Zach Johnson
| Zach Johnson | |
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 Zach Johnson (2007) |
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 United States
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1998 |
| Current tour: | PGA tour |
| Tournament wins: | 26th |
| Major wins : | 2 (2007, 2015) |
Zach Johnson (born February 24, 1976 in Iowa City , Iowa ) is an American professional golfer of the PGA TOUR . He belongs to the circle of major winners.
Career
He grew up in Cedar Rapids , Iowa and developed his golf game at Elmcrest Country Club . After attending Drake University , Johnson became a professional golfer in 1998 .
He started at regional tournament series of the third level, such as the Prairie Golf Tour and the NGA Hooters Tour , with a total of seven wins. He then played the second-ranked Nationwide Tour , where Johnson was twice successful and qualified for the big PGA TOUR . In his first season (2004) he succeeded in winning the title at the BellSouth Classic and thanks to numerous top placings he was temporarily promoted to the top 50 of the golf world rankings . This ranking enabled Johnson to participate in the majors and the high-value events of the World Golf Championships tournament series. He was also part of the US Ryder Cup team in 2006 . In April 2007 Johnson won the Masters in Augusta , one of the four major tournaments. In July 2015 he won the Open Championship , his second major , at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews .
Johnson has been married to his wife Kim since 2003 and has three children, daughter Abby Jane and sons Will and Wyatt.
Tournament victories
PGA TOUR
- 2004: BellSouth Classic
- 2007: The Masters Tournament , AT&T Classic
- 2008: Valero Texas Open
- 2009: Sony Open in Hawaii, Valero Texas Open
- 2010: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
- 2012: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, John Deere Classic
- 2013: BMW Championship
- 2014: Hyundai Tournament of Champions
- 2015: The Open Championship
Major championships are in bold .
Other
- 1998: 1 Prairie Golf Tour Event
- 1999: 2 Prairie Golf Tour events
- 2001: Iowa Open, 3 NGA Hooters Tour events
- 2002: Iowa Open, 1 NGA Hooters Tour Event
- 2003: Rheem Classic, Envirocare Utah Classic (both Nationwide Tour )
- 2006 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank )
- 2011 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Matt Kuchar )
- 2013 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge
Results at major championships
| competition | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Masters | DNP | CUT | T32 | 1 | T20 | CUT | 42 | CUT | T32 | T35 | CUT | T9 | CUT | CUT | T36 | T58 |
| PGA Championship | T37 | T17 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T10 | T3 | T59 | 70 | T8 | T70 | CUT | T33 | T48 | T19 | T54 |
| US Open | T48 | CUT | CUT | T45 | CUT | CUT | T77 | T30 | T41 | CUT | T40 | T72 | T8 | T27 | T12 | T58 |
| Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T20 | T51 | T47 | T76 | T16 | T9 | T6 | T47 | 1 | T12 | T14 | T17 | CUT |
DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10
Participation in team competitions
- Ryder Cup : 2006 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 (winner)
- Presidents Cup : 2007 (winner), 2009 (winner), 2013 (winner), 2015 (winner)
See also
Web links
- Player profile at the PGA Tour (English)
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Zach |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iowa City , Iowa , USA |