Howie Johnson

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| fullname = Howard Johnson

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|9|8}}

| birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|9|13|1925|9|8}}

| death_place = Palm Desert, California

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| weight = {{convert|195|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

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| college = University of Minnesota

| yearpro = 1956

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| extour = PGA Tour
Senior PGA Tour

| prowins = 3

| pgawins = 2

| otherwins = 1

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| masters = T18: 1970

| usopen = T12: 1970

| open = T20: 1971

| pga = T19: 1969

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Howard "Howie" Johnson (September 8, 1925 – September 13, 2015) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota,{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/104 104–5] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/104 }} Johnson played college golf at the University of Minnesota, where he was team captain. He did not turn professional until age 30, and then only on a dare.

Johnson joined the PGA Tour in 1956 and had two victories.{{cite web |title=Sanders, Johnson win Grand Champions by one |date=July 7, 2003 |url=http://majors.golfweb.com/story/6470038 |accessdate=January 12, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He won his first tour event in 1958 at the Azalea Open, in a playoff with Arnold Palmer.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UM8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UnYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4035%2C192809 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |title=Johnson wins Azalea Open |date=April 1, 1958 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1958/04/01/page/31/article/howie-johnson-takes-azalea-penalty-helps |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Howie Johnson takes Azalea; penalty helps |date=April 1, 1958 |page=3, sec. 3}} His best finish in a major was T-12 at the U.S. Open in 1970.{{cite web |title=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=313 |accessdate=January 12, 2008}}

Johnson joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1980 and his best finish was a T-2 at the Vintage Chrysler Invitational in 1987. He lived in Rancho Mirage, California, and his son, Howard Johnson, Jr., played on the Nationwide Tour.

Johnson died in September 2015 at the age of 90.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2015/09/21/howie-johnson-obituary.html |title=PGA Tour winner Johnson passes away at age 90 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=September 21, 2015 |first=Laury |last=Livsey}}