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Darron Gary Stiles (born June 1, 1973) is an American professional golfer.

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)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin ofvictory	Runner-up
1	Feb 17, 2008	HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship1	−10 (66-68=134)	1 stroke	David Smail

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

Web.com Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin ofvictory	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 ofvictory	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

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