Age: 51
Darron Stiles
Age: 51
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)
- 1999 Nike Dominion Open
- 2000 Buy.com Tri-Cities Open
- 2002 Knoxville Open
- 2006 Rheem Classic
- 2008 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship*
- 2012 News Sentinel Open
* 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 |
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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.