Howard "Howie" Johnson (September 8, 1925 – September 13, 2015) was an American
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who played on the
PGA Tour and the
Senior PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.
History and format
The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...
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Born in
Saint Paul, Minnesota,
Johnson played college golf at the
University of Minnesota, where he was team captain.
[ He did not turn professional until age 30, and then only on a dare.][
Johnson joined the PGA Tour in 1956 and had two victories. He won his first tour event in 1958 at the ]Azalea Open
The Azalea Open Invitational was a golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour, held at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington. Last played in November 1971 as an unofficial event; it was an official PGA Tour event in 1945 and from 1949 thro ...
, in a playoff with Arnold Palmer.major
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was T-12 at the U.S. Open in 1970
Events
January
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Johnson joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
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and his best finish was a T-2 at the Vintage Chrysler Invitational in 1987
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. He lived in Rancho Mirage, California, and his son, Howard Johnson, Jr., played on the Nationwide Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...
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Johnson died in September 2015 at the age of 90.
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
Other wins (1)
*1960 Mexican Open
References
External links
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American male golfers
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
PGA Tour Champions golfers
Golfers from Minnesota
Golfers from California
Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Sportspeople from Riverside County, California
1925 births
2015 deaths