WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Richard Johnson of Tequesta, FL, who has played 9 full seasons on the PGA Tour from 2003 to 2011, made his first start on the Minor League Golf Tour count Monday. Johnson birdied his last three holes for 65 and the win on the Estate course at PGA National.
A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Johnson, who turned 40 on Oct. 15, has five tour wins, four in Europe and the 2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee on the PGA Tour. He told MLGT tournament officials he wanted a tune-up for the European Tour in 2017 and may play here again later this year.
Johnson has one PGA Tour win, one second and one 3rd place finish. All in all he has 15 top 10 finishes and $6,204,475 in earnings on the PGA Tour.
Johnson finished with eight birdies and two bogeys, collecting $750 from the $4,225 purse, winning by two strokes. He also birdied Nos. 1, 5, 8, 11 and 14, and bogeyed the fourth and 12 holes. Tied for second at 67 were Matt Hill, Palm Beach Gardens, and Brian Fister, Lexhington, Ky. Each received $550.
The 91st tournament of the year drew 33 starters. Next on the schedule: Wednesday, Plantation Preserve GC, Plantation; Thursday, Champion Club @ Summerfield, Stuart; and Monday, Jacaranda CC-East, Plantation.
