PGA: Tiger wins 76th career, Johnson finishes 47th
Tiger Woods holds the Gene Sarazen Cup for winning the Cadillac Championship golf tournament on Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Zach Johnson shot a final-round 75 to...
View ArticlePGA: Johnson cards 11-over for worst finish of ’13
Rickie Fowler, left, and Zach Johnson talk on the first tee during the third round of the Cadillac Championship golf tournament Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Doral, Fla. Johnson shot 77 on Friday to miss...
View ArticlePGA: Tiger back on top; Johnson finishes 34th
Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson finished in a tie for 34th at even-par after shooting a final-round 73 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Johnson fired rounds of 70-76-69 before Sunday’s 73. Tiger...
View ArticleJohnson unafraid to take his game to South Korea
AUGUSTA, Ga. — More than a few people wouldn’t go out of their way to work or play in South Korea these days.North Korea, never a bastion of calm, has ratcheted up the rhetoric recently. ”Any issues...
View ArticleAt 91, Jack Fleck still gets around a golf course
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Iowa’s two most-renowned golfers of all-time were one threesome apart Wednesday afternoon.Jack Fleck and Zach Johnson, the lone Iowans to win major championships, both participated in...
View ArticleZach Johnson smooth, steady, solid, and 3-under
AUGUSTA, Ga. — No one should get too carried away by the following parallel. The subject of this piece certainly won’t.But when Zach Johnson won the 2007 Masters, he bogeyed his first hole of the golf...
View ArticleMasters: Father Time and time-challenged teen
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Some eighth-grader was dragging his heels on the grounds of Augusta National Friday afternoon, slowing things down for everybody.Why do people have to take their kids everywhere? There...
View ArticleHlas: Tiger’s illegal drop drops golf on its ear
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The can of worms opened Saturday at the Masters was big enough to catch every fish in Augusta’s Savannah River.Should Tiger Woods have been disqualified for his gaffe during Friday’s...
View ArticleZach Johnson withdraws from South Korea tourney
Zach Johnson, and 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup teammate Dustin Johnson, have withdrawn from this week’s Ballantine’s Championship in Icheon, South Korea.Several weeks ago, Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson...
View ArticlePGA: Johnson shoots 2nd-round 72 at Quail Hollow
After a first-round 68, Zach Johnson shot even-par 72 on Friday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC, at the Wells Fargo Championship. Johnson, a Cedar Rapids native, is 4-under-par for the...
View ArticlePGA: Johnson 2nd at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Unheralded Roberto Castro fired a 63 to tie the course record for a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Zach Johnson with Tiger Woods lurking after Thursday’s...
View ArticlePGA: Zach Johnson shoots 1-under 71 at Players
Zach Johnson started strong on his front nine Friday at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, making three birdies and firing 33. At the turn – Johnson started on the back nine – he was just two...
View ArticlePGA: Tiger wins Players, Johnson finishes 19th
Tiger Woods lifts The Players Championship trophy in the air after winning the PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida May 12, 2013. REUTERS/Chris KeanePONTE VEDRA BEACH,...
View ArticlePGA: Johnson banking on Colonial comfort factor
Zach Johnson of the U.S. tees off on the second hole during the second round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Chris...
View ArticlePGA: Palmer leads Colonial, Johnson 7 shots back
Zach Johnson shot a first-round 69 (1-under-par) in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club Thursday. The Cedar Rapids native and the tournament’s defending champion, is tied for 49th at...
View ArticlePGA: Weekley wins Colonial, Johnson finishes 3rd
Boo Weekley of the U.S. watches his tee shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship PGA golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina May 2,...
View ArticlePGA: Schwartzel leads, Johnson (73) is 58th
Charl Schwartzel of South Africa watches his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio May 30, 2013. REUTERS/Matt...
View ArticleZach Johnson says he’s ready for the U.S. Open
The Zach Johnson John Deere Classic bobbleheadSILVIS, Ill. — It is the major tournament that has given him the hardest time, and it will be his first tournament after shooting 81-75 this weekend at the...
View ArticleUS Open play resumes, Johnson 2-over-par
Bubba Watson (L) and Rickie Fowler, both of the U.S., stand together during a weather delay during the first round of the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore,...
View ArticleUS Open: Johnson (74-77) misses cut at Merion
Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson finished his tournament by shooting a first-round 74 and a second-round 77 at the U.S. Open. Johnson is 11-over-par, and will miss the cut, which is currently projected...
View ArticleJohnson criticizes USGA, criticism bounces back
“Whiner” and “excuse-maker” have never been terms people have attached to the PGA Tour’s Zach Johnson.Like most of his peers, Johnson has hidden behind no one and pinned the blame on himself in times...
