Name: Chase Johnson wins THE JOHN SHIPPEN, gets surprise from Rickie Fowler
Uploaded: 2023-06-28T19:03:13.514Z
Duration: 187 s
Description: After winning THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage, Chase Johnson reflects on what he needed to do to win, while thanking his family and friends who supported him. Then, Johnson gets a surprise video from Rickie Fowler, who congratulates him on the win.

Before The Genesis Invitational, Jacques Slade spent time with Chase Johnson to chat about his path so far on the APGA Tour and the PGA TOUR, what receiving the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption means to him, what it means to follow in the footsteps of Sifford, John Shippen and Tiger Woods, and what the future holds for the rising star.

Chase Johnson reflects on his journey and the Charlie Sifford Exemption

In the third round of The Genesis Invitational 2024, Chase Johnson makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Chase Johnson makes closing birdie at Genesis

In the second round of The Genesis Invitational 2024, Chase Johnson makes par at the par 3 4th hole. 

Chase Johnson makes par on No. 4 at Genesis

In the opening round of The Genesis Invitational 2024, Chase Johnson makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Chase Johnson chips in for birdie from 41 feet at Genesis

Prior to The Genesis Invitational 2024, Chase Johnson talks about how Tiger Woods influenced his upbringing and early golf career as well as his experience meeting Tiger for the first time.

Chase Johnson on how Tiger Woods has shaped his golf career

In the final round of the 2024 APGA Farmers Insurance Invitational, Chase Johnson makes a birdie putt at the par-5 13th hole.

Chase Johnson cards birdie at APGA Farmers

In the final round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Chase Johnson makes birdie on the par-3 15th hole.

Chase Johnson's nice tee shot sets up birdie at Rocket Mortgage

In the final round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Chase Johnson makes birdie on the par-3 11th hole.

Chase Johnson walks in a birdie at Rocket Mortgage

In the third round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Chase Johnson makes a 23-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th hole.

Chase Johnson sinks 23-footer for birdie at Rocket Mortgage

In the second round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Chase Johnson, the winner of THE JOHN SHIPPEN 2023, makes the cut on the number at 4-under, and celebrates with his friends and family.

THE JOHN SHIPPEN winner Chase Johnson makes cut at Rocket Mortgage

Take a look inside Chase Johnson’s golf bag at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic. The former Korn Ferry Tour member qualified for the tournament at Detroit Golf Club following with a victory in THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage.

What's in Chase Johnson’s golf bag?

After winning THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage, Chase Johnson reflects on what he needed to do to win, while thanking his family and friends who supported him. Then, Johnson gets a surprise video from Rickie Fowler, who congratulates him on the win.


Chase Johnson wins THE JOHN SHIPPEN, gets surprise from Rickie Fowler

Prior to the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Chase Johnson talks about the PGA TOUR players he's most excited to interact with at Detroit Golf Club after qualifying for the tournament by winning THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage.

THE JOHN SHIPPEN winner Chase Johnson on which TOUR players he's excited to meet

In the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide 2021, Chase Johnson chips in from the greenside rough to make birdie at the par-3 8th hole.

Chase Johnson chips in for birdie at the Memorial

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In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 eighth hole traveled 304 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 290 yards to the hole. His 285-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right bunker, finishing 25 feet 6 inches from the hole. Fleetwood's 34-feet-8-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the right green and finished 9 feet from the hole. He made a 9-foot putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood drains 9-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Kevin Yu's drive on the 419-yard, par-4 11th hole traveled 295 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 119 yards to the hole. His 120-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 8 feet from the hole. Yu made an 8-foot putt for birdie.

Kevin Yu drains 8-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Kristoffer Reitan's 142-yard approach shot from the primary rough lands on the right green, finishing 20 feet 9 inches from the hole. Reitan makes a 20-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Kristoffer Reitan drains 21-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Matt Wallace's drive on the 575-yard, par-5 14th hole travels 288 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 287 yards to the hole. His 290-yard shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 6 feet 4 inches from the hole. Wallace makes a 6-foot-4-inch putt for eagle.

Matt Wallace's 290-yard approach sets up eagle on No. 14 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Ryo Hisatsune's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 eighth went 312 yards into the left rough, leaving 279 yards to the hole. His 225-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, leaving 54 yards to the hole. Hisatsune made a 10-foot 3-inch putt for birdie and is now in third place at 3-under par.

Ryo Hisatsune drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Tony Finau's drive on the 397-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 320 yards and ended up in the left rough, with 72 yards remaining to the hole. His 66-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 19 feet 8 inches from the hole. Finau made a 19-foot 8-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 1-under par for the round.

Tony Finau drains 20-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Tony Finau's drive on the 397-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 320 yards and landed in the left rough, with 72 yards remaining to the hole. His 66-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 19 feet 8 inches from the hole. Finau made a 19-foot-8-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 1-under par for the round.

