John Chillas

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John Chillas
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Personal information
Full nameJohn Stalker Chillas
Born (1951-07-31) 31 July 1951 (age 72)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
Turned professional1971
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T52: 1984

John Stalker Chillas (born 31 July 1951) is a Scottish professional golfer. He won the Scottish PGA Championship twice, in 1976 and 2001. He has also won three times on the European Seniors Tour. He tied for 52nd place in the 1984 Open Championship.

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His best season on the Seniors Tour was 2004 when, in addition to winning the end-of-season Estoril Seniors Tour Championship, he was runner-up 5 times and third on two other occasions. From late August to late September he was runner-up in 4 successive tournaments, the Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open, the Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters, The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship and the ADT English Seniors Open. He finished the season third in the order of merit.

Professional wins (6)

Other wins (3)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
117 Aug 2003 Travis Perkins Senior Masters −7 (70-70-69=209)1 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy
224 Oct 2004 Estoril Seniors Tour Championship −6 (69-70-68=207)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good
322 Sep 2007 Scandinavian Senior Open −8 (70-67-68=205)Playoff Flag of England.svg Glenn Ralph

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 Scandinavian Senior Open Flag of England.svg Glenn Ralph Won with par on fourth extra hole

Team appearances

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References

  1. "Chillas snatches victory". The Glasgow Herald . 22 September 1986. p. 10.