Darrell Kestner

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Darrell Kestner
Personal information
Born (1953-08-15) August 15, 1953 (age 68)
Welch, West Virginia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceGlen Cove, New York
Career
CollegeConcord College
Turned professional1975
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional winsAt least 22
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA Championship78th: 2005
U.S. OpenCUT: 8 times
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Darrell Kestner (born August 15, 1953) is an American professional golfer.

Early life[]

Kestner was born in Welch, West Virginia.[1] He attended Concord College.

Professional career[]

He turned professional in 1975.[1]

Kestner works as a club professional but did play on the PGA Tour in 1981 and 1983.[1][2] His best finish was a T-30 at the 1981 Tallahassee Open.

Personal life[]

Kestner lives in Glen Cove, New York.[1]

Professional wins (22)[]

Tournament Players Series wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of

victory

Runner-up
1 27 May 1984 Charley Pride Golf Fiesta -10 (70-67-69=206) 3 strokes United States Howard Twitty, United States Rod Curl, United States Bob Tway

Source:[3]

  • 1982 Footjoy PGA Assistant Professional Championship, Metropolitan Open
  • 1983 Metropolitan Open
  • 1987 PGA Assistant Professional Championship
  • 1988 Westchester PGA Championship
  • 1989 Westchester PGA Championship
  • 1992 Long Island PGA Championship
  • 1993 New York State Open
  • 1994 Metropolitan PGA Championship, New York State Open
  • 1995 Metropolitan Open, Metropolitan PGA Championship, Long Island Open
  • 1996 PGA Assistant Professional Championship
  • 1997 Metropolitan PGA Championship
  • 2001 Long Island PGA Championship
  • 2002 Long Island PGA Championship
  • 2003 Metropolitan PGA Championship
  • 2004 Metropolitan PGA Championship
  • 2006 Long Island Open
  • 2012 Long Island PGA Championship

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
U.S. Open CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT 78
Tournament 2010 2011 2012
U.S. Open
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Kestner only played in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d 2011 Senior PGA Championship profile
  2. ^ "Darrell Kestner – Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "28 May 1984, Page 21 - Albuquerque Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

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