Christa Johnson

Christa Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Christa Johnson
Born	April 25, 1958 (1958-04-25) (age 53) Arcata, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Arizona
Spouse	Duane A. Bernard (m.2007)
Career
College	University of Arizona
Turned professional	1980
Current tour(s)	Legends Tour (joined 2006)
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1980-2008)
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	9
Other	3
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T5: 1987
LPGA Championship	Won: 1997
U.S. Women's Open	T4: 1998
du Maurier Classic	T5: 1986
Women's British Open	DNP

Christa Johnson (born April 25, 1958) is an American professional golfer.

Johnson was born in Arcata, California. She attended the University of Arizona.

Johnson joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. She won nine tournaments on the LPGA Tour, the first of them in 1984 and the last in 1997. Her one major championship title came at the 1997 McDonald's LPGA Championship. Her best money list finish was fourth, also in 1997. She won three tournaments on the Legends Tour, the official senior tour of the LPGA. She was a member of the winning USA Team during the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Handa Cups, official world team challenge of the senior tour.

Johnson resides in Arizona with husband, Duane A. Bernard, former CEO of Specialty Health, LLC, and St. Catherine Healthcare, LLC, whom she married in March 2007. Johnson also played under the name Chris Johnson from 1980 to 1985.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (9)

• 1984 (2) Samaritan Turquoise Classic, Tucson Conquistadores Open
• 1986 (1) GNA/Glendale Federal Classic
• 1987 (1) Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am
• 1990 (1) Atlantic City Classic
• 1991 (1) PING/Welch's Championship
• 1995 (1) Star Bank LPGA Classic
• 1997 (2) McDonald's LPGA Championship, Safeway LPGA Golf Championship

LPGA major is shown in bold.

Legends Tour wins (3)

• 2006 (1) BJ's Charity Championship (with Nancy Scranton)
• 2007 (1) BJ's Charity Championship (with Nancy Scranton)
• 2009 (1) Wendy's Charity Challenge

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1997	McDonald's LPGA Championship	-3 (68-73-69-71=281)	Playoff 1	Leta Lindley

¹ Won in a sudden death playoff.

External links

• Christa Johnson at the LPGA Tour official site
• Christa Johnson at the Legends Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Christa
Alternative names	Johnson, Chris
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	April 25, 1958
Place of birth	Arcata, California
Date of death
Place of death