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CRAIG LILE
SOUTH AFRICA
Height:
5 ft, 11 in
Weight:
170 lbs
Birthday:
10/21/1976
College:University of Arkansas (2001)
Turned Pro:2001
Birthplace:Capetown, South Africa
Residence:Rogers, AR
Nationwide Tour - Media Guide
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 2-- Omaha Classic, Athens Regional Foundation Classic. T2-- Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic. | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
| 2011: Has been granted a Minor Medical extension for 2012. Missed the cut in his only start, the WNB Golf Classic. 2010: Did not play during the season. 2009: In three Nationwide Tour starts, made one cut, a T41 at the WNB Golf Classic. Entered the final round tied for 19th but a final-round 73 dropped him to a T41. 2008: Made two cuts in 11 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a season-best T14 at the Fort Smith Classic. Member of the Nationwide Tour from 2003-06. 2007: Played his rookie season on the PGA TOUR, finishing No. 186 on the money list, with $255,659. Got off to a slow start, making just five cuts in his first 14 starts but finished the year with 10 straight weekend appearances. Top-25s came at the Viking Classic (T22) and the Turning Stone Championship (T25). 2006: Made the cut in 14 of 24 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a career-best six top-10 finishes. Finished the season No. 27 on the money list, with $186,840. Ranked No. 6 in Putting Average (1.745) and No. 7 in Birdie Average (4.09). Strong start to the season with T16 finishes at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship and the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Sandwiched between those performances was a runner-up showing at the inaugural Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Held the second-round lead at 15-under-par 129 and was then tied with Paul Gow after 54 holes with a then-Tour-low, 18-under-par 198. Eventually fell by three strokes to Gow, collecting $54,000 for the second-place finish. Next top-10 was a T8 outing at the Peek'n Peak Classic. Finished T3 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, three strokes behind tournament champion Kevin Johnson. Posted back-to-back, top-10 finishes to start September, at the Legend Financial Group Classic (T8) and the Utah EnergySolutions Championship (T9), followed by a T4 at the PalmettoPride Classic in late October after holding a share of the first-round lead. 2005: Failed to crack the top 25 in his first 12 starts of the season. Put together rounds of 69-72-71-68 for an 8-under 280 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek'n Peak Resort for his first top-10 finish of the 2005 campaign. Was T7, six shots behind champion Esteban Toledo. 2004: Made the cut in 15 of 21 starts on the Nationwide Tour. Finished inside the top 25 on seven occasions. Ranked No. 48 on the final money list, with $121,469. Had his best showing of the season at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic. Made it to a playoff with eventual winner Charley Hoffman and Jeff Gove, finishing at 6-under-par 282 after rounds of 72-71-67-72. Collected $39,600 for his efforts. Started the season with a T7 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, two of four top-10s on the season. Others were posted at the Lake Erie Charity Classic (T9) and the LaSalle Bank Open (T10). 2003: Began the season with no status and became one of record eight players who played their way onto the Nationwide Tour. Made the cut in nine of 16 events and ended the season No. 48 on the money list, with $96,937. Posted top-10s at the Omaha Classic (second) and the Virginia Beach Open (T9). Set a Tour-record by making 31 birdies in Omaha. Birdied the final four holes for a 12-under-par 60 in the second round at Omaha to break The Champions Club course record. His 60 was also the lowest round posted on Tour in 2003. Shared the 36-hole lead with Todd Rose. Fired a final-round 65 but wound up two shots back of champion Bo Van Pelt, who carded a 62 to vault to title. Second-place check of $59,400 secured his playing status for the remainder of the year. Played on the South African mini-tour from 2001-03. Had four top-10 finishes in 14 starts and was No. 7 on the season-long order of merit. Lost a playoff to Todd Rossetti at the 2003 Abilene Open on the Tight Lies Tour. | |
| Personal | |
| Father, who maintains a 7-handicap, got him started in the game. Splits time between Arkansas and South Africa. | |
| Nationwide TourPlayoff Record | |
| 0-1 | |
