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Zach Johnson

United States · born , Iowa City, Iowa, USA

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 2007 The Masters
  • Last major 2015 The Open
  • Ryder Cup 5 Cups · 8-7-2 · 9 points (52.9%)
  • Ryder Cup captain 2023
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 4 events · 1 top 10s

Wins

  1. 2007 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 289 (+1) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini
  2. 2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 273 (-15) · won a playoff against Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen

Near misses

  1. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
  2. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T6 · 286 (+2)

Ryder Cup

5 Cups, 17 matches: 8 won, 7 lost, 2 halved, 9 points. Foursomes 4-5-1, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 3-1-1.

  1. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  2. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick
  3. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
  4. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
  5. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic
  6. 2023 Captain USA · lost 11.5–16.5

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Marc Leishman's rivals →

Moments

  1. 2007 Masters Johnson's 1-over 289 tied the Masters record for the highest winning score, shared with Sam Snead (1954) and Jack Burke Jr. (1956).
  2. 2007 Masters Johnson did not reach any of the par 5s in two shots all week, laying up on each of them.
  3. 2015 Open The final round was played on a Monday, only the second Monday finish in Open history, after rain and wind delays.
  4. 2015 Open Oosthuizen holed a birdie putt at the 72nd hole to join Johnson (who birdied the 18th for 66) and Leishman in the playoff.

Records and firsts

  1. 1954 Masters Highest winning score · 289 (+1) (1954; 1956; 2007) (Sam Snead; Jack Burke Jr.; Zach Johnson)

Results by championship

    Best day

    2007 Masters

    Augusta National Golf Club · 289 (+1) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini

    Johnson's 1-over 289 tied the Masters record for the highest winning score, shared with Sam Snead (1954) and Jack Burke Jr. (1956).

    Johnson did not reach any of the par 5s in two shots all week, laying up on each of them.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2007.

    Career line, 2006–2026

    Masters
    2007 Masters: won
    The Open
    2012 The Open: finished T92013 The Open: finished T62015 The Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    2006 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-12010 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-02012 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-1-02014 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-12016 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-0
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Tour season: 18 events2025 PGA Tour season: 17 events2026 PGA Tour season: 4 events
    2010201520202025

    12 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA
    • Tour season

    Zach Johnson was born on February 24, 1976, in Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Johnson won 2 major championships: 1 Masters (2007) and 1 Open Championship (2015). Johnson played in 5 Ryder Cups for USA (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016), winning 8, losing 7 and halving 2 of 17 matches for 9 points, and captained the side in 2023. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Johnson played 4 events and had 1 top-10 finish.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 2007 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 289 (+1) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini
    2. 2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 273 (-15) · won a playoff against Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen (Johnson 15; Oosthuizen 16; Leishman 18)

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
    2. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T6 · 286 (+2)

    Ryder Cup

    Johnson played 5 Ryder Cups for USA: 17 matches, 8 won, 7 lost, 2 halved, 9 points (52.9% of those available). By format: foursomes 4-5-1, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 3-1-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2018; 2021.

    1. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    2. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick
    3. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
    4. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
    5. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic
    6. 2023 Captain USA · lost 11.5–16.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Hunter Mahan (3), Jason Dufner (3), Jimmy Walker (2), Chad Campbell (1), Scott Verplank (1), Stewart Cink (1), Matt Kuchar (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 18 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 9 cuts made · $496,380 official money · strokes gained total 0.318 (No. 69) · driving distance 284.1 (No. 178)
    2. 2025 Season 17 events · 0 wins · 1 top 10s · 8 cuts made · $918,478 official money (No. 139) · strokes gained total 0.04 · driving distance 285.6 (No. 175)
    3. 2026 In progress 4 events · 0 wins · 1 top 10s · 3 cuts made · $278,497 official money (No. 172)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Masters Champions Dinner

    2008, as the 2007 champion

    1. Starter / appetizer Chilled jumbo shrimp; crab cakes; veal osso buco ravioli
    2. Soup / salad Lobster bisque; chopped salad
    3. Main course Filet mignon; seared ahi tuna
    4. Sides Asparagus; Lyonnaise potatoes; Iowa corn pudding; sweet potato casserole; spinach
    5. Dessert Flourless chocolate cake with raspberry sauce

    Confidence: Reported. Menu status: Full. Iowa beef and Florida shrimp; Johnson recalls the bill at close to $10,000.

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1954 Masters Highest winning score · 289 (+1) (1954; 1956; 2007) (Sam Snead; Jack Burke Jr.; Zach Johnson)

    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.

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