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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSearnings of $11,016 would equal 2007’s No. 125 earningsof $785,180) and receive major medical Extension statusfor the remainder of the 2008 campaign. 2006: made 19cuts in 28 events with two top-10s. Finished in the top 125for the sixth time in his nine-year tour career...Shared thefirst-round lead with thomas Levet and held second-roundlead at Buick Invitational. closed with 2-over 74. Finishedthree strokes out of a three-man playoff won by tigerWoods...collected second top-10 of the season with a t4finish at the memorial tournament. 2005: playing on amajor medical Extension, enjoyed career season, with firstappearance in tour championship thanks to six top-10s...First top-10 of the season came in his sixth start, a t2 atthe weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth classic. Birdiedthe last hole to get into a five-way playoff with winnerphil mickelson, arjun atwal, rich Beem and Jose mariaolazabal. Eliminated on first extra hole when approachshot to the 18th hole found the water and he could notget up and down for par. the $330,000 check gave him$430,130 through six events, allowing him to remain inthe major medical Extension category for the remainderof the season...recorded third career runner-up finish atthe INtErNatIoNaL, one point behind retief goosen inthe modified Stableford scoring system. Forced to play 36holes Sunday, he grabbed the 54-hole lead with 12 pointsin the first 18 holes. In the final 18 holes, came up short,dropping three points to finish with 31 points. Secondplacefinish was still worth a career-best $540,000...closed with a 5-under 67 to finish t3 at chrysler classic ofgreensboro. 2004: Limited to nine events due to lingeringleft wrist problems after 2003 surgery. received a majormedical Extension for 2005. missed five weeks after tHEpLaYErS championship due to a recurring injury to his leftBrandt Jobe (Continued)hand. played two more events before ending season. 2003:although he recorded just one top-10, finished in the top100 on the money list for a second straight season...atthe Bank of america colonial, a final-round 64 produceda fourth-place finish...Withdrew from the 100th Westernopen with a shattered hook of left hamate bone (palm ofhand). Did not play again until the Valero texas open in lateSeptember. 2002: Finished in the top 100 for the first time inhis five-year career...recorded a t2 finish at the michelobchampionship at Kingsmill, where he held a one-strokelead over Billy mayfair heading into Sunday. Final-round 72left him two strokes behind winner charles Howell III, tiedwith Scott Hoch for second. 2001: For second consecutiveyear kept his card with a strong finish in the season-endingSouthern Farm Bureau classic. rounds of 67-66 put him ina tie for first, but closed 69-78, which still earned $14,960and a t28 finish, that was enough to move him into the top125. 2000: In first full season on tour since 1991, retainedfully-exempt playing privileges with strong finish to rank120th on money list...at the phoenix open, posted his bestfinal-round score of the year, 65, to finish t4. 1999: Joinedpga tour as special temporary member in September...Had first two career top-20s in major championships witht14 at masters and t16 at pga championship. Qualified forthe masters by virtue of being in top 50 in official Worldgolf ranking...played on the Japan golf tour from 1995-1999 with six victories and a pair of runner-up finishes.1998: Was fourth on 1998 Japan golf tour order of meritwith three victories. 1997: top 20 on Japan golf tour orderof merit with two wins. 1996: Was 20th on Japan golf tourorder of merit with 70.99 scoring average. 1995: Finished25th on Japan golf tour order of merit and was rankedthird in scoring with 70.24 average. Winner of asian orderrichard s. JohnsoneXeMPt StAtUS: t22 at 2010 pga tour QualifyingtournamentFULL nAMe: carl richard Stanley JohnsonHeiGHt: 5-7weiGHt: 145BiRtHDAte: october 15, 1976BiRtHPLAce: Stockholm, SwedenReSiDence: Jupiter, FLof merit. 1994: Second on asian tour order of merit. 1993:third on asian tour order of merit. 1991: First earned pgatour playing privileges with sixth-place finish at pgatour Qualifying tournament. 1990: played canadian tourwhere he won the British columbia open and finished firston the order of merit while compiling the low scoring averagefor the year. Amateur: Named all-american 1986-88,all-pac-10 conference 1986-87...member of 1988 Ncaachampionship team while at ucLa.PeRSonAL:Interest in golf stemmed from his attendance at 1978 u.S.open at cherry Hills cc in Denver.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................68.77Driving Distance ...........................................314.6Driving accuracy percentage .......................46.43%greens in regulation percentage ................65.28%putting average ...........................................1.872(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 68–Hp Byron Nelsonchampionship/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2005 FuNaIclassic at Walt Disney World resort/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2005 the INtErNatIoNaL/2career High official world Rank: after 1998 Westintexas open/30FAMiLY: Wife, Linda; Vera Sophia (6/11/07)SPeciAL inteReStS: Snowboarding, tennis, carstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1998Q ScHooL: 2002JoineD toUR: 2003Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2008 u.S. Bank championship in milwaukee.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (3):1999 Neuchatel open golf trophy [Eurchall]. 2002 aNZchampionship [Eur]. 2010 Nordea Scandinavian masters[Eur].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t4—mayakoba golf classic; t8—turning Stone resortchampionship.2010 SeASon:recorded two top-10s but failed to finish inside the top125 on the money list for the first time in three years…played the final 38 holes of the mayakoba golf classicwithout a bogey en route to a t4 finish. opened the eventwith a 3-under 68 with caddie Lance ten Broeck on hisbag. Immediately following the round, ten Broeck gainedentry off of the alternate list and went on to post a 76. Helater withdrew from the event and returned to his caddieduties…posted rounds of 68-67 on the weekend of theturning Stone resort championship to finish t8, his secondtop-10 of the season…Won his first European tour titlein eight years when he captured the Nordea Scandinavianmasters. made a 30-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole atBro Hoff Slott gc in Stockholm, Sweden, to edge rafaEchenique by a stroke.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Had two top-10s, five top-25s and finished 119th onthe money list for the second consecutive season. Shot a 63during the first round of the 50th Bob Hope classic on hisway to a t9 finish...Finished t8 in his British open debut,one year after claiming his first pga tour victory at the2008 u.S. Bank championship which was played the sameweek. 2008: In 13th start of the season, captured first pgatour event at the u.S. Bank championship to become sixthSwedish player to win on the pga tour. posted rounds of63-67-70-64—264, with birdies on three of his final fourholes, to edge Ken Duke by one stroke. carded a hole-in-onein the first round (No. 14 at Brown Deer park golf course)and became first player since Jim Furyk (2007 canadianopen) to record an ace en route to victory. 2007: claimedthree top-25 finishes in 32 starts, including a t15 at theValero texas open...Finished t19 at pga tour Qualifyingtournament to earn full exemption for 2008. 2006: made 17cuts in 29 starts in second season on tour, three of whichresulted in top-10s, including a playoff loss to tim Herronat the Bank of america colonial. 2005: playing with partialstatus, finished safely in the top 125 on money list...postedt9 at the Zurich classic of New orleans for first top-10 inthird start...one month later, added a t6 at the FedEx St.Jude classic, his second top-10 in memphis (t3 in 2003)in three appearances...third top-10 was a t7 at the JohnDeere classic, where he finished three shots behind SeanPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.16 (123)Driving Distance ...........................................277.3 (175)Driving accuracy percentage .......................70.92% (11)greens in regulation percentage ................68.50% (58)putting average ...........................................1.793 (120)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–Justin timberlake ShrinersHospitals for children open/4career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, mostrecent 2009 the 50th Bob Hope classic/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2008 u.S. Bank championship in milwaukee/1career High official world Rank: after 2006 FedEx St.Jude classic/94pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-293