Background
Huston, John was born on June 1, 1961 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States.
Huston, John was born on June 1, 1961 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States.
He attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and was a member of the golf team
Huston turned professional in 1983. He has a history of being a "streaky" player, who either plays extremely well or mediocre. At the 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, he broke a 53-year-old record for 72-hole scoring by shooting 260, a 28-under-par performance.
Huston attributed his record-breaking score to magnets that he placed in his shoes and in the cover of his mattress.
He also had a course-record 61 at the 1996 Memorial Tournament. He finished in the top-100 on the money list every year but one during the first 17 years of his career.
Huston"s best finish in a major championship was T-3 at the 1990 Masters Tournament. He also had a solo 4th-place finish at the 2000 United States. Open.
He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Huston has a reputation for playing very quickly. Commentator Gary McCord has described Huston as the Tour"s fastest golfer, with no one a close second. He lives in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (7) Other wins (4) Champions Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut World Development = Withdrew DQ = Disqualified "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1997 Masters – 1999 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times) Professional: 1994 (winners), 1998.
Married Suzanne Huston. Children: Jessica, Travis.