John Laurence Miller (born April 29, 1947) is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s, ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus, and is currently the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he has held since January 1990. He is also an active and successful golf course architect.

Miller was born and raised in San Francisco. In 1961, he became the first "merit member" at the Olympic Club, the club's term for talented juniors given access to its facilities and became the top player on its junior team. He won the S.F. city junior title in 1963 at age 16, and the following year won the 1964 U.S. Junior Amateur, and enrolled at Brigham Young University in 1965.

At the end of his freshman year, Miller qualified for the 1966 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club, his home course in San Francisco. He used his local knowledge to finish in a tie for eighth place, the low amateur by three strokes, and earned an invitation to the 1967 Masters.^[1]

Miller was an All-American at BYU and graduated in 1969 with a degree in physical education.