Christa Johnson

Christa Johnson
Christa Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Christa Johnson
Born	April 25, 1958 (age 66); Arcata, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Arizona, U.S.
Spouse	Duane A. Bernard (m. 2007)
Career
College	University of Arizona
Turned professional	1980
Current tour(s)	Legends Tour (joined 2006)
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1980–2008)
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	9
LPGA of Japan Tour	1
Other	5
Best results in LPGA major championships; (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	T5: 1987
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 1997
U.S. Women's Open	T4: 1998
du Maurier Classic	T5: 1986
Women's British Open	DNP

Christa Johnson (born April 25, 1958) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.

Amateur career

Born in Arcata, California, Johnson won the 1975 Northern California Junior Girls Championship and was honored as a member of the Northern California International Junior Cup Team. She attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she was an All-American from 1979–80 for the Wildcats.

Professional career

Johnson joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. She won nine tournaments on the LPGA Tour, the first of them in 1984 and the last in 1997. Her one major championship title came at the 1997 McDonald's LPGA Championship. Her best money list finish was fourth, also in 1997. She won four tournaments on the Legends Tour, the official senior tour of the LPGA. She was a member of the USA Team during the 2006 through 2014 Handa Cups (USA winning in all years except 2013), official world team challenge of the senior tour.

Johnson resides in Arizona with husband, Duane A. Bernard, CEO of Phoenix Health Services, and former CEO of Specialty Health and St. Catherine Healthcare, whom she married in March 2007. Johnson also played under the name Chris Johnson from 1980 to 1985.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (9)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 11, 1984	Samaritan Turquoise Classic	−12 (67-68-69-72=276)	5 strokes	Patty Hayes
2	Mar 18, 1984	Tucson Conquistadores Open	−16 (69-71-66-66=272)	6 strokes	Lauri Peterson
3	Mar 17, 1986	GNA/Glendale Federal Classic	−4 (75-70-67=212)	2 strokes	Jane Geddes
4	Aug 2, 1987	Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am	−11 (66-71-70-70=277)	5 strokes	Shirley Furlong
5	Jun 17, 1990	Atlantic City Classic	−5 (69-67-69-70=275)	2 strokes	Pamela Wright
6	Apr 7, 1991	PING/Welch's Championship	−15 (67-69-65-72=273)	4 strokes	Kris Tschetter
7	May 21, 1995	Star Bank LPGA Classic	−6 (68-75-67=210)	1 stroke	Juli Inkster
8	May 18, 1997	McDonald's LPGA Championship	−3 (68-73-69-71=281)	Playoff	Leta Lindley
9	Sep 7, 1997	Safeway LPGA Golf Championship	−10 (70-70-66=206)	1 stroke	Lisa Hackney Kim Saiki

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1986	Mayflower Classic	Sandra Palmer Jan Stephenson	Palmer won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1997	McDonald's LPGA Championship	Leta Lindley	Won with par on second extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

1985 Yamaha Cup Ladies Open

Legends Tour wins (5)

2006 (1) BJ's Charity Championship (with Nancy Scranton)
2007 (1) BJ's Charity Championship (with Nancy Scranton)
2009 (1) Wendy's Charity Challenge
2011 (1) Patty Sheehan & Friends Legends Tour Event
2019 (1) Janesville LPGA Senior Pro-Am

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1997	McDonald's LPGA Championship	−3 (68-73-69-71=281)	Playoff ¹	Leta Lindley

¹ Won in a sudden death playoff.

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1998 (winners)
Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)

External links

Christa Johnson at the LPGA Tour official site
Christa Johnson at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)