# Tony Johnstone

Anthony Alastair Johnstone (born 2 May 1956) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer.

## Early life

Johnstone was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He attended Christian Brothers College.

## Professional career

In 1979, Johnstone turned professional and has spent his career playing mainly on the Southern African Tour and the European Tour. He won six times in Europe and finished a career best seventh on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1992. His most prestigious win came at the 1992 British PGA Championship. He won seventeen times on the Southern African Tour and topped the tour's Order of Merit in 1988–89 and 1993–94. He has represented Zimbabwe in international competition many times.
In 2008, he won his first EST event, the Jersey Seniors Classic. He won his second event on the Senior tour in 2009 at the Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters.
Johnstone is noted for his excellent short game and topped the European Tour's short game statistics in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

### Broadcasting career

Johnstone currently works for Sky Sports as golf commentator. He was also a presenter for a television series called Bush Hacking. Three seasons were produced which were filmed in the Kruger Park and Shamwari in South Africa. The two minute episodes were broadcast as fillers during live golf coverage on Sky Sports and also broadcast on SuperGolf on SuperSport.
He has also played some on the European Seniors Tour.

## Personal life

In 2004, Johnstone was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, possibly ending his playing career. With a revolutionary drug treatment, he appears to have put his MS in remission.
Johnstone lives in Sunningdale, England.

## Professional wins (25)
### European Tour wins (6)

* Legend
* Flagship events (1)
* Other European Tour (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 4 Nov 1984 | Portuguese Open | −14 (70-69-67-68=274) | 3 strokes | Michael King |
| 2 | 12 Aug 1990 | Murphy's Cup | 50 pts (6-23-6-15=50) | 2 points | Malcolm MacKenzie |
| 3 | 9 Jun 1991 | Murphy's Cup (2) | 40 pts (10-9-9-12=40) | Playoff | Eamonn Darcy |
| 4 | 25 May 1992 | Volvo PGA Championship | −16 (67-70-70-65=272) | 2 strokes | Gordon Brand Jnr, José María Olazábal |
| 5 | 15 Feb 1998 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship$^1$ | −17 (68-64-67-72=271) | 2 strokes | Ernie Els |
| 6 | 11 Mar 2001 | Qatar Masters | −14 (68-70-66-70=274) | 2 strokes | Robert Karlsson |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1981 | Swiss Open | Antonio Garrido, Manuel Piñero | Piñero won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1991 | Murphy's Cup | Eamonn Darcy | Won with eagle on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1992 | Benson & Hedges International Open | Peter Senior | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1992 | Dunhill British Masters | Christy O'Connor Jnr | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1996 | Turespaña Masters | Diego Borrego | Lost to par on third extra hole |

### Southern Africa Tour wins (17)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 11 Feb 1984 | South African Open | −14 (67-65-72-70=274) | 3 strokes | Fulton Allem |
| 2 | 18 Feb 1984 | SA Charity Classic | −26 (63-71-63-69=266) | 2 strokes | Gavan Levenson |
| 3 | 15 Dec 1984 | Safmarine South African Masters | −11 (68-66-70-73=277) | 1 stroke | Fulton Allem |
| 4 | 21 Dec 1986 | Goodyear Classic | −9 (69-67-70-69=275) | 1 stroke | Fulton Allem |
| 5 | 18 Jan 1987 | ICL International | −17 (69-67-64-71=271) | 6 strokes | Justin Hobday, Wilhelm Winsnes |
| 6 | 14 Nov 1987 | Minolta Copiers Match Play | −6 (66) | 3 strokes | Mark McNulty |
| 7 | 27 Nov 1987 | Protea Assurance Challenge | −18 (66-64-67-65=262) | 7 strokes | Hugh Baiocchi |
| 8 | 16 Jan 1988 | ICL International (2) | −22 (66-66-65-69=266) | 1 stroke | Denis Durnian |
| 9 | 13 Nov 1988 | Minolta Copiers Match Play (2) | −1 (71) | 2 strokes | Wayne Westner |
| 10 | 19 Nov 1988 | Bloemfontein Classic | −12 (66-71-69-69=276) | 2 strokes | Phil Harrison, Schalk van der Merwe |
| 11 | 21 Jan 1989 | Lexington PGA Championship | −11 (71-65-66-67=269) | Playoff | Chris Williams |
| 12 | 24 Feb 1990 | Palabora Classic | −14 (73-70-65-66=274) | 3 strokes | John Bland, Wayne Westner |
| 13 | 28 Feb 1993 | EVS South African Masters (2) | −13 (67-66-68-74=275) | 1 stroke | Roger Wessels |
| 14 | 28 Nov 1993 | Zimbabwe Open | −15 (71-68-66-68=273) | 8 strokes | Nic Henning, James Kingston |
| 15 | 12 Dec 1993 | Phillips South African Open (2) | −21 (64-69-69-65=267) | 7 strokes | Ernie Els |
| 16 | 9 Jan 1994 | Bell's Cup | −17 (65-68-68-70=271) | 3 strokes | Ernie Els, David Frost |
| 17 | 15 Feb 1998 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship$^1$ (2) | −17 (68-64-67-72=271) | 2 strokes | Ernie Els |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1989 | Lexington PGA Championship | Chris Williams | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1994 | Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy | Bruce Vaughan | Lost to par on second extra hole |

### Other wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 28 Nov 2009 | Gary Player Invitational (with Ángel Cabrera) | −15 (66-65=131) | 3 strokes | John Bland and Tjaart van der Walt, Bill Longmuir and Omar Sandys |

### European Senior Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 8 Jun 2008 | Jersey Seniors Classic | −3 (69-70-74=213) | 2 strokes | Gordon J. Brand, Ross Drummond, Ángel Franco, Bertus Smit |
| 2 | 6 Sep 2009 | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | −10 (69-71-66=206) | 1 stroke | Peter Senior |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | | | | | | | CUT | | | | | |
| U.S. Open | | | | | | | | | | T77 | | | | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | CUT | CUT | T52 | T73 | T34 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | | | | | | | | CUT | CUT | CUT | | | | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Rhodesia): 1976
Professional
* Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 1982
* Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
* World Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
* Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)