Johnny Miller
Born in San Francisco on April 29, 1947, Johnny Miller took up golf at the age of five. He received playing privileges at the Olympic Club and in 1964 won the U.S. Junior Amateur. As a 19-year-old amateur, he qualified for the 1966 U.S. Open at Olympic and finished eighth. After attending Brigham Young University where he made 1st Team All-American in 1967, Johnny turned professional in 1969 and nearly won the 1971 Masters.
Between 1974 and 1975, Miller won 12 tournaments, including the triumphant 1973 U.S. Open victory at Oakmont where he made a comeback from six behind and finished with a record-setting 63 in the final round. Following Oakmont, Johnny finished in a tie for second at the British Open Championship at Royal Troon, three strokes behind winner Tom Weiskopf. This was the first of five consecutive top-10 finishes for him at The Open. By the end of 1974 he was the leading money winner on the PGA TOUR by some distance with eight victories, unseating Nicklaus as money leader for a season.
In 21 years, Johnny won 25 times on the PGA TOUR and was inducted into the PGA TOUR Hall of Fame. In 1976 Miller won his second and final major at the British Open Championship. He then put the focus on raising a family of six children and, in 1990, he began a career in broadcasting. Not only has Johnny excelled in the game of golf, but he has received eight Emmy® Award nominations for his insightful, “tell-it-like-it-is” commentary and has several instructional golf videos for sale. In 1984 he founded the golf course design firm, Johnny Miller Design. Outside of being a commentator, course designer, columnist and author, Miller also enjoys fishing, ranching, church activities and spending time with his wife and family, which includes 18 grandchildren.
| AWARDS, HONORS & RECORDS | |
| 1964 | U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Winner |
| 1974 | PGA Player of the Year PGA TOUR leading money winner |
| 1998 | World Golf Hall of Fame |
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