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Zachary Harris Johnson born February 24, is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour , including two major championships , the Masters and the Open Championship.

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At the Ryder Cup , Johnson captained the U. Playing many sports as a youth baseball, basketball, football , and soccer , Johnson took up golf at age 10 and developed his skills at Elmcrest Country Club. He played number-two on the Regis High School golf team and led them to an Iowa 3A state championship in , his sophomore year. Johnson turned professional in and played on the developmental tour circuit, including the now-defunct Prairie Golf Tour, Buy.

As a result, he qualified for the U. Ryder Cup team for the first time in , finishing ninth on the U. His victory took Johnson from 56 to 15 in the world rankings ; he was the first outside the top 50 in the world rankings to win the Masters in the history of the rankings introduced After winning, he mentioned his Christian faith and thanked God, saying: "This being Easter , I cannot help but believe my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ was walking with me.

I owe this to Him. Following the win, Johnson moved to 13th in the world rankings.