Finished T8 at the Humana Challenge, with rounds of 68-65-65-71. Was tied for second entering the final round, three strokes behind winner Mark Wilson.

Finished solo second, five strokes behind Carl Pettersson at the RBC Heritage in his eighth start at the Hilton Head Island event. It marked the sixth runner-up finish of his career and first since the 2009 John Deere Classic. Previous-best finish at the RBC Heritage was sixth in 2007. The made cut at the RBC Heritage was his 10th in as many tries to begin his year.

2011: Eighth season on the PGA TOUR included four top-10 finishes and a 40th-place finish in the FedExCup.

Finished T6 at the Wells Fargo Championship, with his final three rounds all in the 60s. Had two eagles on par-4s in the final round, first by holing out from 105 yards on the par-4 opening hole and later by driving the green on the par-4 14th hole and draining a 14-foot putt. It was his first top 10 since the 2010 TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

In his title defense, finished T4 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, thanks to a final-round 65. It was the top performance by a defending champion at the Colonial since Phil Mickelson followed his 2000 win with a runner-up finish the following year.

Teamed in June with Matt Kuchar to win the unofficial 36-hole CVS Caremark Charity Classic in record-setting fashion. The duo shot a 24-under 118 at Rhode Island CC to defeat the team of Davis Love III and the LPGA's Morgan Pressell by four strokes.

In July, Cedar Rapids, IA, native and local favorite posted a final-round, 6-under 65 at the John Deere Classic to claim season-best T3 honors, good for his third top-10 finish of the season. With the finish, he extended his streak of claiming three or more top-10s in a year to eight consecutive seasons.

Finished T6 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Only other top 10 at the Bridgestone Invitational was a T9 in 2005. Had a Firestone CC personal-best 64 in the third round.

Carried a one-stroke lead over Tiger Woods into the final round of the Chevron World Challenge and held that same lead after a birdie on the par-5 16th hole. Fell one stroke shy, though, as Woods birdied the final two holes for a one-stroke win. It was Johnson's second runner-up finish at the event (2007). 2010: Picked up his seventh career win, at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, and earned his fifth trip to THE TOUR Championship, ultimately finishing 17th in the final FedExCup standings.

Shot a tournament record, 21-under 259 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, sealing his victory with a pair of birdies in the short span of play in between two late, final-round weather delays. Posted rounds of 64-64 on the weekend to beat Brian Davis by three strokes for seventh PGA TOUR victory of his career and the third in Texas (2008 and 2009 Valero Texas Opens). His first three TOUR wins came in Georgia. His 21-under total broke the 19-under record established by Kenny Perry in 2003 and 2005.

Posted four sub-par rounds at Whistling Straits at the PGA Championship in August to finish T3 with Rory McIlroy, best major championship performance since winning the 2007 Masters. With PGA Championship finish, jumped from 21st to 11th in final week of automatic Ryder Cup selections for United States squad, and was later selected as a Captain's pick for his second Ryder Cup squad.

Finished T9 at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, second top-10 finish in five starts in Atlanta.

Finished with a 2-1 record in his second career Ryder Cup. A 3-and-2 win over Padraig Harrington in his singles match nearly capped an improbable U.S. comeback on the final day. 2009: Posted a career-best nine top-10 finishes, including recording multiple victories for the second time in three years. Surpassed $4 million in earnings for the first time in his career.

Opened the season with a T6 finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.

Closed with a 5-under 65 at the Sony Open in Hawaii to outlast David Toms, finishing with a two-putt birdie for a two-shot victory over Toms and Adam Scott. His fifth career victory—and second in his last six starts—was traced to the previous week. He shot 64-67 on the weekend in the Mercedes-Benz Championship at Kapalua, and made it to 30-under par for his last six rounds with his victory at Waialae. Began the final round with a one-shot lead and never lost it.

Finished third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at 2-under 278.

Held a two-stroke, 54-hole lead at the Quail Hollow Championship, but a final-round 76 dropped him to T11.

Sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat James Driscoll and successfully defend his Valero Texas Open title at La Cantera GC. The win capped a wild shootout in which seven players stood within a stroke with four holes left. Followed his third-round 60 with a 70 to match Driscoll at 15-under 265, then hit the 6-iron approach in the playoff to set up his sixth career PGA TOUR victory. Vaulted to the top of the FedExCup standings, passing Geoff Ogilvy and Phil Mickelson. The third-round 60 was the second of his career (third round, 2007 TOUR Championship), making him the only player in TOUR history to record multiple rounds of 60 in his career.

Jumped into the No. 1 position on the money list with a T9 at Crowne Plaza Invitational, passing Phil Mickelson, to match his No. 1 spot on the FedExCup standings.

Broke his string of mediocre John Deere Classic finishes, despite having to play third and final rounds on Sunday. The Cedar Rapids, IA, native shot a third-round, 6-under 64 en route to a T2 with Brandt Snedeker and Brett Quigley. Previous best finish in Moline, IL, was a T20. After first round, hopped on a chartered jet with other TOUR players to attend a service for the father of close friend and fellow competitor Jonathan Byrd in South Carolina. Returned to Moline later that night.

Finished T10 at the PGA Championship after shooting 3-under (70-71) on the weekend. It was his second career top-10 in a major (won the 2007 Masters).

Aided by a second-round 65, finished fifth at the BMW Championship to secure fourth place in the FedExCup standings entering the PGA TOUR Playoff finale, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

Carded a 3-under 67 on the final day at East Lake to finish T16 at THE TOUR Championship, leading to a No. 6 finish in the FedExCup standings. Finished T9 at the Children's Miracle Network Classic to finish off the season. 2008: Won for the fourth time in his career. At No. 53, finished outside the top 40 on the money list for the first time in his career. Made the cut in 19 of 25 starts, with seven top-25 finishes.

Shot 62-64 on the weekend to capture the Valero Texas Open by two strokes over Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson and Tim Wilkinson. Finished at 19-under-par 261 with four rounds in the 60s. The 2007 Masters champion entered the week with only one top-10 finish during the year, a T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, and hadn't won on the PGA TOUR outside Georgia. In addition to the Masters, he won the 2004 BellSouth Classic and 2007 AT&T Classic, both in suburban Atlanta.

Came back the following week with his third top-10 effort of the year, a T10 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. 2007: Recorded two victories, both in the state of Georgia, including his first major title at the Masters Tournament. Earned a berth on The Presidents Cup team and finished with a 2-2-0 record. Finished in the top 40 in first four seasons on TOUR, including three visits to THE TOUR Championship. Earned a career-best $3,922,338 thanks in part to two wins and a runner-up finish.

Made three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine to win his first major title at the 71st Masters in cold, windy conditions. Closed with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini after trailing 54-hole leader Stuart Appleby by two strokes. Johnson finished at 1-over 289, matching a Masters record established in 1956 for highest winning score. Even though he didn't go for a par 5 in two all week, finished 11-under on those holes at Augusta National.

Posted rounds of 69-67 on the weekend to finish at 15-under-par with Ryuji Imada at the AT&T Classic. Clinched third career win as he recorded a birdie-4 on the first extra hole as eagle putt nestled inside one foot. Imada's second shot found the water hazard fronting the 18th hole and was left with a par putt. Ninth multiple winner of the AT&T Classic. First three TOUR victories came in Georgia (two in suburban Atlanta, one in Augusta).

Looking to capture his third TOUR event in Georgia during the year, posted an East Lake GC course-record 10-under-par 60 in the third round of THE TOUR Championship en route to a T2 finish, eight behind winner Tiger Woods. Opportunity for a 59 passed with a missed bunker shot for birdie on the par-3 18th hole. Bunker shot was measured at 50 feet, 9 inches. Finished seventh in the FedExCup standings to earn a $700,000 bonus along with $619,500 for T2 finish at East Lake. 2006: First top-10 was solo third in second appearance at World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Tom Lehman in the consolation final, 3 and 2.

