Christa Johnson
Christa Johnson | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Christa Johnson |
Born | (1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 (age 66) Arcata, California, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Arizona, U.S. |
Spouse | Duane A. Bernard (m. 2007) |
Career | |
College | University of Arizona |
Turned professional | 1980 |
Current tour(s) | Legends Tour (joined 2006) |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1980–2008) |
Professional wins | 15 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 9 |
LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
Other | 5 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Chevron Championship | T5: 1987 |
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1997 |
U.S. Women's Open | T4: 1998 |
du Maurier Classic | T5: 1986 |
Women's British Open | DNP |
Christa Johnson (born April 25, 1958) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.
Amateur career
Born in Arcata, California, Johnson won the 1975 Northern California Junior Girls Championship and was honored as a member of the Northern California International Junior Cup Team. She attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she was an All-American from 1979–80 for the Wildcats.
Professional career
Johnson joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. She won nine tournaments on the LPGA Tour, the first of them in 1984 and the last in 1997. Her one major championship title came at the 1997 McDonald's LPGA Championship. Her best money list finish was fourth, also in 1997. She won four tournaments on the Legends Tour, the official senior tour of the LPGA. She was a member of the USA Team during the 2006 through 2014 Handa Cups (USA winning in all years except 2013), official world team challenge of the senior tour.
Johnson resides in Arizona with husband, Duane A. Bernard, CEO of Phoenix Health Services, and former CEO of Specialty Health and St. Catherine Healthcare, whom she married in March 2007. Johnson also played under the name Chris Johnson from 1980 to 1985.
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (9)
Legend |
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LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (8) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Mar 11, 1984 | Samaritan Turquoise Classic | −12 (67-68-69-72=276) | 5 strokes | Patty Hayes |
2 | Mar 18, 1984 | Tucson Conquistadores Open | −16 (69-71-66-66=272) | 6 strokes | Lauri Peterson |
3 | Mar 17, 1986 | GNA/Glendale Federal Classic | −4 (75-70-67=212) | 2 strokes | Jane Geddes |
4 | Aug 2, 1987 | Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am | −11 (66-71-70-70=277) | 5 strokes | Shirley Furlong |
5 | Jun 17, 1990 | Atlantic City Classic | −5 (69-67-69-70=275) | 2 strokes | Pamela Wright |
6 | Apr 7, 1991 | PING/Welch's Championship | −15 (67-69-65-72=273) | 4 strokes | Kris Tschetter |
7 | May 21, 1995 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | −6 (68-75-67=210) | 1 stroke | Juli Inkster |
8 | May 18, 1997 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | −3 (68-73-69-71=281) | Playoff | Leta Lindley |
9 | Sep 7, 1997 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | −10 (70-70-66=206) | 1 stroke | Lisa Hackney Kim Saiki |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1986 | Mayflower Classic | Sandra Palmer Jan Stephenson | Palmer won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1997 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Leta Lindley | Won with par on second extra hole |
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
- 1985 Yamaha Cup Ladies Open
Legends Tour wins (5)
- 2006 (1) BJ's Charity Championship (with Nancy Scranton)
- 2007 (1) BJ's Charity Championship (with Nancy Scranton)
- 2009 (1) Wendy's Charity Challenge
- 2011 (1) Patty Sheehan & Friends Legends Tour Event
- 2019 (1) Janesville LPGA Senior Pro-Am
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1997 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | −3 (68-73-69-71=281) | Playoff 1 | Leta Lindley |
1 Won in a sudden death playoff.
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1998 (winners)
- Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)
External links
- Christa Johnson at the LPGA Tour official site
- Christa Johnson at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)
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- 1955 Beverly Hanson‡
- 1956 Marlene Hagge†
- 1957 Louise Suggs
- 1958 Mickey Wright‡
- 1959 Betsy Rawls
- 1960 Mickey Wright
- 1961 Mickey Wright‡
- 1962 Judy Kimball‡
- 1963 Mickey Wright
- 1964 Mary Mills
- 1965 Sandra Haynie
- 1966 Gloria Ehret
- 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth‡
- 1968 Sandra Post†‡
- 1969 Betsy Rawls
- 1970 Shirley Englehorn†
- 1971 Kathy Whitworth
- 1972 Kathy Ahern
- 1973 Mary Mills
- 1974 Sandra Haynie
- 1975 Kathy Whitworth
- 1976 Betty Burfeindt
- 1977 Hisako Higuchi
- 1978 Nancy Lopez
- 1979 Donna Caponi
- 1980 Sally Little
- 1981 Donna Caponi
- 1982 Jan Stephenson‡
- 1983 Patty Sheehan
- 1984 Patty Sheehan
- 1985 Nancy Lopez‡
- 1986 Pat Bradley
- 1987 Jane Geddes
- 1988 Sherri Turner
- 1989 Nancy Lopez
- 1990 Beth Daniel
- 1991 Meg Mallon
- 1992 Betsy King‡
- 1993 Patty Sheehan
- 1994 Laura Davies
- 1995 Kelly Robbins
- 1996 Laura Davies
- 1997 Christa Johnson†
- 1998 Se-ri Pak‡
- 1999 Juli Inkster
- 2000 Juli Inkster†
- 2001 Karrie Webb
- 2002 Se-ri Pak
- 2003 Annika Sörenstam†
- 2004 Annika Sörenstam
- 2005 Annika Sörenstam
- 2006 Se-ri Pak†
- 2007 Suzann Pettersen
- 2008 Yani Tseng†
- 2009 Anna Nordqvist
- 2010 Cristie Kerr‡
- 2011 Yani Tseng‡
- 2012 Shanshan Feng
- 2013 Inbee Park†
- 2014 Inbee Park†
- 2015 Inbee Park
- 2016 Brooke Henderson†
- 2017 Danielle Kang
- 2018 Park Sung-hyun†
- 2019 Hannah Green‡
- 2020 Kim Sei-young
- 2021 Nelly Korda
- 2022 Chun In-gee
- 2023 Yin Ruoning
- 2024 Amy Yang