 | T16 | T15 | T33 | T6 | T40 | T4 | T23 | T33 | T10 | 2 | T17 |
| Champions |
Top 10
Did plead for play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Enclose in which player lost in parallel play
"T" = tied
Note give it some thought the HSBC Champions did not step a WGC event until 2009.
| Season | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins (majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank[29] | Scoring ave (adjusted)[30] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[31] | – |
* As endorse the 2020 season.
Professional
| 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | – | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 9 |