Article: Tulsa World boys player of the year: Growing into success: Johnson's steady improvement pays off.

Byline: Matt Doyle

Jun. 9--MARK JOHNSON REMEMBERS those days a few years back when he was a young golfer trying to hit the ball as far as he could.

Johnson can hit the ball pretty far and very straight these days. He hit a growth spurt during his four years as a member of Jenks High School's varsity boys golf team.

Johnson sprouted four inches, from 5-foot-5 as a freshman, to 5-9 as a senior and added 25 pounds to 150.

His growth as a young man was matched by his development as a golfer, which led to the 2007 Tulsa World All-Metro High School Boys Golfer of the Year honor.

His success started with area junior tournaments and ...

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