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Tony Sills

American professional golfer

Summary

American professional golfer

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name	Tony Sills
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fullname	Anthony Irvin Sills
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birth_place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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weight	185 lb
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college	University of Southern California
yearpro	1980
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extour	PGA Tour
prowins	1
pgawins	1
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masters	T36: 1986
usopen	T15: 1985
open	DNP
pga	T16: 1986
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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

Sills, who is Jewish, 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.

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. 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

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 1, 1990	Independent Insurance Agent Open	name=weather	Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}}	Playoff	USA Gil Morgan

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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

Results in major championships

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	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

Notes

References

[https://books.google.com/books?id=dDyEVDIA3aIC&dq=Tony+Sills+jewish&pg=PA69 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.
"Golf Major Championships".
(June 24, 2011). "LAUSD - Sports Hall of Fame".

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