Richard S. Johnson (golfer)
# Richard S. Johnson (golfer)

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

## Early life

Johnson was born in Stockholm. His paternal grandfather is an American from New Jersey who settled in Sweden and married a Swede. Johnson was formerly a pro skateboarder. He also played handball and tennis in his youth.

## 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, 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.

## 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 $Championship^1$ | 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 |

$^1Co-sanctioned$ by the PGA Tour of Australasia

### Challenge Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 Jul 1999 | Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy | −12 (68-69-64=201) | 1 stroke | Erol Şimşek |

### Nordic Golf League wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 30 May 1999 | Kinnaborg Open | −5 (65-69-71=205) | Playoff | Don Bell, Thomas Nørret |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U.S. Open | CUT | | | | | |
| The Open Championship | | | | | T8 | T74 |
| PGA Championship | | CUT | CUT | CUT | | |

Note: Johnson never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Players Championship | CUT | | T27 | CUT | | T45 | CUT |

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2010 |
| - | - |
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T34 |

"T" = Tied

