Darron Stiles

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Darron Stiles
Personal information
Full nameDarron Gary Stiles
Born (1973-06-01) June 1, 1973 (age 51)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.
Career
College Florida Southern College
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Web.com Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour5 (Tied-7th all-time)
Other1
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.

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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.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Feb 17, 2008 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship 1−10 (66-68=134)*1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

Web.com Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1May 16, 1999 Nike Dominion Open −9 (67-71-74-67=279)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Goggin, Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mast
2Sep 10, 2000 Buy.com Tri-Cities Open −6 (68-72-69-73=282)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Kernohan
3May 30, 2002 Knoxville Open −16 (71-69-64-68=272)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley, Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ford
4May 14, 2006 Rheem Classic −13 (66-66-64-71=272)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Michael Putnam
5Aug 26, 2012 News Sentinel Open (2)−18 (67-66-66-67=266)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Brigman, Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Thompson,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Gardiner

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Rheem Classic Flag of the United States.svg Michael Putnam Won with par on first extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Apr 12, 1998Ronald Macdonald House Classic−8 (68-69-69-70=276)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Shane Bertsch, Flag of the United States.svg Jason Caron,
Flag of the United States.svg John Kimbell, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Medlin,
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Swartz, Flag of the United States.svg Zoran Zorkic

Results in major championships

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
U.S. Open T48CUTCUTT59
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Stiles only played in the U.S. Open.

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