Tommy Tolles

Tommy Tolles
Personal information
Full nameThomas Louis Tolles, Jr.
Born (1966-10-21) October 21, 1966 (age 58)
Fort Myers, Florida
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseIlse Tolles
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nike Tour
Tarheel Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking29 (October 5, 1997)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament3rd: 1997
PGA ChampionshipT3: 1996
U.S. OpenT5: 1997
The Open ChampionshipT33: 1996

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. Tolles also finished 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. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 25, 1993 Nike Ozarks Open −17 (68-68-69-66=271) 2 strokes United States Bob Burns, United States Bob May
2 May 1, 1994 Nike Alabama Classic −14 (66-69-70-69=274) 1 stroke United States Clark Burroughs

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1992 Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open United States Lennie Clements, United States Ted Tryba Clements won with birdie on first extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Mar 1, 2007 Patriots Point Classic −12 (70-67-67=204) Playoff United States Alex Hamilton

Results in major championships

Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament 3 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T40 T5 WD
The Open Championship T33 69
PGA Championship T3 T13 CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = withdrew from tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
The Players Championship T2 T7 CUT T46 CUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 40 1997 Ending 5 Oct 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.


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