Darren Andrew "D.A." Points (born December 1, 1976) is an American

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who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Early years and amateur career

Born and raised in Pekin, Illinois, Points attended Pekin High School, and the University of Illinois, where he was a third team All-American. Points won the Illinois State Amateur Championship in 1995, 1998, and 1999. He lost to Tiger Woods in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur in 1996. Points turned professional in 1999.

Professional career

Points played on the

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(later Web.com Tour) from

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and won three events: the 2001 Buy.com Inland Empire Open, the 2004 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic and the 2004 Pete 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 in

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and

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, but dropped back to the Nationwide Tour for

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and

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. At the

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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 over

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for his fourth career win. He finished 16th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

. Points had his first successful year on the PGA Tour in 2009. He recorded four top-10 finishes, including a third-place finish at the HP Byron Nelson Championship en route to a 66th-place finish on the money list. In February

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, Points won his first PGA Tour title at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He finished two strokes ahead of American

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, aided by an approach shot on the par-five 14th, which he holed for an

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. He also won the pro-am portion with amateur partner Bill Murray. The victory helped him finish 37th on the money list, his best career finish to date. Points led the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship by one stroke over

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and

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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 in

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at the

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, sinking a putt on the 72nd hole to save par and win by a stroke. Points won again in 2017 at the

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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 the

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Amateur wins

*1995 Illinois Amateur *1998 Illinois Amateur, Legends of Indiana Intercollegiate *1999 Illinois Amateur

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (3–0)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2014 Open Championship – 2017 PGA, current) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Points, D. A. American male golfers Illinois Fighting Illini men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Illinois Golfers from Florida People from Pekin, Illinois People from DeLand, Florida 1976 births Living people