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Richard S. Johnson (golfer)

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Richard S. Johnson
Personal information
Full nameCarl Richard Stanley Johnson
Born (1976-10-15) 15 October 1976 (age 48)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceJupiter, Florida
Career
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking94 (28 May 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2005, 2006, 2008
U.S. OpenCUT: 2003
The Open ChampionshipT8: 2009

Carl Richard Stanley Johnson (born 15 October 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Early life

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Johnson was born in Stockholm.[2] His paternal grandfather is an American from New Jersey who settled in Sweden and married a Swede.[3] Johnson was formerly a pro skateboarder.[4] He also played handball and tennis in his youth.[3]

Professional career

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Johnson played on the European Tour and won the ANZ Championship in 2002.

Johnson joined the PGA Tour in 2003 after successfully negotiating qualifying school. He has managed to gain at least partial status on the tour every year since. He placed in the top 50 of the money list in 2006. He earned his card for the 2008 PGA Tour season at the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He won his first title in 2008, the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee,[3] but has not had much further PGA Tour success.

Johnson has had some success in Europe since then. Johnson won the Scandinavian Masters in 2010 on the European Tour. In 2016, Johnson earned a European Tour card through Q School.

Personal life

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Johnson resides in Jupiter, Florida.[2]

Professional wins (5)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 20 Jul 2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee −16 (63-67-70-64=264) 1 stroke United States Ken Duke

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Bank of America Colonial United States Tim Herron Lost to birdie on second extra hole

European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 10 Feb 2002 ANZ Championship1 46 pts (3-16-16-11=46) 2 points Australia Scott Laycock, Australia Craig Parry
2 25 Jul 2010 Nordea Scandinavian Masters −11 (70-66-70-71=277) 1 stroke Argentina Rafael Echenique

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 4 Jul 1999 Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy −12 (68-69-64=201) 1 stroke Germany Erol Şimşek

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 30 May 1999 Kinnaborg Open −5 (65-69-71=205) Playoff Norway Don Bell, Denmark Thomas Nørret

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T8 T74
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT

Note: Johnson never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Players Championship CUT T27 CUT T45 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2010
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions T34
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 21 2006 Ending 28 May 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Profile on PGA Tour's official site".
  3. ^ a b c "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  4. ^ Hauser, Melanie (22 May 2006). "Former skater Johnson almost grinded out victory Sunday in Texas". PGA Tour. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
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