| Johnny Miller | |||||||||
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 Miller in 1975 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | John Laurence Miller | ||||||||
| Born | April 29, 1947 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||||
| Residence | Monterey Peninsula, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Spouse | Linda Miller | ||||||||
| Children | 6 | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| College | Brigham Young University | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 1969 | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 36 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| PGA Tour | 25 | ||||||||
| European Tour | 2 | ||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Other | 10 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | T2: 1971, 1975, 1981 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T11: 1977 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | Won: 1973 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | Won: 1976 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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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.[1] He was the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he held from January 1990 to February 2019. He is also an active golf course architect.
- ^ "Miller, Johnny". World Golf Hall of Fame.