Darron Stiles
American golfer (born 1973)
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::summary American golfer (born 1973) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Darron Stiles |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Darron Gary Stiles |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 215 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S. |
| college | Florida Southern College |
| yearpro | 1995 |
| retired | |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| Web.com Tour | |
| NGA Hooters Tour | |
| prowins | 7 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | 1 |
| nwidewins | 5 (Tied-7th all-time) |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 1 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | T48: 2003 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | DNP |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
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Early life
In 1973, Stiles was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1989, Stiles had successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his jaw.
Stiles was a three-time All-America at Florida Southern College and was a member of the 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship team.
Professional career
In 1995, Stiles turned pro. He 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.
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Feb 17, 2008 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship1 | The 2008 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Due to the length of the event this win is not officially recognised as a Nationwide Tour victory.}} | 1 stroke | NZL David Smail | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
Web.com Tour wins (5)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | May 16, 1999 | Nike Dominion Open | −9 (67-71-74-67=279) | 1 stroke | AUS Mathew Goggin, USA Dick Mast | | 2 | Sep 10, 2000 | Buy.com Tri-Cities Open | −6 (68-72-69-73=282) | 2 strokes | USA John Kernohan | | 3 | May 30, 2002 | Knoxville Open | −16 (71-69-64-68=272) | 1 stroke | AUS Aaron Baddeley, USA Steve Ford | | 4 | May 14, 2006 | Rheem Classic | −13 (66-66-64-71=272) | Playoff | USA Michael Putnam | | 5 | Aug 26, 2012 | News Sentinel Open (2) | −18 (67-66-66-67=266) | 1 stroke | USA D. J. Brigman, USA Nicholas Thompson, AUS Scott Gardiner | ::
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Rheem Classic | USA Michael Putnam | Won with par on first extra hole |
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NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Apr 12, 1998 | Ronald Macdonald House Classic | −8 (68-69-69-70=276) | 3 strokes | USA Shane Bertsch, USA Jason Caron, USA John Kimbell, USA Scott Medlin, USA Mike Swartz, USA Zoran Zorkic | ::
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T48 | CUT | CUT | T59 | ||||||
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Stiles only played in the U.S. Open.
Notes
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