45 Facts About Johnny Miller

John Laurence Miller was born on April 29,1947 and is an American former professional golfer.

Johnny Miller was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s.

Johnny Miller was the first to shoot 63 in a major championship to win the 1973 US Open, and he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus.

Johnny Miller was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1998.

Johnny Miller was the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he held from January 1990 to February 2019.

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Johnny Miller won the San Francisco city junior title in 1963 at age 16, and the following year won the 1964 US Junior Amateur.

Johnny Miller won the California State Amateur Championship in 1968.

Johnny Miller was an All-American at BYU and graduated in 1969 with a degree in physical education.

Johnny Miller joined the PGA Tour in 1969 at age 22, and won his first tour event in 1971.

Johnny Miller made a double eagle on the fifth hole at Muirfield during the second round of the 1972 Open Championship.

Johnny Miller tied for second at the 1971 Masters, and had top-10 finishes at the US Open in 1971 and 1972.

Johnny Miller had yet to win in 1973, but by mid-June, he had recorded eight top-10 finishes, which included a tie for 6th at the Masters.

Johnny Miller played the first two rounds at Oakmont with Arnold Palmer and his "Army" gallery, at its largest in Palmer's native western Pennsylvania.

Johnny Miller was two under par after the second round but shot a five-over 76 on Saturday to settle at three-over for the championship.

Johnny Miller played the front nine without his yardage book on Saturday until his wife Linda retrieved it.

Johnny Miller began the fourth and final round in 12th place, six shots behind the four co-leaders, including Palmer.

Johnny Miller passed the leading players of the day, including future hall-of-famers Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, and Palmer, who was in the final pairing with John Schlee.

Johnny Miller's 63 was the lowest round to win a major championship until it was tied by Henrik Stenson at the Open Championship in 2016.

Johnny Miller birdied the first four holes and hit all 18 greens in regulation.

Johnny Miller got five more birdies with only one bogey, and needed only 29 putts during the round.

Johnny Miller followed that triumph at Oakmont by finishing in a tie for second at the next major, The Open Championship at Royal Troon a month later, three strokes behind winner Tom Weiskopf.

In 1974, Johnny Miller was the leading money winner on the PGA Tour with eight victories, which considerably outpaced the rest of the field.

Johnny Miller amassed a then-record $353,201, and unseated Nicklaus as the Tour's leading money winner for a season.

Johnny Miller began 1975 with three more victories, winning two of them in remarkable fashion.

Johnny Miller won the Phoenix Open by 14 strokes, which included a second-round 61 for a 24-under par cumulative score of 260, the lowest on the tour in 20 years.

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Johnny Miller won the Tucson Open by nine strokes, with a final round 61.

Johnny Miller finished second to Jack Nicklaus at the 1975 Masters, and third at The Open Championship later in the year at Carnoustie, just a single stroke from playoffs in both.

Johnny Miller won his second and final major in 1976, a six stroke victory over Nicklaus and a 19-year-old Seve Ballesteros at The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Johnny Miller later said that he considered quitting professional golf during his slump in form between 1977 and 1979, but a passage in the Scriptures, "It's not what you accomplish in life, but what you overcome", helped inspire him to continue playing golf.

Johnny Miller said that Jack Nicklaus, whom he viewed as a father figure, was "amazingly supportive" of him during his bleak period in the late 1970s.

In 1980, Johnny Miller notched his first win in almost four years, the Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic.

Johnny Miller finished his career with 25 PGA Tour wins and 105 top-10 finishes.

Johnny Miller finished runner-up three times at The Masters in 1971,1975 and 1981.

The only major championship Johnny Miller failed to have a top-3 finish in is the PGA Championship.

Johnny Miller was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1998.

In 2012, Johnny Miller revealed that Tiger Woods once asked him to be his coach.

Woods asked if Johnny Miller would give him lessons after Jack Nicklaus had told Woods that Johnny Miller was "the best short iron player ever".

Johnny Miller said that he declined the offer from Woods because of his commitment to NBC Sports and a desire to spend time with his children and grandchildren.

Johnny Miller has written a column for Golf Digest magazine for several years, offering insight into various aspects of golf, often featuring the professional game.

Johnny Miller wrote the book I Call The Shots, a look at the PGA Tour's personalities during his peak years, the Tour's current stars, as well as broadcasting insights.

Johnny Miller is a partner in a limited partnership which purchased Silverado Country Club in Napa, California on July 1,2010.

Johnny Miller owns a golf design company and a golf academy and designed the Thanksgiving Point Golf Course in Lehi, Utah, host of the Champion's Challenge.

Johnny Miller served as the unofficial face of the resort during the event, as he was a part of the telecast, which frequently referenced his role in the club.

Johnny Miller retired from broadcasting following the third round of the 2019 Phoenix Open.

Johnny Miller is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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