Liz Johnson have been chosen as the best woman bowler of the calendar year 2009 by the Bowling Writers Association of America. Johnson's 2009 award is her third, and her best performances are coming in odd years. She also won in 2005 and 2007. Johnson won three times, capturing the PBA Women's Viper Championship, and the USBC Queens. Johnson partnered with PBA legend Norm Duke to win the 2009 PBA Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship. In spite of not having a women's tour to bowl in, Johnson earned a very respectable $88.000 in PBA and USBC competition.
BWAA began presenting the the women's in 1948. The winners are chosen each year by active BWAA members using a point system based on performance. In 2009. Johnson won the award over Kelly Kulick 105-43.
