John Stalker Chillas (born 31 July 1951) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has also won three times on the European Seniors Tour.
Career During his regular career, he won the Scottish PGA Championship twice: in 1976 and 2001. He also tied for 52nd place in the 1984 Open Championship.
His best season on the European Senior Tour was 2004. In addition to winning the end-of-season Estoril Seniors Tour Championship, he was runner-up five times and third on two other occasions. From late August to late September he was runner-up in four consecutive 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 3rd in the Order of Merit. In 2005, he finished in second place at the Australian PGA Seniors Championship, the top senior tournament in Australia, only behind American Tom Purtzer.
Professional wins (6) Regular wins (3) 1976 Scottish Professional Championship 1986 Dumfries Octocentenary Classic 2001 Scottish PGA Championship
European Seniors Tour wins (3) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other European Seniors Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up117 Aug 2003Travis Perkins Senior Masters−7 (70-70-69=209)1 stroke Eamonn Darcy224 Oct 2004Estoril Seniors Tour Championship−6 (69-70-68=207)2 strokes David Good322 Sep 2007Scandinavian Senior Open−8 (70-67-68=205)Playoff Glenn Ralph
European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007Scandinavian Senior Open Glenn RalphWon with par on fourth extra hole
Team appearances 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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