Top 100 TOUR Players to Watch in 2010: No. 6

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Dec. 27, 2009

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Regular Season Rank	4
Playoff Rank	6
Bonus Money	800,000

At times during the 2009 campaign, Zach Johnson flirted with the top spot in both the FedExCup and on the PGA TOUR money list. Another challenge in 2010 just might end up differently if Johnson can build on this career year. Johnson set the tone for 2009 early when he tied for sixth at the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Maui and then hopped over to Oahu where he fired a 65 in the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii to beat David Toms and Adam Scott by one stroke. Johnson also successfully defended his title at the Valero Texas Open where he shot 60 in the third round and eventually beat James Driscoll with a birdie on the first hole of sudden death. Along the way, he tied for second at the John Deere Classic and finished solo third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. His tie for 10th at the PGA was the 2007 Masters champion's second top-10 in a major and one of a career-high eight top-10s for the season. Johnson earned more than $4 million for the first time in his career and finished sixth in the FedExCup.


Perhaps it is time to start believing that the Tortoise can beat the hare. He just keeps doing it. I keep thinking that someone like Zach has a great chance at Pebble Beach in June.

Johnson racked up a career-high 14 eagles in 2009, 10 more than 2008, to rank fourth on TOUR. Johnson had four eagles alone in the first two events of the year.

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