Brittany Johnston
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Brittany Johnston is an American female professional golfer
currently playing on the Futures Tour
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on January 6, 1986 to Rod and Sandy Johnston. Her father is a PGA Master Golf Professional. She resides in Akron, Ohio
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. She chose to go to Northwestern over Princeton, Bradley, and Penn State. She graduated with her Bachelors degree in Political Science.
, but failed to make the cut with scores of 81 and 80.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
currently playing on the Futures Tour
FUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
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Personal
Johnston was born in Cleveland, OhioOhio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
on January 6, 1986 to Rod and Sandy Johnston. Her father is a PGA Master Golf Professional. She resides in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
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College
Johnston played college golf all four years at Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. She chose to go to Northwestern over Princeton, Bradley, and Penn State. She graduated with her Bachelors degree in Political Science.
Professional
Johnston turned professional in 2008, and joined the Futures Tour on January 15, 2008. She qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open2011 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
The 2011 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 66th U.S. Women's Open, and was played from July 7 to July 11, 2011 at The Broadmoor East Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association . The course is at an...
, but failed to make the cut with scores of 81 and 80.
Futures Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | July 17, 2011 | ING New England Golf Classic | 1 stroke |  Alison Walshe |