Jimmy Johnston
Summary
- Titles 1929 U.S. Amateur
Wins
- 1929 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 4 & 3
Moments
Records and firsts
- 1947 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · listed only by Golf Monthly: co-led R1 with Byron Nelson, R2 with Cary Middlecoff, outright after R3
Results by championship
Best day
1929 U.S. Amateur
Pebble Beach Golf Links · won 4 & 3
Jimmy Johnston beat Oscar Willing 4 & 3 in the first U.S. Amateur played at Pebble Beach.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1929.
Career line, 1929–1929
1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
Jimmy Johnston was born on August 31, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Johnston won the 1929 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1929 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 4 & 3
Records and firsts
Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.
- 1947 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · listed only by Golf Monthly: co-led R1 with Byron Nelson, R2 with Cary Middlecoff, outright after R3
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Harrison Requa Johnston Wikipedia
Other names
- Jimmy Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
Died in
- Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S. Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1921 Minnesota State Amateur won
- 1922 Minnesota State Amateur won
- 1923 Minnesota State Amateur won
- 1924 Western Amateur won
- 1924 Minnesota State Amateur won
- 1925 Minnesota State Amateur won
- 1926 Minnesota State Amateur won
- 1927 Minnesota State Amateur won
- 1927 Minnesota State Open won
- 1928 Minnesota State Open won
Source: Wikipedia: Jimmy Johnston (golfer)
Known for
- Harrison Requa "Jimmy" Johnston was an American amateur golfer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.