European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              July 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 31 masters Champ Johnson headlines Deere Field by Andrew Seligman the associated press obscurity is a Little harder to come by these Days for masters Champion Zach so he was surprised to find it so close to Home at the site of the John Deere Johnson was practising on the 18th Green of the pc Deere run Over the weekend when two men from who were guests of corporate approached and began asking first they wanted to know if Johnson would be playing in the they asked if he was a and after real izing he was a pea tour Mem they asked How his year was and if had he won a Tournai i won a tournament in Johnson along with being the masters Johnson won the classic outside Atlanta a month later and now trails Only Tiger Phil Vijay Singh and Choi in the Fedex cup he is the Star attraction in the John Deere which he con siders his Home even though he Hast exactly owned who grew up just Over an hour away in has not finished higher than i dont know Why that Johnson i dont know if its the Golf i dont know if if s just me not playing if s prob ably a mixture of this would be a Good time to fix that at is the Only player among the top 45 in the world ranking in the John Deere which starts thurs also in the Field is John Daly and defending Champion John Senden of the two men from Chile presumably didst see the masters this or they might have recognized the Guy who made three birdies Down the stretch to pull away from they probably didst see Mickelson slip the Green jacket Over Johnsons Shoul then Johnson was has rarely been billed As a the masters was Only his second Ca reer and when it was he didst exactly paint an exciting picture of in from Cedar he said after winning the thais about it in a Normal Normal has a different mean ing for Johnson these he started the season with a Dif Ferent when his son was besides taking care of an infant while trav Eling the he also is learning to say that might come in Handy As his son grows but Charles Rex masters Champion Zach Johnson signs autographs after participating in the John Deere classic prom at the pc Deere run Goh course in on Johnson is fifth in the Fedex cup Hes Able to use it Johnson recently turned Down appearance Money to play in Ger Many the week after the British in part because he had Al ready committed to the John which he said is Border line a major for had he accepted the Johnson would have wound up playing five tournaments in a Row and nine in 10 i need my rest and i need to focus on the Johnson Daly simply wants to try to build momentum after being both ered by injuries on the and bizarre allegations off he dislocated a rib in the Honda classic in Early March while trying to Stop his swing when he heard a fan take a Pic and he withdrew from the pods championship the follow ing week because pain forced him to swing with one then came the bizarre episode in Mem when he showed up at the course with scratches on his he accused his wife of attack ing him with Steak she accused Daly of sexually assaulting her and using knife attack As a they eventually called a Daly tied for 16th in the Buick open two weeks his Best Fin ish of the then missed the Cut at Ive been Hurt pretty much most of the Daly these past four weeks Ive been healthy so i just want to keep Senden  mind duplicating what he did a year he birdied the 17th Hole and dug out of a Bunker on the 18th before tap Ping in to save Par and hold off Hayes for his Lone pea tour i Felt Good All Senden i had a really Good week end at the Western open the week Good putting and Good scoring and that led into some be memory Gate for the entire family for a Chance to win an Al inclusive to one of four armed forces recreation Hale Koa hotel sponsored