en Richard S. Johnson (golfer)

Richard S. Johnson
Richard S. Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Carl Richard Stanley Johnson
Born	15 October 1976 (age 48); Stockholm, Sweden
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Jupiter, Florida
Career
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour; (past champion status)
Former tour(s)	Web.com Tour; European Tour
Professional wins	5
Highest ranking	94 (28 May 2006)
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

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

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