Richard S. Johnson - Media Guide

Open...Birdied 71st and 72nd holes to push Tim Herron into a playoff at the Bank of America Colonial. Herron converted 9-foot birdie putt on second playoff hole to capture the tournament, but runner-up finish and $648,000 payday were both career bests for Johnson.

top-10 was a T7 at the John Deere Classic, where he finished three shots behind Sean O'Hair. Played in the final threesome, three shots off the lead of J.L. Lewis on Sunday. Posted a final-round 70...Fourth top-10 was a T8 at the Buick Open, aided by four rounds in the 60s. 2004: Lone top-10 of the season was T8 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro near season's end. Enabled Johnson to jump inside the top 150 and receive partial status for 2005. 2003: First top-10 finish of PGA TOUR career came in 14th start of 2003 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Carded a career-best 7-under 64 in the first round. Held or shared the lead for the first 54 holes and led David Toms by one entering the final round. Paired with Toms in the final group on Sunday, carded 2-under 69 to finish T3, four shots behind Toms. Finished T7 at the Valero Texas Open moving from 124th on the season money list to 111th thanks to a $98,291 payday. 2002: Earned his card for 2003 by finishing T11 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in La Quinta, CA. Made first TOUR start earlier in the season at THE INTERNATIONAL...Member of the European Tour since 2000...Won for the first time at the ANZ Championship, beating Australians Craig Parry, Andre Stolz and Scott Laycock in the Modified Stableford format...Made 22 starts on the European Tour with 14 cuts made to finish 60th on the Order of Merit. 2001: Best finish on European Tour was T2 at Sao Paulo Brazil Open. 2000: First full year on the European Tour, with a best finish of T2 at the Madeira Island Open. Reached the European Tour via Q-School. 1999: Played the European Challenge Tour, shooting a final-round 64 to come from four strokes back to win the Neuchatel Open Golf Trophy in his native Sweden. 1998: First professional season, making two cuts in four starts on the European Tour and three starts on the European Challenge Tour.

15 as his girlfriend's family played. Won two national junior events but did not get picked for the Swedish Amateurside...Comes from a mixed background. His grandfather is an American (New Jersey), who married a Swede and settled in Sweden.

stage of Qualifying Tournament had friends calling him crazy. The change, however, had him hitting the ball so good that "I felt like I was cheating." Made 17 cuts in 29 starts in second season on TOUR in 2006, three of which resulted in top-10s, including a playoff loss to Tim Herron at the Bank of America Colonial. In 2005, finished 116 on the money list with four top-10s. Lone top-10 of the 2004 season was T8 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. First top-10 finish of TOUR career came in 14th start of 2003 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, a T3 which included a career-best 7-under 64 in the first round. Earned his card for 2003 by finishing T11 at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament in La Quinta, CA. Won for the first time at the 2002 ANZ Championship, beating Australians Craig Parry, Andre Stolz and Scott Laycock in the Modified Stableford format. Played the European Challenge Tour in 1999, shot a final-round 64 to come from four strokes back to win the Neuchatel Open Golf Trophy in his native Sweden. Played handball at a high level in Sweden, having been a tennis player from age 6. Took up skateboarding and competed in the Swedish Championships. Suffered seven broken ribs and also broke a hand and a foot doing stunts. Started golf at 15 as his girlfriend's family played. Won two national junior events but did not get picked for the Swedish Amateurside. Comes from a mixed background. His grandfather is an American (New Jersey), who married a Swede and settled in Sweden.