Johnny Sias (born 1952) is a professional disc golfer from

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. He joined the

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in 1986 and became a professional in 1983.

Professional career

Sias won the 1986 PDGA Professional World Championship in

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, by seven strokes over Clint Mcclellan and Geoff Lissaman. He has also won the 2012 PDGA Grand Masters World Championship, the 2013 Senior Grand Masters World Championship, the 2019 PDGA Masters 65+ World Championship, and the 2022 PDGA Masters 70+ World Championship. Sias finished second, five strokes behind winner Sam Ferrans, at the 1984 PDGA Professional World Championship in

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. In 242 career PDGA events, Sias has 77 wins and amassed $51,164 in winnings. He was inducted into the Disc Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2016, he was the first person inducted into the West Virginia Disc Golf Hall of Fame.

Sponsorships

Sias is sponsored by

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on their All Stars Team.

Personal life

Sias was born in

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, and raised in

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. He married his wife, Adele, in 1978.

References

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