Zach Johnson: 2008 US Open Player

Zach Johnson was born on February 24, 1976 in Iowa City in the United States. He turned professional in 1998 and joined the PGA Tour in 2004. He has accumulated 13 professional wins including two on the PGA Tour and two on the Nationwide Tour and was top of the money list for the latter. His best result to date was winning the 2007 Masters, which automatically qualifies him for the 2008 US Open.

Zach Johnson's most significant finishes

Undoubtedly, the high point of Zach Johnson's golfing career thus far has been has win at the 2007 Masters in Augusta, Georgia. He defeated runners-up Rory Sabbatini, Retief Goosen and Tiger Woods by two strokes with his final score of 289, which is the highest winning score to date at the Masters. Zach Johnson's win at the Masters in 2007 shot him to number 15 in the official world golf rankings. He was the first person to have won the Masters having not been in the top 50 in the official world golf rankings at the commencement of the tournament.

Other significant results in Zach Johnson's, 2008 US Open player's golfing career include a 45th place at the 2007 US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.In the same year he finished 20th at the British Open, and in 2005 he placed 17th at the PGA Championship.

Zach Johnson also won one Prairie Golf Tour event in 1998 followed by two in 1999. He won three NGA Hooters Tour events in 2001 followed by one in 2002. In 2006 he won the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge.

Zach Johnson at the US Open

Zach Johnson, 2008 US Open player, does not have a record to boast about at the tournament. In 2004 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York, he came 48th. In 2005 and 2006 he failed to make the cut. At the 2007 US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, he placed 45th.