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The 2014 PGA Professional National Championship Players' Guide —71DARRELL KESTNERBirth Date: August 15, 1953Birthplace: Welch, W.Va.Age: 60Home: Glen Cove, N.Y.College: ConcordTurned Professional: 1975PGA Membership: 1985ELIGIBILITY CODE: 1, 2PGA Classification: A-4PGA Section: MetropolitanPGA director of golf at Deepdale Golf Club in Manhasset, NewYork... Finished T-13 in 2012 PGA Professional National Championship...With his finish on June 27, 2012, at Bayonet GolfCourse, established a record for a PGA Club Professional byqualifying for a major championship in five separate decades.Overall, has competed in 19 previous major championships, beginningwith the 1979 U.S. Open.The 94th PGA Championship at The Ocean Course in August washis 10th PGA Championship... Winner, 1996 PGA ProfessionalNational Championship with a record 17-under-par 271 total...Tied for 71st, 2008 Senior PGA Championship... Tied for third inthe 2007 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; wasrunner-up in 2005; and tied for fifth in 2006.. Winner, 2004 and2005 PGA Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year Award...Finished fourth in the 2005 PGA Professional National Championship...Winner, 1982, ‘87 PGA Assistant Championship (one offour multiple national assistant champions)... One of eight PGAProfessionals to make the cut in the 2005 Senior PGA Championship,finishing tied for 31st.Winner, 1999 Metropolitan PGA Head Professional Championship...Selected by Golf Digest in 2001 as one of America’s Top50 instructors, and by GOLF Magazine as one of America’s Top100 Teachers... Winner, 1996 PGA Head Professional Championship,Pelham, N.Y., seven PGA Tournament Series events, 1992,2002, ‘12 Long Island PGA Championship; 1991, 95 Long IslandOpen... 1992, 95 Treiber Memorial Championship, 1989 PGAStroke Play Championship, 1984 Charlie Pride Golf Fiesta (TournamentPlayer Series) at Albuquerque, N.M... Winner, 1994-95New York State Open; 1981, ‘83, ‘94 Metropolitan Open; 1994,1995, 1997 Metropolitan PGA Section Championship... Finishedrunner-up in 1997 Eastern PGA Club Professional Championship...Tied for 13th at the 2003 Eastern PGA Professional Championshipand tied for 32nd in 2004.Earned berth in the 2002 U.S. Open... Victory in 1996 PGA ProfessionalNational Championship was assured by his making a40-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole. During the Championship,switched to cross-handed putting style midway through first roundand went on to set a Championship record for the lowest score onthe first 54 holes (200) and best score on the last 54 holes (198)score, tied for highest first-round score by a winner (73), lowestsecond-round score (64), and lowest final-round score by a winner(67).One of three players (Tim Thelen and Bruce Zabriski are theothers) to win both a national assistant and national club professionalchampionship... After missing the cut in 1997 and 1998National Championship, came back to finish tied for fifth in the1999 Championship... Named Metropolitan PGA Section Playerof the Year in 1995 and 1996... Finished tied for 61st in the 1997Hawaiian Open... Made the cut in the 2004 U.S. Senior Open...Competed in 1981 and 1983 on the PGA Tour, recorded the mostconsecutive eagles on par-4 holes (2) in the 1983 Texas Open atOak Tree, Texas.Was mentor to 2012 PGA Professional National Champion MattDobyns, who served as assistant at Deepdale Golf Club from2009-11... Has recorded two holes-in-one, both in competition,and in 1993 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, posted the firstdouble eagle in a PGA Championship.Personal: Wife: MargieSpecial Interests: FlyfishingDarrell Kestner’s PGA Championship RecordPlace After RoundsYear 1 2 3 Finish Score To Par 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money1988 123 130 0 CUT 154 +12 78 76 0 0 $1,000.001991 77 109 0 CUT 152 +8 74 78 0 0 $1,000.001993 36 89 0 CUT 145 +3 70 75 0 0 $1,200.001994 61 87 0 CUT 147 +7 73 74 0 0 $1,200.001995 82 73 0 CUT 143 +1 72 71 0 0 $1,200.001997 139 144 0 CUT 162 +22 79 83 0 0 $1,300.001999 100 138 0 CUT 155 +11 75 80 0 0 $1,750.002001 100 128 0 CUT 150 +10 73 77 0 0 $2,000.002005 59 36 77 78 299 +19 72 70 78 79 $11,700.002012 109 111 0 CUT 155 +11 75 80 0 0 $2,500.00Kestner’s PGA Championship Stats: PGA Championship’s Played In: ........ 10 Rounds Played In: ............................ 22 Times Finished 72 Holes: ................... 1 Scoring Average: .........................75.55 Relation To Par: ............................. 104 Top 3 Finishes: .................................. 0 Top 5 Finishes: .................................. 0 Top 10 Finishes: ................................ 0 Top 25 Finishes: .................................0 Rounds In 60s: ...................................0 Rounds Under Par: .............................1 Rounds At Par: ...................................2 Rounds Over Par: .............................19 Lowest PGA Championship Score: ....70 Highest PGA Championship Score: ....83Darrell Kestner’s PGA Championship StatisticsFairways Greens PuttsYear Place Hit Rank Distance Rank Hit Rank per Rd. % Rank1988 200 16 248.0 14 56 28.001991 200 22 243.5 17 57 28.501992 200 18 279.0 14 63 31.501993 200 20 262.5 17 54 27.001994 200 18 280.8 21 62 31.001995 200 17 261.8 18 51 25.501997 CUT 17 243.8 18 75 37.501999 CUT 17 244.5 14 58 29.002001 CUT 17 267.5 17 64 32.002005 78 35 (21) 271.5 (79) 31 (79) 115 28.75 (10)2012 CUT 21 242.0 14 57 28.50