Christa Johnson

Not to be confused with Chris Johnson (disambiguation).

Christa Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Christa Johnson
Born	(1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 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	Legends Tour (joined 2006)
Former tour	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 five 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

Source:

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.

Results timeline

Tournament	1978	1979	1980
LPGA Championship
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	CUT
du Maurier Classic	–

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Kraft Nabisco Championship	–	–	T44	T46	T26	T50	T5	T35	CUT	T34
LPGA Championship	T57	T26	T4	72	T8	T33	T16	CUT	T12	T20
U.S. Women's Open	T62	44	CUT	CUT	T12	T19	CUT	T19	T29	CUT
du Maurier Classic	T30		T13	T25	T6	T5	T70	T39	CUT	T41

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T23	T17	T76	T19	T57	CUT	T35	CUT	T51	T6
LPGA Championship	T47	T15	T30	T14	T38	T58	1	T6	T54	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T5	T48	T13	CUT	T16	T58	T9	T4	CUT	CUT
du Maurier Classic	T36	T44	T10	T47	CUT	T44	T9	T27

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T48	T36
LPGA Championship		67	CUT	CUT	WD	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open				CUT
Women's British Open ^

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Win

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut.
WD = withdrew
T = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship	0	0	0	1	2	5	20	17
LPGA Championship	1	0	0	2	4	9	26	19
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	2	3	8	23	13
du Maurier Classic	0	0	0	1	4	6	17	15
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	1	0	0	6	13	28	86	64

• Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (1990 LPGA – 1994 LPGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1997 LPGA – 1997 du Maurier Classic)

Source:

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• Solheim Cup: 1998 (winners)
• Handa Cup: 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)