Darron Stiles | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Darron Gary Stiles |
Born | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | June 1, 1973
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S. |
Career | |
College | Florida Southern College |
Turned professional | 1995 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Web.com Tour NGA Hooters Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 5 (Tied-7th all-time) |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | T48: 2003 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Darron Gary Stiles (born June 1, 1973) is an American professional golfer.
Stiles was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was a three-time All-America at Florida Southern College and was a member of the 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship team.
Stiles played on the Nationwide Tour in 1997, 1999–2002, 2004, and 2008 and the PGA Tour in 2003, 2005–07, and 2009. He gained his PGA Tour card for 2007 by finishing tied for 16th at Q-School in 2006 but failed to retain his card, and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2008. He finished 7th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2008 and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card. Stiles is the all-time career money leader through his 2012 win at the News Sentinel Open on the Web.com Tour with $1,815,688.
Stiles had successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his jaw in 1989.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Feb 17, 2008 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship 1 | −10 (66-68=134)* | 1 stroke | David Smail |
*Note: The 2008 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Due to the event's length, this win is not officially recognized as a Nationwide Tour victory.
1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 16, 1999 | Nike Dominion Open | −9 (67-71-74-67=279) | 1 stroke | Mathew Goggin, Dick Mast |
2 | Sep 10, 2000 | Buy.com Tri-Cities Open | −6 (68-72-69-73=282) | 2 strokes | John Kernohan |
3 | May 30, 2002 | Knoxville Open | −16 (71-69-64-68=272) | 1 stroke | Aaron Baddeley, Steve Ford |
4 | May 14, 2006 | Rheem Classic | −13 (66-66-64-71=272) | Playoff | Michael Putnam |
5 | Aug 26, 2012 | News Sentinel Open (2) | −18 (67-66-66-67=266) | 1 stroke | D. J. Brigman, Nicholas Thompson, Scott Gardiner |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2006 | Rheem Classic | Michael Putnam | Won with par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Apr 12, 1998 | Ronald Macdonald House Classic | −8 (68-69-69-70=276) | 3 strokes | Shane Bertsch, Jason Caron, John Kimbell, Scott Medlin, Mike Swartz, Zoran Zorkic |
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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U.S. Open | T48 | CUT | CUT | T59 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Stiles only played in the U.S. Open.
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