2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Richard S. Johnson (cont.)the European Tour finished sixth despite a third-round 79. Final-round 64 set The Belfry’sBrabazon Course record that included six birdies and an eagle at the par-4 10th.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Earned his card for 2003 by finishing T11 at the PGA TOURQualifying Tournament in La Quinta, CA. Made first PGA TOUR start earlier in the seasonat THE INTERNATIONAL…Member of the European Tour since 2000….Won for the firsttime at the ANZ Championship, beating Australians Craig Parry, Andre Stolz and ScottLaycock in the Modified Stableford format…Made 22 starts on the European Tour with 14cuts made to finish 60th on the Order of Merit. 2001: Best finish on European Tour was T2at Sao Paulo Brazil Open. 2000: First full year on the European Tour, with a best finish ofT2 at the Madeira Island Open. Reached the European Tour via Q-School. 1999: Played theEuropean Challenge Tour, shooting a final-round 64 to come from four strokes back to winthe Neuchatel Open Golf Trophy in his native Sweden. 1998: First professional season,making two cuts in four starts on the European Tour and three starts on the EuropeanChallenge Tour.PERSONAL: Something of a daredevil sportsman. Played handball at a high level inSweden, having been a tennis player from the age of six. Took up skateboarding andcompeted in the Swedish Championships. Suffered seven broken ribs, and also broke ahand and a foot doing stunts. Started golf at 15 as his girlfriend’s family played. Won twonational junior events but did not get picked for the Swedish Amateurside. Comes from amixed background. His grandfather is American (New Jersey), who married a Swede andsettled in Sweden. Christian name pronounced Rick-ard.PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 03U.S. OpenCUTZACH JOHNSONPGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank2002 12003 28 16 1 2 3 $559,021 120Total 29 16 1 2 3 559,021NATIONWIDE TOUR2002 2 2 1 $7,177 192Total 2 2 1 7,177COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $566,198EUROPEAN TOUR2003 3 2 1 2 $97,167PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.28 (117)Driving Distance ------------------278.3 (156)Driving Accuracy Percentage --72.0% (27)Total Driving ------------------------183 (80)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.9% (128)Putting Average--------------------1.769 (73)Sand Save Percentage ----------47.1% (134)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------400.5 (163)Birdie Average --------------------3.40 (142)All-Around Ranking --------------940 (145)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.98 (93)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.63 (93)Final Round Scoring Average --70.81 (68)Birdie Conversion Percentage--28.0% (149)Par Breakers ------------------------19.2% (149)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:64–FedEx St. Jude Classic/1Career Low Round/Round:64–2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$234,000–2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic/T3EXEMPT STATUS: No. 1 on 2003 Nationwide Tour money listFULL NAME: Zachary Harris Johnson HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160BIRTHDATE: February 24, 1976BIRTHPLACE: Iowa City, IARESIDENCE: Lake Mary, FLFAMILY: Wife, KimalaEDUCATION: Drake UniversitySPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, all sports, downhill skiing, relaxing(1998, Business Management/Marketing) with wife and friends, University of Iowa athleticsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 JOINED TOUR: 2004 Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T17—2002 BellSouth Classic.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2003 Rheem Classic, Envirocare Utah Classic.2003 SEASON: Earned Player of the Year honors on the 2003 Nationwide Tour aftermaking the cut in 19 of 20 events, including the last 17 and finishing first on the finalmoney list with a record $494,882. Produced two wins, a Tour-leading 11 top-10s and 16top-25s…Opened season with three top-5 finishes…Recorded his first career win at theRheem Classic. Made a par on the first extra hole to defeat veteran Steve Haskins afterbeginning the round six shots behind 54-hole leader Franklin Langham…A week earlier,finished T3 at the First Tee Arkansas Classic. Shared the 54-hole lead with eventualwinner Ted Purdy. Voted April’s Nationwide Tour Player of the Month…Continued historrid stretch with a T4 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs the week after hiswin…Other than his only missed cut, never finished lower than 21st in his first 12 eventsof the season, including eight top-10 performances…Tied a Nationwide Tour record withthree consecutive runner-up performances, finishing in a four-way tie for second behindJoe Ogilvie at The Reese’s Cup Classic, then dropping a playoff to Mark Hensby at theHenrico County Open and finishing second at the Dayton Open. July Player of theMonth…Won for the second time, this time at the Envirocare Utah Classic, postingweekend rounds of 65-65 to finish one stroke ahead of Bobby Gage. In the process hebroke the Tour’s all-time, single-season money record and became the first player in Tourhistory to top the $400,000 mark in earnings…Finished third at the season-endingNationwide Tour Championship, giving him nine top-three finishes this year, the bestsingle-season performance in Nationwide Tour history…Posted 68 of 78 rounds duringthe season at par or better, including a stretch of 20 straight during July and August…LedTour with a record scoring average of 68.97 and finished first in putting average and allaround ranking, second in putts per round and fifth in total driving…Missed cut in his onlyappearance (John Deere Classic) on the TOUR.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Won once (Tulsa, OK) on the Hooters Tour. Recorded fivetop-five finishes, nine top-10s and finished second on the money list. 2001: Won finalthree regular-season events on Hooters Tour, earning the nickname “Back-to-Back-to-Back-Zach.” Finished the season as the tour’s leading money winner and Player of theYear. 2000: Rookie on the Nationwide Tour…Missed the first six cuts of the year butrebounded by making four of the final five cuts with T25 at the Tri-Cities Open his bestshowing. 1999: Finished third on Prairie Golf Tour after winning twice. 1998: Won once onthe Prairie Golf Tour and finished sixth on the money list.PERSONAL: Began playing golf at age 10…Biggest thrill in golf was winning the 2003 RheemClassic…Lists his father and mother among his heroes…Father is a chiropractor…MarriedKim Barclay on Feb. 8, 2003…Huge Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball fan.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank2001 12002 2 1 1 57,0002003 1Total 4 1 1 57,000NATIONWIDE TOUR1999 2 1 945 2272000 11 4 1 10,280 1742003 20 19 2 4 3 11 16 494,882 1Total 33 24 2 4 3 11 17 506,107COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $563,107PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------72.69 (N/A)Driving Distance ------------------299.3 (N/A)Driving Accuracy Percentage --64.3% (N/A)Total Driving ------------------------1,998 (N/A)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------66.7% (N/A)Putting Average--------------------1.833 (N/A)Sand Save Percentage ----------20.0% (N/A)Birdie Average --------------------2.50 (N/A)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------73.50 (N/A)Birdie Conversion Percentage--20.8% (N/A)Par Breakers ------------------------13.9% (N/A)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:70–John Deere Classic/1Career Low Round/Round:68–2002 BellSouth Classic/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$57,000–2002 BellSouth Classic/T17WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-77