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Bill Johnston (golfer)

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Nationality
  
United States

U.S. Open
  
T32: 1963

Education
  
University of Utah

Masters Tournament
  
T28: 1957

Role
  
Architect

Turned professional
  
1950

Other
  
13

Name
  
Bill Johnston

Professional wins
  
15

College
  
University of Utah

The Open Championship
  
T26: 1960

PGA tour wins
  
2



Born
  
January 2, 1925 (age 99) Donora, Pennsylvania (
1925-01-02
)

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR, Champions Tour

Bill Johnston (born January 2, 1925) is an American golf course architect and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

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Johnston was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, but moved to Ogden, Utah when he was four years old. He played college golf at the University of Utah and turned professional in 1950. The biggest win of his playing career was at the 1958 Texas Open Invitational.

Johnston played on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) from 1980 to 1990 (full-time) and then a few tournaments a year through the 1990s.

After his days as a touring professional were over, Johnston became a golf course architect. He has designed several well-known courses in Arizona and Texas.

Johnston was inducted into the Utah Golf Hall of Fame in 1994.

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

  • 1954 Utah Open
  • 1958 Sahara Pro-Am
  • 1961 Arizona Open
  • 1967 Arizona Open
  • 1972 Arizona Open, Colorado PGA Championship
  • 1973 Colorado Open
  • Montana Open - 2 times
  • Nevada Open - 4 times
  • Courses designed

  • The Hideout Golf Club, Lake Brownwood, Texas
  • The Dominion Country Club, San Antonio, Texas
  • The Links at Arizona Biltmore Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Point Hilton Golf Club on Lookout Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Rancho MaƱana Golf Club, Cave Creek, Arizona
  • Tapatio Springs Resort, Boerne, Texas
  • References

    Bill Johnston (golfer) Wikipedia