| Philip Tilker | |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Bracebridge, Ontario |
| Curling Club: | Granite Curling Club (Seattle) |
| Skip: | Rich Ruohonen |
| Third: | Andrew Stopera |
| Second: | Colin Hufman |
| Lead: | Kroy Nernberger |
| Alternate: | Phil Tilker |
| World Championship Appearances: | 2 |
| Other Appearances: | US Men's Curling Championship: 7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) US Olympic Curling Trials: 2 (2013, 2017) |
Philip "Phil" Tilker (born April 18, 1977, in Bracebridge, Ontario) is a Canadian-American curler.[1] He was a member of Team USA at the World Men's Curling Championship in 2013 and 2018. Tilker played lead on the Brady Clark rink from 2012 to 2017, and has played in the same position on the Rich Ruohonen rink since then.[2]
At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Tilker and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[3]
Tilker works as a software engineer, and lives in Seattle with his wife and son. He became a naturalized American citizen in 2012.[4]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Philip Tilker | Greg Persinger (WMCC) | (9th) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Philip Tilker | Greg Persinger | 2013 USOCT (5th) | ||
| Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Greg Persinger | Philip Tilker | (4th) | ||||
| 2014–15 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Nick Myers | Matt Birklid | Philip Tilker | (8th) | ||
| 2015–16 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Philip Tilker | |||||
| 2016–17 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | ||||
| 2017–18 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | 2017 USOCT (5th) | |||
| Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Chris Plys (WMCC) | (6th)[5] | |||
| 2018–19 | Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | ||||
| 2019–20 | Rich Ruohonen | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | ||||
| 2020–21 | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Kroy Nernberger | (7th) | |||
| 2021–22 | Rich Ruohonen | Andrew Stopera | Colin Hufman | Kroy Nernberger | Philip Tilker |
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Philip Tilker | Bev Walter | ||||
| 2009–10 | Brady Clark | Cristin Clark | Philip Tilker | Bev Walter | 2010 USMxCC | |
| 2010–11 | Brady Clark | Cristin Clark | Philip Tilker | Bev Walter | 2011 USMxCC |