Tony Sills

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Tony Sills
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Irvin Sills
Born (1955-12-05) December 5, 1955 (age 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Southern California
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T36: 1986
PGA Championship T16: 1986
U.S. Open T15: 1985
The Open Championship DNP

Anthony Irvin Sills (born December 5, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and later became a golf teaching professional.

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Early life and amateur career

Sills, who is Jewish, [1] was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. As a youth, he caddied at the Riviera Country Club, including when the club hosted the Los Angeles Open. Sills attended Palisades High School and later the University of Southern California, where he was a member of the golf team with future PGA Tour golfer Scott Simpson. [2]

Professional career

In 1980, Sills turned professional. He had 22 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the 1990 Independent Insurance Agent Open. In that tournament, he beat Gil Morgan with a par on the first extra hole in a sudden-death playoff. His best finish in a major championship was T-15 at the 1985 U.S. Open. [3] His best year was 1990 when he finished 61st on the money list.

After his touring days were over, Sills taught putting and the short game with Putting Arc co-founder V.J. Trolio at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi.

Personal life

Sills has a daughter, Emily, who played golf for the University of Tennessee.

Awards and honors

In 2011 Sills was inducted into the Los Angeles High Schools Sports Hall of Fame [4]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Apr 1, 1990 Independent Insurance Agent Open −12 (67-72-65=204)*Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan

*Note: The 1990 Independent Insurance Agent Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1990 Independent Insurance Agent Open Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1984198519861987198819891990
Masters Tournament T36CUT
U.S. Open T34T15T31T63
PGA Championship T62CUTT16CUT

Note: Sills never played in The Open Championship

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports Heroes
  2. ↑ Glick, Shav (January 25, 1985). "Wadkins Shoots to the Front". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Golf Major Championships".
  4. ↑ "LAUSD - Sports Hall of Fame". June 24, 2011.
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