Zach Johnson
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| Birth | 2-24-1976 Iowa City, Iowa USA | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | |
| Nationality | USA | |
| Residence | Lake Mary, Florida | |
| College | Drake University | |
| Career | ||
| Turned Pro | 1998 | |
| Current tour | PGA Tour (joined 2004) | |
| Professional wins | 11 (PGA Tour: 2, other individual: 9) | |
| Major Championship results Wins: 1 | ||
| Masters | Won 2007 | |
| U.S. Open | T48: 2004 | |
| British Open | CUT 2004, 2005, 2006 | |
| PGA Championship | T17: 2005 | |
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Zach Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American golfer and a major championship winner.
Johnson was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and developed his golf skills at Elmcrest Country Club, and also as a member of the now defunct Regis High School golf team, both in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. According to Jim Nantz of CBS, Johnson admitted to not even being the best player on his high school team. He then attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and turned professional in 1998. He started out on the developmental tour circuit, including Prairie Golf Tour and the NGA 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. He won his first PGA Tour event at the 2004 BellSouth Classic. 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, Georgia by a margin of 2 strokes over runners up 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 ever recorded for this tournament. His victory took him from No.56 to No.15 in the Official World Golf Ranking; he was the first person outside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking to win the Masters Tournament in the history of the ranking.
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Strengths
Weaknesses
Report Card
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)
- 2004 BellSouth Classic
- 2007 The Masters
- 2007 AT&T Classic
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (2)
[edit] Other wins (9)
- 1993 Cedar Rapids Rotary Pribyl Junior Boys Golf Tournament
- 1998 1 Prairie Golf Tour event
- 1999 2 Prairie Golf Tour events
- 2001 3 NGA Hooters Tour events
- 2002 1 NGA Hooters Tour event
- 2006 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank)
[edit] Major Championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runners Up |
| 2007 | The Masters | 2 shot deficit | +1 (71-73-76-69=289) | 2 strokes | Rory Sabbatini, Retief Goosen, Tiger Woods |
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| The Masters | DNP | CUT | T32 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | T48 | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T37 | T17 | CUT |
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