View ArticleSteve Stricker joins Zach Johnson’s C.R. golf event
All you really have to say is Steve Stricker is coming to the Zach Johnson Foundation Classic, and golf fans will know the event has reeled in another marquee player.The ZJFC hasn’t lacked for...
View ArticleWith rookie caddie, it was Johnson’s Deere Classic
PGA Tour caddies must be part-expert of golf, part-valet, and part-pack mule.Mike Bender knew he could be the first two of those things when he substituted as Zach Johnson’s caddie in last year’s John...
View ArticleContinued good stuff from Zach Johnson at Deere
SILVIS, Ill. – There was a time when Zach Johnson didn’t contend for titles at John Deere Classics. Or come close to contending.He would deny then that being around so many family members and friends...
View ArticleZach Johnson’s short game stood tall Friday at JDC
SILVIS, Ill. — A golfer can spend more time in the sand than David Hasselhoff and do more scrambling than a breakfast cook, but a 66 is a 66.And, a share of first-place is a share of first-place.So it...
View ArticleJohnson needs to reprise sizzling Sunday at Deere
SILVIS, Ill. — So now we’ll see if it is Back-to-Back Zach at the John Deere Classic.Though Zach Johnson is three shots out of the lead entering Sunday’s final 18 holes at TPC Deere Run, he actually is...
View ArticleVideos: Spieth’s miracle, Johnson’s near-winner
Jordan SpiethHad this 31-foot chip from the fringe of the 18th green not gone in, Zach Johnson would have won the John Deere Classic’s sudden-death playoff on the first playoff hole.As it was, Jordan...
View ArticleTeen titan Spieth spoils Johnson’s Deere sequel
SILVIS, Ill. — Sunday’s John Deere Classic gave the PGA Tour a great story and its youngest tournament-champion in 82 years.It may also have made Zach Johnson feel 82 years old.That’s an exaggeration....
View ArticlePGA: Johnson opens at Muirfield with 5-under
Cedar Rapids' Zach Johnson shakes hands with his caddie, Damon Green on the 18th green, after finishing the first round of the British Open golf championship at Muirfield in Scotland. (Reuters)GULLANE,...
View ArticleBritish Open leader is from Cedar Rapids
At round’s end, Zach Johnson remains the first-round leader or co-leader of the Open Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, Scotland. We can safely say it’s the first time a Cedar Rapidian has led after...
View ArticleMidway at British Open: Zach Johnson 2 shots back
It was a day for battling at Muirfield, with wind and rock-hard greens and fairways.Zach Johnson of Cedar Rapids, the first-round leader at the British Open, led or shared the lead through much of...
View ArticleZach Johnson ties for 6th at British Open
Cedar Rapids’ Zach Johnson had his third-highest finish in a major golf tournament Sunday when he tied for 6th-place at the British Open at Muirfield.Johnson had a final-round 72 for a total of 2-over...
View ArticleState quarterbacks pitch in for charity, passing into new arena
CEDAR RAPIDS – They made an impact reading opposing defenses.The focus Monday, however, was reading greens for charity before two of them moving on to reading teleprompters, which could be in the...
View ArticleZach Johnson is hotter than August
Zach Johnson and caddie Damon Green after Johnson's first-round 66 at last month's British Open (Reuters) Only one golfer has recorded five straight Top Ten finishes on the PGA Tour this year.It...
View ArticleZach Johnson wins BMW Championship (with video)
Zach Johnson is fond of his BMW Championship trophy (Reuters) There is clutch putting, and then there’s what Zach Johnson did Monday.With his golf ball in the grass just off the fringe of the green...
View ArticleC.R.’s Zach Johnson made $2,704,000 in seven days
Cedar Rapids’ Zach Johnson closed his most-lucrative seven-day stretch of golf winnings Sunday.Johnson earned $1,440,000 last Monday for winning the BMW Championship in suburban Chicago. His...
View ArticleJohnson dominant at Presidents Cup
Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson tees off during the Presidents Cup on Sunday. Johnson beat Branden Grace 4 and 2, securing a point for the United States. (Reuters)DUBLIN, Ohio — Cedar Rapids native...
View ArticleVideo: Zach Johnson holes shot at 18
Johnson high-fives his caddie, Damon Green, after the hole-out After putting his approach shot in the water on the final hole of regulation while he was tied with Tiger Woods for the lead Sunday in...
View ArticleZach Johnson wins PGA Tournament of Champions
Screenshot - The Golf ChannelKAPALUA, Hawaii — Zach Johnson’s short game skills were on full display as the Cedar Rapids native fired a bogey-free 7-under-par 66 to grab a one-stroke victory at the...
View ArticleZach Johnson: Hottest pro golfer on Earth
It’s not hyperbole. No professional golfer in the world is on a bigger roll than Zach Johnson of Cedar Rapids.Johnson triumphed again Monday, shooting a 7-under-par 66 for a one-stroke Hyundai...
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