Richard S. Johnson (golfer)
Swedish professional golfer
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Carl Richard Stanley Johnson (born 15 October 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Richard S. Johnson | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Carl Richard Stanley Johnson |
| Born | 15 October 1976 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Current tours | PGA Tour (past champion status) |
| Former tours | Web.com Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 94 (28 May 2006)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2003 |
| The Open Championship | T8: 2009 |
Early life
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
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
Johnson resides in Jupiter, Florida.[2]
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| 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 |  Ken Duke |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Bank of America Colonial | Tim Herron |
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
European Tour wins (2)
| 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 |  Scott Laycock, Craig Parry |
| 2 | 25 Jul 2010 | Nordea Scandinavian Masters | −11 (70-66-70-71=277) | 1 stroke |  Rafael Echenique |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| 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 |  Erol Şimşek |
Nordic Golf League wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 1999 | Kinnaborg Open | −5 (65-69-71=205) | Playoff |  Don Bell,  Thomas Nørret |
Results in major championships
| 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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T27 | CUT | T45 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
