John Huston | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Johnny Ray Huston |
Born | Mt. Vernon, Illinois | June 1, 1961
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Palm Harbor, Florida |
Career | |
College | Auburn University |
Turned professional | 1983 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 12 |
Highest ranking | 16 (September 26, 1999) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
Other | 4 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T3: 1990 |
PGA Championship | T7: 1991 |
U.S. Open | 4th: 2000 |
The Open Championship | T11: 1998 |
Johnny Ray Huston (born June 1, 1961) is an American professional golfer who won seven PGA Tour events and currently plays on the Champions Tour.
Huston was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and was a member of the golf team.
Huston turned professional in 1983. [2] He won seven PGA Tour events and has had more than 80 top-10 finishes in his career. He has a history of being a "streaky" player, who either plays extremely well or mediocre. At the 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, he broke a 53-year-old record for 72-hole scoring by shooting 260, a 28-under-par performance. Huston attributed his record-breaking score to magnets that he placed in his shoes and in the cover of his mattress. [3] He also had a course-record 61 at the 1996 Memorial Tournament. He finished in the top-100 on the money list every year but one during the first 17 years of his career.
Huston was a member of the winning inaugural Presidents Cup team in 1994 and the losing 1998 team. He is the first American golfer selected to two President Cups without a Ryder Cup.
Huston's best finish in a major championship was T-3 at the 1990 Masters Tournament; he also had a solo 4th-place finish at the 2000 U.S. Open. [4] His peak Official World Golf Ranking was 15th in 1999.
Huston's first Champions Tour win was at the 2011 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, which was his third start and came just 25 days after he turned 50. [5]
Huston has a reputation for playing very quickly. Commentator Gary McCord has described Huston as the Tour's fastest golfer, with no one a close second. He lives in Palm Harbor, Florida.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Mar 11, 1990 | Honda Classic | −6 (68-73-70-71=282) | 2 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia |
2 | Oct 18, 1992 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | −26 (66-68-66-62=262) | 3 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
3 | Mar 6, 1994 | Doral-Ryder Open | −14 (70-68-70-66=274) | 3 strokes | Billy Andrade, Brad Bryant |
4 | Feb 15, 1998 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | −28 (63-65-66-66=260) | 7 strokes | Tom Watson |
5 | Oct 25, 1998 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney (2) | −16 (67-70-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | Davis Love III |
6 | Oct 22, 2000 | Tampa Bay Classic | −13 (66-73-67-65=271) | 3 strokes | Carl Paulson |
7 | Oct 5, 2003 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | −20 (66-66-68-68=268) | 1 stroke | Brenden Pappas |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1993 | Shell Houston Open | Jim McGovern | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 26, 2011 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | −16 (65-70-65=200) | 3 strokes | Nick Price |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2022 | Shaw Charity Classic | Jerry Kelly | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Masters Tournament | T3 | T29 | T25 | 59 | T10 | T17 | 17 | T21 | T23 | T36 | T14 | T20 | CUT | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | T14 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T82 | T32 | T17 | 4 | CUT | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T48 | CUT | T31 | T11 | T68 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T57 | T7 | T18 | T44 | CUT | DQ | CUT | T13 | CUT | 71 | 72 | T39 | WD | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 29 |
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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The Players Championship | 68 | CUT | T15 | T40 | CUT | T35 | CUT | CUT | T68 | CUT | T20 | CUT | CUT | T9 | WD | T26 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Match Play | 3 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R16 | |
Championship | T34 | NT1 | ||||
Invitational | T33 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
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