Anthony Alastair Johnstone (born 2 May 1956) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer.
Career Johnstone was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He attended Christian Brothers College.
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 a 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up14 Nov 1984Portuguese Open−14 (70-69-67-68=274)3 strokes Michael King212 Aug 1990Murphy's Cup50 pts (6-23-6-15=50)2 points Malcolm MacKenzie39 Jun 1991Murphy's Cup (2)40 pts (10-9-9-12=40)Playoff Eamonn Darcy425 May 1992Volvo PGA Championship−16 (67-70-70-65=272)2 strokes Gordon Brand Jnr, José María Olazábal515 Feb 1998Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1−17 (68-64-67-72=271)2 strokes Ernie Els611 Mar 2001Qatar Masters−14 (68-70-66-70=274)2 strokes Robert Karlsson 1Co-sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11981Swiss Open Antonio Garrido, Manuel PiñeroPiñero won with birdie on first extra hole21991Murphy's Cup Eamonn DarcyWon with eagle on second extra hole31992Benson & Hedges International Open Peter SeniorLost to par on first extra hole41992Dunhill British Masters Christy O'Connor JnrLost to birdie on first extra hole51996Turespaña Masters Diego BorregoLost to par on third extra hole
Southern Africa Tour wins (17) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up111 Feb 1984South African Open−14 (67-65-72-70=274)3 strokes Fulton Allem218 Feb 1984SA Charity Classic−26 (63-71-63-69=266)2 strokes Gavan Levenson315 Dec 1984Safmarine South African Masters−11 (68-66-70-73=277)1 stroke Fulton Allem421 Dec 1986Goodyear Classic−9 (69-67-70-69=275)1 stroke Fulton Allem518 Jan 1987ICL International−17 (69-67-64-71=271)6 strokes Justin Hobday, Wilhelm Winsnes614 Nov 1987Minolta Copiers Match Play−6 (66)3 strokes Mark McNulty727 Nov 1987Protea Assurance Challenge−18 (66-64-67-65=262)7 strokes Hugh Baiocchi816 Jan 1988ICL International (2)−22 (66-66-65-69=266)1 stroke Denis Durnian913 Nov 1988Minolta Copiers Match Play (2)−1 (71)2 strokes Wayne Westner1019 Nov 1988Bloemfontein Classic−12 (66-71-69-69=276)2 strokes Phil Harrison, Schalk van der Merwe1121 Jan 1989Lexington PGA Championship−11 (71-65-66-67=269)Playoff Chris Williams1224 Feb 1990Palabora Classic−14 (73-70-65-66=274)3 strokes John Bland, Wayne Westner1328 Feb 1993EVS South African Masters (2)−13 (67-66-68-74=275)1 stroke Roger Wessels1428 Nov 1993Zimbabwe Open−15 (71-68-66-68=273)8 strokes Nic Henning, James Kingston1512 Dec 1993Phillips South African Open (2)−21 (64-69-69-65=267)7 strokes Ernie Els169 Jan 1994Bell's Cup−17 (65-68-68-70=271)3 strokes Ernie Els, David Frost1715 Feb 1998Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 (2)−17 (68-64-67-72=271)2 strokes Ernie Els 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11989Lexington PGA Championship Chris WilliamsWon with birdie on first extra hole21994Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy Bruce VaughanLost to par on second extra hole
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up128 Nov 2009Gary 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 Jun 2008Jersey Seniors Classic−3 (69-70-74=213)2 strokes Gordon J. Brand, Ross Drummond, Ángel Franco, Bertus Smit26 Sep 2009Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters−10 (69-71-66=206)1 stroke Peter Senior
Results in major championships Tournament1982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT77The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT39CUTCUTT52T73T34CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT
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)
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