Johnny Miller
| Johnny Miller | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Laurence Miller |
| Born |
April 29, 1947 San Francisco, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence |
Napa, California Heber City, Utah |
| Career | |
| College | Brigham Young University |
| Turned professional | 1969 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 35 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 25 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
|
| Masters Tournament | T2: 1971, 1975, 1981 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1973 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1976 |
| PGA Championship | T11: 1977 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1998 (member page) |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1974 |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
1974 |
John Laurence Miller (born April 29, 1947) is an American former professional golfer. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s. He was the first to shoot 63 in a major championship to win the 1973 U.S. Open, and he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. Miller won 25 PGA Tour events, including two majors. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1998. He is currently the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he has held since January 1990. He is also an active golf course architect.
Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Miller was invited to join the Olympic Club in 1963 as a Junior Golf Section member, and became the top player on its junior team. He won the San Francisco city junior title in 1963 at age 16, and the following year won the 1964 U.S. Junior Amateur. After graduation from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1965, he enrolled at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
In the spring of his freshman year of college, Miller qualified for the 1966 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club. His intimate knowledge of his home course helped him to finish in a tie for eighth place, the low amateur by three strokes, and earned him an invitation to the 1967 Masters. He won the California State Amateur Championship in 1968.
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