Johnny Ray Huston (born June 1, 1961) is an American

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who won seven

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events and currently plays on the

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Early life

Huston was born in

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. He attended

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and was a member of the

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team.

Professional career

Huston turned professional in 1983. He won seven PGA Tour events and has had more than 80 top-10 finishes in his career. He has a history of being a "streaky" player, who either plays extremely well or mediocre. At the 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, he broke a 53-year-old record for 72-hole scoring by shooting 260, a 28-under-par performance. Huston attributed his record-breaking score to magnets that he placed in his shoes and in the cover of his mattress. He also had a course-record 61 at the 1996

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. He finished in the top-100 on the money list every year but one during the first 17 years of his career. Huston was a member of the winning inaugural

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team in

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and the losing 1998 team. He is the first American golfer selected to two President Cups without a Ryder Cup. Huston's best finish in a major championship was T-3 at the 1990 Masters Tournament; he also had a solo 4th-place finish at the 2000 U.S. Open. His peak

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was 15th in 1999. Huston's first Champions Tour win was at the 2011

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, which was his third start and came just 25 days after he turned 50. Huston has a reputation for playing very quickly. Commentator

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has described Huston as the Tour's fastest golfer, with no one a close second. He lives in

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Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (7)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (4)

*1985

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*1987

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*1988

JCPenney Classic The JCPenney Classic was a mixed team golf tournament sponsored by the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour. Teams consisted of one PGA Tour player and one LPGA Tour player (except in 1967 when the teams were male only). It was played in California and Flor ...

(with Amy Benz) *2005 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with

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)

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1997 Masters – 1999 Open Championship) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Professional *

(winners),

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

References

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