Tony Johnstone
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Early life
Johnstone was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He attended Christian Brothers College.
Professional career
In 1979, Johnstone turned professional and has spent his career playing mainly on the Southern African Tour and the European Tour. He won six times in Europe and finished a career best seventh on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1992. His most prestigious win came at the 1992 British PGA Championship. He won seventeen times on the Southern African Tour and topped the tour's Order of Merit in 1988–89 and 1993–94. He has represented Zimbabwe in international competition many times.
In 2008, he won his first EST event, the Jersey Seniors Classic.[1] He won his second event on the Senior tour in 2009 at the Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters.
Johnstone is noted for his excellent short game and topped the European Tour's short game statistics in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Broadcasting career
Johnstone currently works for Sky Sports as golf commentator. He was also a presenter for a television series called Bush Hacking. Three seasons were produced which were filmed in the Kruger Park and Shamwari in South Africa. The two minute episodes were broadcast as fillers during live golf coverage on Sky Sports and also broadcast on SuperGolf on SuperSport.
He has also played some on the European Seniors Tour.[2]
Personal life
In 2004, Johnstone was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, possibly ending his playing career. With a revolutionary drug treatment, he appears to have put his MS in remission.[2]
Johnstone lives in Sunningdale, England.
Professional wins (25)
European Tour wins (6)
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Other European Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Nov 1984 | Portuguese Open | −14 (70-69-67-68=274) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Michael King |
| 2 | 12 Aug 1990 | Murphy's Cup | 50 pts (6-23-6-15=50) | 2 points | Template:Flagicon Malcolm MacKenzie |
| 3 | 9 Jun 1991 | Murphy's Cup (2) | 40 pts (10-9-9-12=40) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy |
| 4 | 25 May 1992 | Volvo PGA Championship | −16 (67-70-70-65=272) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Gordon Brand Jnr, Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal |
| 5 | 15 Feb 1998 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 | −17 (68-64-67-72=271) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Ernie Els |
| 6 | 11 Mar 2001 | Qatar Masters | −14 (68-70-66-70=274) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Robert Karlsson |
1Co-sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 | Swiss Open | Template:Flagicon Antonio Garrido, Template:Flagicon Manuel Piñero | Piñero won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1991 | Murphy's Cup | Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy | Won with eagle on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1992 | Benson & Hedges International Open | Template:Flagicon Peter Senior | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1992 | Dunhill British Masters | Template:Flagicon Christy O'Connor Jnr | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1996 | Turespaña Masters | Template:Flagicon Diego Borrego | Lost to par on third extra hole |
Southern Africa Tour wins (17)
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989 | Lexington PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon Chris Williams | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1994 | Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy | Template:Flagicon Bruce Vaughan | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Other wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Nov 2009 | Gary Player Invitational (with Template:Flagicon Ángel Cabrera) |
−15 (66-65=131) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon John Bland and Template:Flagicon Tjaart van der Walt, Template:Flagicon Bill Longmuir and Template:Flagicon Omar Sandys |
European Senior Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jun 2008 | Jersey Seniors Classic | −3 (69-70-74=213) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Gordon J. Brand, Template:Flagicon Ross Drummond, Template:Flagicon Ángel Franco, Template:Flagicon Bertus Smit |
| 2 | 6 Sep 2009 | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | −10 (69-71-66=206) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Peter Senior |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | CUT | CUT | T52 | T73 | T34 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Rhodesia): 1976
Professional
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 1982
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- World Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)
References
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External links
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