John Chillas Explained

John Chillas
Fullname:John Stalker Chillas
Birth Date:31 July 1951
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Scotland
Weight:86kg (190lb)
Yearpro:1971
Tour:European Senior Tour
Extour:European Tour
Prowins:6
Seneurowins:3
Otherwins:3
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T52: 1984
Pga:DNP

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)

Other wins (3)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
117 Aug 2003Travis Perkins Senior Masters−7 (70-70-69=209)1 stroke Eamonn Darcy
224 Oct 2004Estoril Seniors Tour Championship−6 (69-70-68=207)2 strokes David Good
322 Sep 2007Scandinavian Senior Open−8 (70-67-68=205)Playoff Glenn Ralph

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. News: Chillas snatches victory . . 22 September 1986 . 10.