Johnny Sias (born 1952) is a professional disc golfer, tournament director, and course designer from Lavalette, West Virginia.[1][2] He became a professional in 1983 and joined the Professional Disc Golf Association in 1986 after finishing 15th at the 1985 PDGA World Disc Golf Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3]
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.[4] He has also won the 2012 PDGA Grand Masters World Championship,[5] the 2013 Senior Grand Masters World Championship, the 2019 PDGA Masters 65+ World Championship,[6] and the 2022 PDGA Masters 70+ World Championship.[7] Sias finished second, five strokes behind winner Sam Ferrans, at the 1984 PDGA Professional World Championship in Rochester, New York.[8] 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.[9] In 2016, he was the first person inducted into the West Virginia Disc Golf Hall of Fame.[10] He was Tournament Director for the 2021 Beech Fork Open at the Beech Fork State Park Disc Golf Course, which he co-designed with Phil Bryan.[11]
Sponsorships
editSias is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs on their All Stars Team.[12]
Personal life
editSias was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and raised in Lincoln County, West Virginia. He married his wife, Adele, in 1978.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Beech Fork State Park Disc Golf Course". Professional Disc Golf Association. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "2nd Annual Open Disc Golf Tournament: Beech Fork". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ Neil, RIck (1985). "1985 World Disc Golf Championships" (PDF). Flying Disc Illustrated. 2 (3): 19 – via Flying Disc Museum.
- ^ "1986 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships". Professional Disc Golf Association.
- ^ PLONA, KRISTOFER (2022-07-20). "W.Va. native Johnny Sias wins fifth world disc golf title, second putting title". WCHS. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "Johnny Sias - Disc Golf World Champion - Gentleman". www.moodgolf.org.
- ^ "2022 Masters World Disc Golf Championships". www.pdga.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Beech Fork Open". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "All Stars". 9 June 2017.