GENERAL: A transfer from Cal Poly who has been a welcome addition ... has enormous talent ... great length from tee to green with solid fundamentals around the green ... an excellent wedge player ... solid around the greens ... streaky putter ... an aggressive player who needs to learn to manage his game more effectively ... a hard worker who will vie to be in the team's top five week in and week out.
2011-12 (AS A JUNIOR): Earned a first-year `Big C' award ... has played in seven stroke-play events and 21 rounds, averaging 73.0 strokes per round on 1,533 shots ... also posted a 1-2 record at Del Walker Match Play Championship in the lone match-play event of his Cal career ... ranked No. 178 by Golfweek (5/19/12) and No. 240 according to Golfstat (5/22/12) in their latest player rankings ... posted his top finish at Cal when he tied for fifth while playing as an individual at ASU Thunderbird Invitational (70-67-71 - 208, -5), with his second-round four-under par 67 also the best round of his Cal career and tied for the lowest in his collegiate career ... tied for 13th at Golfweek Conference Challenge (70-72-76 - 218, +2) ... tied for 18th twice at Wolverine Intercollegiate (71-74-71 - 216, +3) and at John A. Burns Intercollegiate (70-72-74 - 216, E) ... tied for 36th at Western Intercollegiate (73-79-71 - 223, +13) ... finished 49th at Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (78-79-75 - 232, +16) ... tied for 62nd at NCAA Stanford Regional (71-77-72 - 220, +10) ... had a tremendous and dominating stretch of qualifying play that was among the best in the history of Cal golf shortly after his arrival in the fall and spent the first two tournaments in the team's top spot in the lineup.
AT CAL POLY: CAREER - Had the third-lowest career stroke average (minimum 40 rounds) at Cal Poly after two seasons with a 73.1 mark on 3,759 shots over 51 rounds and 17 events ... had five top-10 finishes and placed in the top 20 nine times ... had 14 rounds under par, including five that were lower than 70 ... had top score on his team in five events. 2010-11 (AS A SOPHOMORE) - Finished third on the squad with a 74.4 stroke average that was the 13th-best on the school's all-time list at the end of 2010-11, registering 1,934 shots over nine events and 26 rounds ... finished in the top 10 twice by tying for fourth at Lamkin Grip Challenge (72-72 - 144) and tying for sixth at Folino Invitational (72-75-69 - 216) to lead the Mustangs to team wins in both events, with his lone round of the season under 70 in the final round of the latter ... had three other top-20 finishes, tying for 13th at Firestone Grill Cal Poly (72-71-77 - 220), tying for 14th at Big West Conference Championship (75-73-78 - 226) and tying for 16th at Palouse Cougar Collegiate (74-70-70 - 214) when he posted the top score on his team for the only time ... tied for 28th at Anteater Invitational (76-75-75 - 226) ... tied for 36th at Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (72-76-80 - 228) ... tied for 48th at Saint Mary's Invitational (76-74-78 - 228) ... tied for 57th at Braveheart Classic (82-74-76 - 232) ... had seven rounds under par, including his season-low 69 in the final round of Folino Invitational. 2009-10 (AS A FRESHMAN) - Big West Freshman of the Year and a second-team all-conference selection while registering the top numbers of his two-year stop at Cal Poly, posting 1,825 shots over 25 rounds and eight events for a team-low 73.0 stroke average that was the eighth-best in school history (minimum 20 rounds) ... had a team-high-tying seven rounds under par and a team-high-tying four in the 60's, including all four rounds of his Cal Poly career that were 68 or better ... tied for second three times, including each of his last two events of the season at Big West Conference Championship (68-74-76 - 218) and Cal State Bakersfield Spring Invitational (70-70-75 - 215), as well at Firestone Grill College Invitational (72-71-68 - 211) hosted by Cal Poly ... his opening-round 68 tied for the lowest round of the tournament at Big West Conference Championship ... tied for ninth in his collegiate debut in a dual meet with Cal State Bakersfield (76) ... tied for 14th at Lexus Classic (72-72-72 - 216) ... tied for 21st at Giustina Memorial Classic (75-79-67 - 221) with the final round 67 the lowest score of his Cal Poly career and tied for the lowest in his collegiate career ... tied for 26th at Del Walker Intercollegiate (72-68-71 - 211) ... 40th at Anteater Invitational (76-73-73 - 222) ... tied for 75th at Saint Mary's Invitational (74-82-79 - 235) ... had top score on his team in four events (Firestone Grill College Invitational, Del Walker Intercollegiate, Lexus Classic, Big West Conference Championship).
AMATEUR: 2011 - Tied for third at California State Fair Amateur (69-69-65 - 203) ... advanced to Round of 16 in match play at California Amateur ... participated in U.S. Open Sectional qualifying (77-75 - 152) after being the individual medalist at local level (71). 2010 - Winner of AmateurGolf.com Tour Championship title with a 73 in the 18-hole event ... tied for second at California State Fair Amateur (66-64-73 - 203) ... participated in U.S. Open Sectional qualifying (72-75 - 147) after tying for second at local level (71) ... reached semifinals of match play at Northern California Amateur ... tied for fifth at Christmas Classic (70-71 - 141) ... tied for 22nd at Southwestern Amateur (69-73-70-71 - 283). 2008 - Junior America's Cup selection for Northern California.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Clovis West High School ... led his team to a Southern Section title as a sophomore in 2007, a pair of Valley crowns (2008, '09) and Tri-River League titles in each of his four prep seasons (2007-10) ... a two-time All-City selection in 2008 and `09 ... a four-year letterwinner ... also participated in soccer during his first prep season.
OTHER: Full name is Pace Archer Johnson ... majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... parents are David and Carolyn Johnson ... sister, Annie, will be a freshman at High Point University in North Carolina in 2012-13 ... born January 1, 1991, in Fresno, Calif.
GETTING TO KNOW PACE: The most interesting thing about me is ... that I have never met anyone with the same first name I would describe myself as ... the most competitive person ever The reason I love golf is ... some type of new situation is put on the plate every time I play a tournament and that's what really makes it exciting For me to improve as a person, I need to ... be organized and work as hard as I can on my own weaknesses My favorite pre-match ritual is ... playing my pre-round playlist on my iPod on the range The biggest thrill in my life to date is ... skydiving from 13,000 feet, although I'm soon to get higher The favorite golf course I have played is ... Cypress Point The reasons I chose Cal are ... the golf program had a reputation for success and I like the idea of diversity The best thing about Cal is ... the campus because I haven't been to many other places that have neat and old architecture What sets Cal golf apart from other collegiate golf programs is ... our ability to keep each other in a positive mood no matter what the situation is ... I believe someone even commented to me at the Isleworth tournament last fall that our team always looks like we are having a great time and that is exactly how I feel My favorite golf movie is ... Caddyshack My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be ... making eagle on the last hole in the final group to win by one stroke I would like to be remembered at Cal for ... winning a national championship The people who have had the greatest influence in my life are ... my parents My best advice for youngsters would be ... never give up