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Stephan Jaeger's drive on the 596-yard, par-5 second hole travels 294 yards and ends up in the left fairway, with 301 yards remaining to the hole. His 261-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right rough, leaving 54 yards to the hole. Jaeger's 54-yard approach shot from the primary rough lands in the left green, finishing 3 feet 4 inches from the hole. He makes a 3-foot-4-inch putt.

Stephan Jaeger gets up-and-down from 54 yards for birdie on No. 2 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, J.J. Spaun's 305-yard drive on the 456-yard, par-4 ninth landed in the right rough, leaving 151 yards to the hole. His 154-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 8 feet 9 inches from the cup. Spaun made the 8-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

J.J. Spaun hits 154-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Chandler Phillips's 306-yard drive on the 456-yard, par-4 ninth landed in the right fairway, finishing 150 yards from the hole. His 152-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 11 feet 10 inches from the hole. Phillips made an 11-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Phillips gets up-and-down from 12 feet for birdie on No. 9 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 263-yard drive on the 397-yard, par-4 fifth hole landed in the right fairway and finished 138 yards from the hole. His 136-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet from the hole. Åberg made a 6-foot putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg gets up-and-down from 6 feet for birdie on No. 5 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Chris Kirk's drive on the 456-yard, par-4 ninth hole traveled 314 yards and landed in the right rough, leaving 142 yards to the hole. His 142-yard eagle approach shot from the rough moved him to 4-under for the round.

Chris Kirk holes 142-yard shot from rough for eagle on No. 9 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Michael Kim's 313-yard drive on the 594-yard, par-5 eighth hole landed in the right rough, leaving 285 yards to the hole. His 273-yard shot from the rough ended up in the right bunker, finishing 41 feet 11 inches from the hole. Kim's 44-foot 10-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the right green, finishing 3 feet 7 inches from the hole.

Michael Kim gets up-and-down from 45 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Austin Smotherman's 318-yard drive on the 594-yard, par-5 18th landed in the right native area, leaving 267 yards to the hole. His 193-yard shot from the native area landed in the left fairway, leaving 76 yards to the hole. Smotherman's 78-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 5 feet 8 inches from the hole. He made a 5-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Austin Smotherman drains 5-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Robert MacIntyre's drive on the 397-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 315 yards and ended in the left rough, leaving 77 yards to the hole. His 81-yard approach from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 13 feet 8 inches from the cup. MacIntyre made a 13-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Robert MacIntyre's 81-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 5 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Sudarshan Yellamaraju's drive on the 452-yard, par-4 15th hole traveled 306 yards and landed in the right bunker, leaving 152 yards to the hole. His 153-yard approach from the bunker landed on the left green, finishing 4 feet 1 inch from the hole. Yellamaraju made the 4-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju's 153-yard bunker shot sets up birdie on No. 15 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Paul Waring's drive on the 452-yard par-4 15th travels 314 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 138 yards to the hole. His 142-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 10 feet 7 inches from the hole. Waring makes a 10-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Paul Waring drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Chris Kirk's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 eighth hole traveled 306 yards into the right fairway, leaving 289 yards to the hole. His 270-yard approach from the fairway landed in the left rough, 67 feet 5 inches from the cup. Kirk's 50-foot 6-inch chip from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 4 feet from the hole. He made the 4-foot putt for birdie.

Chase Johnson wins THE JOHN SHIPPEN, gets surprise from Rickie Fowler

Tommy Fleetwood drains 9-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

Kevin Yu drains 8-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valero

Kristoffer Reitan drains 21-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Valero

Matt Wallace's 290-yard approach sets up eagle on No. 14 at Valero

Ryo Hisatsune drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

Tony Finau drains 20-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

Tony Finau drains 20-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

Stephan Jaeger gets up-and-down from 54 yards for birdie on No. 2 at Valero

J.J. Spaun hits 154-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Valero

Chandler Phillips gets up-and-down from 12 feet for birdie on No. 9 at Valero

Ludvig Åberg gets up-and-down from 6 feet for birdie on No. 5 at Valero

Chris Kirk holes 142-yard shot from rough for eagle on No. 9 at Valero

Michael Kim gets up-and-down from 45 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

Austin Smotherman drains 5-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Valero

Robert MacIntyre's 81-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 5 at Valero

Sudarshan Yellamaraju's 153-yard bunker shot sets up birdie on No. 15 at Valero

Paul Waring drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

Chris Kirk drains 4-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

Chase Johnson reflects on his journey and the Charlie Sifford Exemption

Chase Johnson makes closing birdie at Genesis

Chase Johnson makes par on No. 4 at Genesis

Chase Johnson chips in for birdie from 41 feet at Genesis

Chase Johnson on how Tiger Woods has shaped his golf career

Chase Johnson cards birdie at APGA Farmers

Chase Johnson's nice tee shot sets up birdie at Rocket Mortgage

Chase Johnson walks in a birdie at Rocket Mortgage

Chase Johnson sinks 23-footer for birdie at Rocket Mortgage

THE JOHN SHIPPEN winner Chase Johnson makes cut at Rocket Mortgage

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THE JOHN SHIPPEN winner Chase Johnson on which TOUR players he's excited to meet

Chase Johnson chips in for birdie at the Memorial