Zach Johnson

May 10, 2024 David Mitchner

Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship. At the 2023 Ryder Cup, Johnson captained the U.S. squad against Europe in Rome, Italy.

CollegeDrake University
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour, NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins26
Highest ranking6 (January 12, 2014)
Wins By TourPGA Tour: 12
European Tour: 2
Korn Ferry Tour: 2
Other: 12
Major ResultsMasters Tournament: Won (2007)
PGA Championship: T3 (2010)
US Open: T8 (2016 & ’20)
The Open Championship: Won (2015)
Achievements
and Awards		Nationwide Tour Money Winner (2003)
Nationwide Tour Player of the Year (2003)
Payne Stewart Award1 (2020)
International
and Team Golf		 United States
World Cup2 (2005) – Partnered with Stewart Cink
Ryder Cup3 (2006, ’10, ’12, ’14, & ’16 Gold medal – first place) Non-playing captain (2023)
Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge4 (2006 Gold medal – first place)
Presidents Cup5 (2007 Gold medal – first place, ’09 Gold medal – first place, ’13 Gold medal – first place, & ’15 Gold medal – first place)
  1. The Payne Stewart Award is given to a player whose “values align with the character, charity and sportsmanship that Stewart showed”. This includes respect for the traditions of the game, commitment to uphold the game’s heritage of charitable support and professional and meticulous presentation of himself and the sport through his dress and conduct.
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  2. The World Cup of Golf is a men’s golf tournament contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. ↩︎
  3. The Ryder Cup is a biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. ↩︎
  4. The Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge was an unofficial golf event held in November at the Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada at Reflection Bay Golf Club. The tournament was a unique stroke play event, and, as the name suggests, pitted three teams, with three members per team, from the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, and the Champions Tour (known as the Senior PGA Tour prior to 2001) against each other. ↩︎
  5. The Presidents Cup is a series of men’s golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. ↩︎

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