D. A. Points
| D. A. Points | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Darren Andrew Points |
| Born |
December 1, 1976 Pekin, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Windermere, Florida |
| Spouse | Lori Points |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Web.com Tour | 4 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T38: 2013 |
| U.S. Open | T58: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | T32: 2014 |
| PGA Championship | T10: 2011 |
Darren Andrew "D.A." Points (born December 1, 1976) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
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.
Points played on the Buy.com (later Nationwide) Tour from 2001 to 2004 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 2005 and 2006, but dropped back to the Nationwide Tour for 2007 and 2008. At the Miccosukee 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 over Matt Bettencourt for his fourth career win. He finished 16th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2009.
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.
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