| D. A. Points | |
|---|---|
 Points at the2010 PGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Darren Andrew Points |
| Born | (1976-12-01)December 1, 1976 (age 48) Pekin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Windermere, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | Lori Points |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Current tours | PGA Tour (past champion status) |
| Former tour | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highestranking | 45 (May 19, 2013)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T38: 2013 |
| PGA Championship | T10:2011 |
| U.S. Open | T58: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | T32: 2014 |
Darren Andrew "D.A." Points (born December 1, 1976) is an Americanprofessional golfer who currently plays on thePGA Tour.
Born and raised inPekin, Illinois, Points attended Pekin High School,[2] and theUniversity of Illinois, where he was a third teamAll-American. Points won the Illinois State Amateur Championship in 1995, 1998, and 1999. He lost toTiger Woods in the quarterfinals of theU.S. Amateur in 1996. Points turned professional in 1999.
Points played on theBuy.com Tour (later Web.com Tour) from2001 to2004 and won three events: the 2001Buy.com Inland Empire Open, the 2004Northeast Pennsylvania Classic and the 2004Pete Dye West Virginia Classic. He earned his PGA Tour card by finishing second on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2004. He played on the PGA Tour in2005 and2006, but dropped back to the Nationwide Tour for2007 and2008. At theMiccosukee Championship in 2008, he holed his second shot from the fairway on the last hole on Sunday with a wedge and ended up winning in a playoff overMatt Bettencourt for his fourth career win. He finished 16th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for2009.
Points had his first successful year on the PGA Tour in 2009. He recorded four top-10 finishes, including a third-place finish at theHP Byron Nelson Championship en route to a 66th-place finish on the money list.
In February2011, Points won his first PGA Tour title at theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He finished two strokes ahead of AmericanHunter Mahan, aided by an approach shot on the par-five 14th, which he holed for aneagle. He also won the pro-am portion with amateur partnerBill Murray.[3] The victory helped him finish 37th on the money list, his best career finish to date. Points led the 2012Wells Fargo Championship by one stroke overRory McIlroy andRickie Fowler going into the final hole of the tournament. He bogeyed the hole and they went to a sudden death playoff. Fowler won the playoff on the first extra hole with a birdie.
He won his second title on the PGA Tour in2013 at theShell Houston Open, sinking a 13-foot (4 m) putt on the 72nd hole to save par and win by a stroke.[4] Points won again in 2017 at thePuerto Rico Open starting the last round with five straight birdies and shooting a final round 66 to take his third PGA Tour title.
Points has been featured in the top 50 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 13,2011 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | 63-70-71-67=271 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Hunter Mahan |
| 2 | Mar 31,2013 | Shell Houston Open | 64-71-71-66=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Billy Horschel, Henrik Stenson |
| 3 | Mar 26,2017 | Puerto Rico Open | 64-69-69-66=268 | −20 | 2 strokes | Bryson DeChambeau, Retief Goosen,Bill Lunde |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Wells Fargo Championship | Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy | Fowler won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 30,2001 | Buy.com Inland Empire Open | 65-66-68-68=267 | −21 | Playoff |  Rod Pampling,Mark Wurtz |
| 2 | Jun 20,2004 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | 67-66-71-66=270 | −14 | Playoff | James Driscoll |
| 3 | Jul 18, 2004 | Pete Dye West Virginia Classic | 65-62-68-70=265 | −23 | 5 strokes | Nick Cassini |
| 4 | Oct 26,2008 | Miccosukee Championship | 73-70-62-67=272 | −12 | Playoff | Matt Bettencourt |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Buy.com Inland Empire Open | Rod Pampling,Mark Wurtz | Won with birdie on third extra hole Wurtz eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2004 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | James Driscoll | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2008 | Miccosukee Championship | Matt Bettencourt | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T38 | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | T69 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T58 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T32 | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T16 | T10 | CUT | T40 | T54 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T48 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||||
| Championship | T45 | T62 | ||
| Invitational | T19 | T59 | ||
| Champions | T66 | T68 |
"T" = Tied