John Chillas

John Chillas
John Chillas
Personal information
Full name	John Stalker Chillas
Born	31 July 1951; Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Career
Turned professional	1971
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour	3
Other	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T52: 1984

John Stalker Chillas (born 31 July 1951) is a Scottish professional golfer. He won the Scottish PGA Championship twice, in 1976 and 2001. He has also won three times on the European Seniors Tour. He tied for 52nd place in the 1984 Open Championship.

His best season on the Seniors Tour was 2004 when, in addition to winning the end-of-season Estoril Seniors Tour Championship, he was runner-up 5 times and third on two other occasions. From late August to late September he was runner-up in 4 successive tournaments, the Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open, the Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters, The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship and the ADT English Seniors Open. He finished the season third in the order of merit.

Professional wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 Aug 2003	Travis Perkins Senior Masters	−7 (70-70-69=209)	1 stroke	Eamonn Darcy
2	24 Oct 2004	Estoril Seniors Tour Championship	−6 (69-70-68=207)	2 strokes	David Good
3	22 Sep 2007	Scandinavian Senior Open	−8 (70-67-68=205)	Playoff	Glenn Ralph

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2007	Scandinavian Senior Open	Glenn Ralph	Won with par on fourth extra hole

PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1982, 1983 (winners), 1984 (winners), 1988, 1992
UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2004

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