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Tony Sills
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Irvin Sills
Born (1955-12-05) December 5, 1955 (age 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity 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 TournamentT36: 1986
PGA ChampionshipT16: 1986
U.S. OpenT15: 1985
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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.

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]

Sills turned professional in 1980. 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 T15 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.

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

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

Professional wins (1)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Apr 1, 1990 Independent Insurance Agent Open −12 (67-72-65=204)* Playoff United States Gil Morgan

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

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1990 Independent Insurance Agent Open United States Gil Morgan Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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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

  Did not play

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

See also

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References

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  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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