Past champion tied for second at BellSouth Classic, 13 shots behind Phil Mickelson. Closed with four consecutive birdies on Sunday (Nos. 15-18) to tie Jose Maria Olazabal for runner-up honors.

Runner-up at the Memorial Tournament, his third runner-up finish since he first won on TOUR in 2004.

Finished ninth on the U.S. Ryder Cup team list to make his first Ryder Cup team (1-2-1 record in Ireland). 2005: Posted five top-10s for second straight season, including two top-3s.

Finished T3 at the Ford Championship, thanks in part to a then-career-low 8-under 64 on Saturday, which helped him jump 25 spots from T28 to T3 heading into the final round.

With four rounds in the 60s, finished T2 at the Buick Open, four strokes behind Vijay Singh. Played with Singh on Sunday and posted a 3-under-par 69.

Teamed with Stewart Cink in the Algarve World Cup in Portugal in November, finishing T17. 2004: Became just the second player in TOUR history to surpass $2 million in earnings in his rookie season. Made 24 of 30 cuts and picked up his first TOUR win in just his 13th career tournament. Along with Todd Hamilton, became the first pair of rookies to make THE TOUR Championship since 1999, when Notah Begay III and Carlos Franco finished in the top 30. Began season outside the top 200 on the Official World Golf Ranking (207th) and ended the season at No. 41.

Captured BellSouth Classic in April at age 28 years, 1 month,10 days. Held the 36- and 54-hole leads after opening 69-66-68. Rollercoaster round on Sunday, with birdies on five of first 10 holes, followed by four bogeys in five holes. Converted pars on final three holes to edge Mark Hensby by one stroke. Became the fourth player to win BellSouth Classic for first TOUR victory, joining Tommy Aaron (1970), Paul Stankowski (1996) and Ben Crane (2003). 2003: Earned Nationwide Tour Player of the Year honors after making the cut in 19 of 20 events, including the last 17 and finishing first on the final money list with a then-record $494,882. Produced two wins and a Tour-leading 11 top-10s, including nine top-threes.

Victories came at the Rheem Classic and the Envirocare Utah Classic.

Tied a Nationwide Tour record with three consecutive runner-up performances, at The Reese's Cup Classic, the Henrico County Open and the Dayton Open.

Set the Tour's all-time, single-season money record (surpassed by Troy Matteson in 2005) and became the first player in Tour history to top the $400,000 mark in earnings.

Posted 68 of 78 rounds during the season at par or better.

Led Tour with a record scoring average of 68.97 and finished first in putting average and all-around ranking. 2002: Won once (Tulsa, OK) on the Hooters Tour. Recorded five top-five finishes, nine top-10s and finished second on the money list. 2001: Won final three regular-season events on Hooters Tour, earning the nickname “Back-to-Back-to-Back-Zach.” Finished the season as the tour's leading money winner and Player of the Year. 2000: Rookie on the Nationwide Tour.

Began playing golf at age 10.

Lists his father and mother among his heroes. Father is a chiropractor.

Huge Drake University and University of Iowa sports fan.

The gallery at BellSouth Classic at first TOUR victory included a group of about 10 men from Iowa who gave him financial support early in his career, buying a stake in Zach for $500 a share. Some were seeing him play as a pro for the first time. "It started out as a business, but it ended up as a business family," Johnson said of his relationship with them. "It's unbelievable having them here. They would buy a couple stock shares in me and just allow me to go out and not have to worry about the necessities of traveling week to week.".

When heavy rains caused flooding in the Midwest in the summer of 2008, stepped up to help. Served as the spokesman on a public service announcement and held a one-day golf event in Cedar Rapids, IA, that raised $350,000. Was instrumental, along with Jerry Kelly, in starting the PGA TOUR Flood Relief effort, which donated approximately $125,000 to the cause.