Name: MARK JOHNSON
Birthdate: May 22, 1954
Birth Place: Barstow, Calif.
Age: 55 Ht.: 5'10" Wt.: 205
Home: Helendale, Calif.
Turned Professional: 1998
Joined Champions Tour: 2004
Champions Tour Victories: 1 - 2005 Toshiba Senior Classic
Amateur Victories: 1972 CIF Championship [indiv]. 1989 SCGA Mid-Amateur. 1990 SCGA Tournament of Club Champions. 1993 SCGA Mid-Amateur. 1994 SCGA Mid-Amateur, Pacific Coast Amateur. 1996 California State Amateur, SCGA Tournament of Club Champions. 1997 SCGA Tournament of Club Champions.
Player Notes: Drove a Budweiser beer truck for 18 years before embarking on a professional golf career. It's only fitting that his website is called beermangolf.com...His parents got him started in the game at age 9 in California. Earned a conditional exemption for 2004 after finishing 14th at the 2003 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament...Earned a position in the Q-school finals after earning co-medalist honors at the Regional Qualifier...Played on the Canadian Tour and was fourth on the money list in 10 events and made seven cuts and had three top-10 finishes...His best finishes a pair of T2s at the TravelTex.com Canadian Tour Challenge and the Greater Vancouver Classic...Named the Most Improved International Player...Made one start on the Nationwide Tour and was 46th at the Alberta Calgary Classic...Also played the Canadian Tour in 1999, 2000, and 2001...Played a full season on the Nationwide Tour in 2001...Owns two starts on the PGA Tour, T43rd in 2001 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am and missed cut in 2003 Bell Canadian Open...Won a number of amateur events in the Southern California area, including the 1996 California State Amateur...Has also played in three USGA amateur events.
2001 Nationwide Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 8; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 71.66 (ranked 114th); money - $21,508 (ranked 134th); best finish, T13th, Siouxland Open.
2004 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 9; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 71.88; money - $134,261 (ranked 76th); best finish, T8th, Administaff Small Business Classic. Of the nine events he played in, five of them were through open qualifying.
2005 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 27; top-10 finishes - 3; scoring average 71.83 (ranked 48th); money - $650,785 (ranked 28th); best finish, Win Toshiba Senior Classic.
2006 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 27; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 71.72 (ranked 46th); money - $562,962 (ranked 33rd); best finish, T2nd Toshiba Classic.
2007 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 25; top-10 finishes -1; scoring average 72.17 (ranked 56th); money - $185,315 (ranked 65th); best finish, T-10th Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
2008 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; top-10 finishes- 0; scoring average 71.66 (ranked 45th; money - $99,992 (ranked 84th); best finish - T13th, Toshiba Classic.
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