| Tony Sills | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Anthony Irvin Sills |
| Born | December 5, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Former tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| 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.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Sills has a daughter, Emily, who played golf for the University of Tennessee.
Awards and honors
[edit]In 2011 Sills was inducted into the Los Angeles High Schools Sports Hall of Fame[4]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 1, 1990 | Independent Insurance Agent Open | −12 (67-72-65=204)[a] | Playoff |  Gil Morgan
|
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Independent Insurance Agent Open | Gil Morgan
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T36 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | T34 | T15 | T31 | T63 | |||
| PGA Championship | T62 | CUT | T16 | CUT |
Note: Sills never played in The Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
[edit]- 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
Notes
[edit]- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
[edit]- ^ The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports Heroes
- ^ Glick, Shav (January 25, 1985). "Wadkins Shoots to the Front". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".
- ^ "LAUSD - Sports Hall of Fame". June 24, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Tony Sills at the PGA Tour official site
- Tony Sills at the Official World Golf Ranking official site