Philip Tilker

Philip Tilker
Curler
Philip Tilker while completing at Pintys Grand Slam of Curling 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Born (1977-04-18) April 18, 1977 (age 47)
Bracebridge, Ontario
Team
Curling clubGranite Curling Club (Seattle)
SkipRich Ruohonen
ThirdAndrew Stopera
SecondColin Hufman
LeadKroy Nernberger
AlternatePhil Tilker
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2013, 2018)
Other appearancesUS Men's Curling Championship: 7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
US Olympic Curling Trials: 2 (2013, 2017)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Green Bay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jacksonville
Gold medal – first place 2018 Fargo
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kalamazoo
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cheney
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Everett

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]

Personal life

Tilker works as a software engineer, and lives in Seattle with his wife and son.[1] He became a naturalized American citizen in 2012.[4]

Teams

Men's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2012–13 Brady Clark Sean Beighton Darren Lehto Philip Tilker Greg Persinger
(WMCC)		 Ken Trask 2013 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 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 2014 USMCC (4th)
2014–15 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Nick Myers Matt Birklid Philip Tilker 2015 USMCC (8th)
2015–16 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2016 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016–17 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2017 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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)		 Phill Drobnick 2018 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 WMCC (6th)[5]
2018–19 Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2019 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019–20 Rich Ruohonen Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Kroy Nernberger 2020 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020–21 Rich Ruohonen Andrew Stopera Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Kroy Nernberger 2021 USMCC (7th)
2021–22 Rich Ruohonen Andrew Stopera Colin Hufman Kroy Nernberger Philip Tilker

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
2008–09 Brady Clark Cristin Clark Philip Tilker Bev Walter 2009 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009–10 Brady Clark Cristin Clark Philip Tilker Bev Walter 2010 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010–11 Brady Clark Cristin Clark Philip Tilker Bev Walter 2011 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Philip Tilker". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. ^ "Phil Tilker Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. ^ Schneider, Angela (2020-02-15). "John Shuster caps unbeaten run through USA Curling Nationals with win over Rich Ruohonen in final". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. ^ "Breaking news: Philip Tilker has earned his US citizenship". Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  5. ^ "361 World Men's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2020.


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