Jennifer Johnson | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jennifer Jean Johnson |
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | August 2, 1991
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | Arizona State University |
Turned professional | 2010 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2011) |
Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2011) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T13: 2013 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T19: 2012 |
U.S. Women's Open | T35: 2012 |
Women's British Open | CUT: 2011, 2013 |
Evian Championship | T9: 2013 |
Jennifer Jean Johnson (born August 2, 1991) is an American professional golfer.
Johnson was born in San Diego, California. She played one year of college golf at Arizona State University. She was an All-American as a freshman, then turned professional. She played on several winning U.S. amateur teams: Junior Ryder Cup in 2008, Junior Solheim Cup in 2009, and Curtis Cup in 2010. She lost to Jennifer Song in the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur final. [1]
Johnson turned professional in 2010. She won her first professional tournament at the 2013 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. [2]
In 2017, she became an assistant coach of the Cal State San Marcos men's golf team. [3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | May 19, 2013 | Mobile Bay LPGA Classic | 67-70-65-65=267 | –21 | 1 stroke | Jessica Korda Pornanong Phatlum |
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