Tom Gillis

Gillis was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and graduated from Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan. He turned professional in 1990 after playing collegiate golf at Oakland Community College and Coastal Carolina University.^[2]

Gillis played on the PGA Tour in 2010 after several years on the Nationwide Tour, and having previously competed on the PGA Tour in 2003 and 2005, and the European Tour from 1998 to 2002. He also played in several PGA and Nationwide Tour events during the 1990s. According to his profile, Gillis has played professional tournaments in 26 different countries.

Gillis won his first title on the Nationwide Tour at the 2009 Nationwide Tour Players Cup. He finished 5th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card. In 2010, Gillis finished tied for fifth at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He retained his playing rights for the 2011 season, finishing 76th on the money list. He spent 2014 on the Web.com Tour, but a strong performance in the Finals earned him a place on the PGA Tour for 2015.

His best career finishes are a tie for second at the 2012 Honda Classic and a playoff loss to Jordan Spieth at the 2015 John Deere Classic.

In between the time of playing on the PGA Tour, and switching to the PGA Tour Champions, Gillis spent a year coaching high school golf. He coached the varsity team at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. In 2018, Gillis began playing on the PGA Tour Champions. In his first event, the 3M Championship, he shot 67-67-67 to finish in a tie for 3rd.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 28, 2009	Nationwide Tour Players Cup	−15 (71-66-66-70=273)	3 strokes	Cameron Percy, Roger Tambellini

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Sep 28, 1997	Naturally Fresh Cup	−9 (70-65=135)*	1 stroke	B. J. Dekreek, Kyle Owen, Jay Hobby

*Note: The 1999 Naturally Fresh Cup was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 18, 2007	Beach Spring 4	−13 (69-67-67=203)	7 strokes	Chad Couch, Kyle Dobbs, Jeff Freeman, Jack Lander, Jeff Schmid
2	Jul 26, 2007	Beach Summer 7	−20 (66-69-67-66=268)	Playoff	Steve LeBrun

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 20, 2009	Pine Needles Classic	−7 (69-67-68=204)	Playoff	Michael Henderson, Chris Kirk, Emmett Turner
2	Apr 4, 2009	Savannah Quarters Championship	−17 (63-64=127)	7 strokes	Matt Hendrix

• 1992 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
• 1993 Jamaican Open
• 1994 Michigan Open
• 2008 Michigan Open

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	John Deere Classic	Jordan Spieth	Lost to par on second extra hole

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Note: Gillis never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

"T" indicates a tie for a place
WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

• 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates
• 2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates

• Tom Gillis at the PGA Tour official site
• Tom Gillis at the European Tour official site
• Tom Gillis at the Official World Golf Ranking official site