Darron Stiles

Darron Stiles
Darron Stiles
Personal information
Full name	Darron Gary Stiles
Born	June 1, 1973 (age 51); St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
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.

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	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	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
1	2006	Rheem Classic	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	Shane Bertsch, Jason Caron, John Kimbell, Scott Medlin, Mike Swartz, Zoran Zorkic

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
U.S. Open	T48				CUT		CUT			T59

Did not play

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

External links

Official website
Darron Stiles at the PGA Tour official site
Darron Stiles at the Official World Golf Ranking official site