Biography of Johnny Miller -

Johnny Miller (1947-) is an American former PGA
Tour  golfer who was born in San Francisco. 

In 1964 Miller was the U.S. Junior Amateur
champion.

Miller won two major titles, the 1973 U.S. Open
(golf)|U.S. Open and the 1976 The Open
Championship|Open Championship.  His final round
63 in the 1973 Open at Oakmont Country Club is
considered one of the most dominating performances
in that tournament's history.

Miller was the leading money winner on the PGA
Tour in 1974, and he finished his career with 25
Golfers with most PGA Tour wins|PGA TOUR wins.

After retiring from the PGA TOUR, Miller chose not
to compete on the Champions Tour on a regular
basis, and instead became a golf broadcaster for
NBC Sports. As a commentator he became known for
his straightforward and sometimes blunt remarks,
which sometimes earned him the enmity of the
player being commented upon.  He is regarded by
television executives as the one golf commentator
who can actually draw people to watch a broadcast.

Miller also owns a golf design company and a golf
academy.

==PGA Tour wins==
*1971  Southern Open Invitational 
*1972  Sea Pines Heritage Classic 
*1973  U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open  
*1974  Bing Crosby National Pro-Am,  Phoenix Open,
 Dean Martin Tucson Open,  Sea Pines Heritage
Classic,  Tournament of Champions,  Westchester
Classic,  World Open Golf Championship,  Kaiser
International Open Invitational  
*1975  Phoenix Open,  Dean Martin Tucson Open, 
Bob Hope Desert Classic,  Kaiser International
Open Invitational  
*1976  NBC Tucson Open,  Bob Hope Desert Classic, 
British Open Championship  
*1980  Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic  
*1981  Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open,  Glen
Campbell-Los Angeles Open  
*1982  Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open 
*1983  Honda Inverrary Classic  
*1987  AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am  
*1994  AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Miller's Major championships are shown in bold.

==Other wins==
:This list may be incomplete.
*1975 Lancome Trophy (France, not a European Tour
event)
*1979 Lancome Trophy (a European Tour event from
1976)

==External link==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/132203
Biography on the PGA TOUR official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/M/Johnny_Miller/
Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles

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Biography of Johnny Miller -