Johnson Wagner is now perhaps better known for his bad shots than his good ones, and he revisited the highs and lows of his TV shots in 2025.
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Johnson Wagner breaks down best (and worst) TV shots of the yearJessica Marksbury
JohnsonWagnernotchedthreewinsoverthecourseofhisPGATourcareer,butthe45-year-oldpro-turned-Golf-Channel-analystisnowperhapsbetterknownforhisbadshotsthanhisgoodones.
Atlastyear’sPlayer’sChampionship,Wagnerattemptedtoreplicateadifficultchipliveonair.Theresultingshankwasdeflating–untilWagnerrealizedthathishumanityresonatedwithviewers.Now,Wagner’sreenactmentsofplayers’pivotalshotsareastapleofGolfChannel’son-sitecoverage,andonthisweek’sepisodeofSubpar,Wagnerbrokedownhisbestandworstperformancesof2025withhostsColtKnostandDrewStoltz.Wagnerstartedwiththeworst.
“PaulMcGinleyhadbeentryingtotalkmeintochippingcross-handedatthePGAatQuailHollow,anditwasSundaythatIdecidedtodoone,whereScottieSchefflerandJonRahmwerebothoverthebackofthe15thgreen,”Wagnersaid.“Iputtedoneliketheybothdiddowntoacouple
