Darron Stiles

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Darron Stiles
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Darron Gary Stiles
Born (1973-06-01) June 1, 1973 (age 50)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Pinehurst, North Carolina
Career
College Florida Southern College
Turned professional 1995
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T48: 2003
The Open Championship DNP
PGA 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 (6)

Web.com Tour wins (5)

* 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 counted as unofficial for Stiles.

Results in major championships

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T48 DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP T59
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

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