Johnny Miller

 

Johnny Miller played his first Jr. Golf Association of Northern California Golf Tournament at age eight at Lake Merced Golf Course. He has won the U.S. Open and British Open, plus 24 other PGA Tournaments. His record closing "63" captured the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont and he followed with eight tour victories in 1974 for "Golfer of the Year" title. Miller was a member of the Ryder Cup (1975 and 1981) and World Cup (1973, 1975, 1980) Teams. He was voted as the first member of the PGA Hall of Fame. Enshrined in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.