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25 Years After Tiger's Romp, a Huge Fan, Chase Johnson, Is US Open's only Player of Black Heritage
- Chase Johnson, a golfer from Barberton, Ohio, qualified for the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont and is the only Black player in the field.
- Johnson turned professional in 2019 after being MAC player of the year in 2015-16 and worked through struggles losing his Korn Ferry Tour card before rebuilding on the APGA Tour by 2023.
- He won three APGA Tour tournaments and the 2024 John Shippen National Invitational, earning exemptions to PGA Tour events including the Rocket Mortgage Classic and Genesis Invitational hosted by Tiger Woods.
- Johnson entered a 36-hole playoff in Columbus, Ohio, qualified as the first alternate, and officially secured a U.S. Open spot after Bud Cauley became fully exempt on June 9, 2025.
- Starting golf inspired by Tiger Woods-themed video games and his father's practice challenges, Johnson aims to build a platform for minority players and is making his U.S. Open debut 25 years after Woods' landmark 2000 victory.
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25 years after Tiger's romp, Chase Johnson, is US Open's only player of Black heritage
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (AP) — One of the first memories for the last man to make the field at this year's U.S. Open was watching Tiger Woods.In that respect, Chase Johnson has plenty of company. In another, he has none.On the 25-year anniversary of Woods' historic dismantling of Pebble Beach in the U.S. Open — a milestone win that some thought might puncture golf's stereotype as a sport for rich, white men — Johnson is the only player of Black he…
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