Johnny Sias
Johnny Sias (born 1952) is a professional disc golfer from Lavalette, West Virginia. He joined the Professional Disc Golf Association in 1986 and became a professional in 1983.
Professional career[]
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Sias won the 1986 PDGA Professional World Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, by seven strokes over Clint Mcclellan and Geoff Lissaman.[1] He has also won the 2012 PDGA Grand Masters World Championship, the 2013 Senior Grand Masters World Championship, and the 2019 PDGA Masters 65+ World Championship.[2] Sias finished second, five strokes behind winner Sam Ferrans, at the 1984 PDGA Professional World Championship in Rochester, New York.[3] In 242 career PDGA events, Sias has 77 wins and amassed $51,164 in winnings. He was inducted into the Disc Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.[4] In 2016, he was the first person inducted into the West Virginia Disc Golf Hall of Fame.[5]
Sponsorships[]
Sias is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs on their All Stars Team.[6]
Personal life[]
Sias was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and raised in Lincoln County, West Virginia. He married his wife, Adele, in 1978.[5]
References[]
- ^ "1986 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships". Professional Disc Golf Association.
- ^ "Johnny Sias - Disc Golf World Champion - Gentleman". www.moodgolf.org.
- ^ "1984 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships". Professional Disc Golf Association.
- ^ Gregoire, Matt (February 18, 2015). "Johnny Sias #1700". Professional Disc Golf Association.
- ^ a b Greenfield, Heather (April 2019). "Mr. West Virginia Disc Golf" (PDF). Wonderful West Virginia.
- ^ "All Stars".
- American disc golfers
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Wayne County, West Virginia
- Disc golf
- Sportspeople from Huntington, West Virginia
- People from Lincoln County, West Virginia