Crowne Plaza Invitational spotlight: Zach Johnson

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May. 31, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM

Each week during the 2009 season, PGATOUR.COM will spotlight one key player in the field. (Click here to see previous spotlights.) For this week's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, it's two-time 2009 winner Zach Johnson.

Consider this file to be your one-stop source for everything concerning Zach this week, with links to Zach-related content, notes, stats, video and other multimedia elements. Then, once competition starts, we'll update this file every day with Zach's results and statistics after each round in Fort Worth, Texas.

Zach's round-by-round results

Rd.	Score	Position	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys	Others	SHOT TRACKER
4	69 (1 under)	T9	0	4	11	3	0	Click to replay round
The final round was a quiet one for Johnson, who had just one birdie. However, he also had only one bogey all day and as a result recorded his fourth top 10 of the season.
3	64 (6 under)	T10	1	4	13	0	0	Click to replay round
Johnson, who leads the TOUR in third-round scoring average this year, fired a bogey-free, 6-under 64 on Saturday to move from a tie for 21st into the top 10. His eagle came on the par-5 first hole, when Johnson hit his second shot to less than 2 feet from the pin.
2	67 (3 under)	T21	0	4	13	1	0	Click to replay round
Johnson improved his driving accuracy on Friday, hitting 71 percent of the fairways (compared to just 43 percent in Round 1.). Johnson played the Horrible Horseshoe in one under after a birdie on the difficult par-3 fourth hole.
Rd.	Score	Position	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys	Others	SHOT TRACKER
1	69 (1 under)	T42	0	4	12	1	1	Click to replay round
Johnson started out slow at Colonial Country Club with seven consecutive pars until a birdie at the par-3 eighth. That joy was short lived, though, as he followed it up with a double bogey at the ninth and another bogey at the 10th. Birdies at Nos. 15, 17 and 18 repaired his mid-round disaster and got him back to 1 under, but he'll need better rounds than that to contend in Fort Worth this week.

TUESDAY: Johnson succeeds by living in the present

Featured content

	TOP 100. Where did Zach land in our 2009 season preview of 100 players to watch? Click here for Top 100 profile
	A WINNING ATTITUDE. Though his incredible season has him leading the FedExCup standings and moved him to 20th in the Official World Golf Ranking, Zach Johnson remains as down-to-earth as ever. Click here for story
	2009 WIN NO. 1. Just three months after his slump-breaking Valero Texas Open win in the fall, Johnson got 2009 off to a fine start with another victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Click here for story
	2009 WIN NO. 2. Zach Johnson was the defending champion at the Valero Texas Open, where he shot 60 in the third round. He went on to win in a playoff against James Driscoll. Click here story
	CLIMBING THE RANKS. With six PGA TOUR wins to his name, it's time the golf world started taking Zach Johnson a whole lot more seriously, writes T.J. Auclair Click here for column
	HOME COMES FIRST. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, Johnson led a charity initiative to help his hometown after the devastating floods last summer. He spoke recently about his ongoing charity efforts. Click here for interview transcript
	PLAYER PAGE. Want more on Zach? On his PGATOUR.COM player page, you can check out his results through the years or how he ranks on TOUR in certain statistical categories. Click here for player page

Featured videos

	OUTSIDE THE ROPES. Zach Johnson talks about his favorite food, favorite movie, best subject in school and more. Click here to watch
	IN THE BAG. Unlike many guys on TOUR, Johnson has been using the same putter for almost 10 years. Find out what else he carries in his golf bag. Click here to watch
	NATIONWIDE TOUR ALUM. In 2007, Johnson made Nationwide Tour history by becoming the first Tour alum to win the Masters -- and he completed the Nationwide Tour alumni Grand Slam. Click here to watch
	HEARTLAND BOY. Even after all of his success on the PGA TOUR, Zach Johnson is still the same kid from Iowa. Click here to watch
	THREE DAYS IN JUNE. Johnson narrates the touching story of how his home state was affected by the June 2008 floods. Click here to watch

Take Five

Five things you should know about Zach Johnson

	Johnson was into baseball, basketball, football and soccer as a kid, but he started playing golf at age 10.
	He was able to get started professionally in golf thanks to the financial help of about 10 Iowa businessmen who "took out stock" in Johnson so he could focus on his game and not the cost of the travel.
	His first three TOUR wins all came in the state of Georgia -- including his first, and only so far, major victory -- the 2007 Masters.
	In 2003, he earned Nationwide Tour Player of the Year honors after making 19 of 20 cuts and finishing first on the money list.
	If Johnson's career in golf doesn't work out, he might have a shot at a career on the stage: In September 2007, he led the crowd at a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field in "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch.