Thomas Louis Tolles Jr. (born October 21, 1966) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour, the Nike Tour, and the PGA Tour Champions.
Early life Tolles was born in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Professional career He has two Nike Tour victories and has finished runner-up in two PGA Tour events including the 1996 Players Championship. Tolles led by two strokes after three rounds but a final round 72 left him in a tie for second place, four behind Fred Couples.
Tolles had a pair of third-place finishes in major championships. He finished solo third at the 1997 Masters Tournament and tied for third at the 1996 PGA Championship.
Tolles finished T-5 at the U.S. Open in 1997 and finished 1 spot out (11th) from making the 1997 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Professional wins (3) Nike Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 25, 1993Nike Ozarks Open−17 (68-68-69-66=271)2 strokes Bob Burns, Bob May2May 1, 1994Nike Alabama Classic−14 (66-69-70-69=274)1 stroke Clark Burroughs
Nike Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11992Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open Lennie Clements, Ted TrybaClements won with birdie on first extra hole
Tarheel Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 1, 2007Patriots Point Classic−12 (70-67-67=204)Playoff Alex Hamilton
Results in major championships Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters Tournament3CUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTT40T5WDThe Open ChampionshipT3369PGA ChampionshipT3T13CUTCUT
WD = withdrew from tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19961997199819992000The Players ChampionshipT2T7CUTT46CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
See also 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
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