Anthony Irvin Sills (born December 5, 1955) is an American

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who played on the

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and later became a

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teaching professional. Sills, who is Jewish, was born and raised in

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. As a youth, he caddied at the

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, including when the club hosted the

Los Angeles Open The Genesis Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played in 1926 as the Los Angeles Open. Other previous names include Genesis Open, Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open. Played annually i ...

. Sills attended Palisades High School and later the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, where he was a member of the

team with future PGA Tour golfer Scott Simpson. 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 The Cadence Bank Houston Open is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, played in November. As a part of a restructuring of the schedule, the event moved to the fall in 2019. Because the tour year starts the previous fall, the ...

. In that tournament, he beat

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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. 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

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. 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.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 1990 Independent Insurance Agent Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.'' PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

''Note: Sills never played in

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sills, Tony American male golfers USC Trojans men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Los Angeles Jewish American golfers Jews from California 1955 births Living people 21st-century American Jews

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

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