Darron Stiles
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer 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.
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 17, 2008 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship1 | −10 (66-68=134)* | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon 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. | 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 | Template:Flagicon Mathew Goggin, Template:Flagicon Dick Mast |
| 2 | Sep 10, 2000 | Buy.com Tri-Cities Open | −6 (68-72-69-73=282) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon John Kernohan |
| 3 | May 30, 2002 | Knoxville Open | −16 (71-69-64-68=272) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Aaron Baddeley, Template:Flagicon Steve Ford |
| 4 | May 14, 2006 | Rheem Classic | −13 (66-66-64-71=272) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Michael Putnam |
| 5 | Aug 26, 2012 | News Sentinel Open (2) | −18 (67-66-66-67=266) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon D. J. Brigman, Template:Flagicon Nicholas Thompson, Template:Flagicon Scott Gardiner |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Rheem Classic | Template:Flagicon Michael Putnam | Won with par on first extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)
| 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 | Template:Flagicon Shane Bertsch, Template:Flagicon Jason Caron, Template:Flagicon John Kimbell, Template:Flagicon Scott Medlin, Template:Flagicon Mike Swartz, Template:Flagicon Zoran Zorkic |
Results in major championships
| 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
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Note: Stiles only played in the U.S. Open.
See also
- 2002 Buy.com Tour graduates
- 2004 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2008 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2012 Web.com Tour graduates
- 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins
External links
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- American male golfers
- Florida Southern Moccasins men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Korn Ferry Tour graduates
- Golfers from Florida
- Golfers from North Carolina
- Sportspeople from St. Petersburg, Florida
- People from Pinehurst, North Carolina
- 1973 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportsmen