Kevin Stadler

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Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Kevin Stadler (born February 5, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly on the European Tour.

Early life

Stadler, the son of former Masters champion and 13-time PGA Tour winner Craig Stadler and Susan Barrett, was born in Reno, Nevada. He moved with his family to Denver, Colorado, where he attended Kent Denver School, excelling on the school's golf team. He graduated from the University of Southern California and turned professional in 2002.

Professional career

In 2004 Stadler won twice on the second tier Nationwide Tour, and finished 13th on the money list to win a place on the 2005 PGA Tour. In his rookie season on the elite tour he came 168th on the money list, thus losing his playing status.

Early in 2006 Stadler won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia, gaining a two-year exemption on the European, Asian, and Australasian tours. Stadler commented, "I am honestly baffled by this win.... It was my intention this year just to play the Nationwide Tour and get my PGA Tour card back but now I have no idea what I will do".[1] His dilemma was that the European Tour, on which he became eligible to play, is much more prestigious and lucrative than the Nationwide Tour, but unlike the Nationwide Tour it did not offer a direct route to his objective of regaining his playing privileges on the PGA Tour. For the remainder of 2006 he divided his time between the two tours, winning twice on the Nationwide Tour, and finishing twelfth on the money list to regain his PGA Tour card with effect from the start of the 2007 season.

During the 2009 season Stadler lost in a playoff at the Wyndham Championship to Ryan Moore. At the time Moore and Stadler were both trying to capture their first PGA Tour title.

On February 2, 2014, Stadler won the Waste Management Phoenix Open marking his first PGA Tour victory.[2] Stadler won after Bubba Watson made bogey on the 18th hole. The event was Stadler's 239th PGA Tour start and would ensure him of his first Masters invitation. Craig and Kevin were the first father-son duo to play at Augusta in the same tournament.[3] Kevin is also the first son of a Masters champion to play in that tournament. Kevin is nicknamed as "Smallrus," a play on his father's nickname of "Walrus." Kevin finished T8 in his Masters debut, ensuring him of making the 2015 field. He missed the cut in 2015. His career-best world ranking was 52nd in 2014.

Stadler was one of the few golfers to employ the use of an anchor putter, which the PGA Tour banned on January 1, 2016. In preparation for the ban, Stadler started putting left-handed.

A broken bone in his left hand limited Stadler to five events during the 2014−15 season. Stadler attempted a comeback on the Web.com Tour's Digital Ally Open in 2017, but he withdrew after the first round. He entered the 2017–18 season with a Major Medical Extension that required him to earn 454.420 FedEx Cup points or $717,890 in 26 starts in order to retain his PGA Tour privileges, but was unable to meet the terms.

Amateur wins

  • 1997 Doug Sanders Junior World Championship

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Feb 2, 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open −16 (65-68-67-68=268) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Graham DeLaet, Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2009 Wyndham Championship Template:Flagicon Jason Bohn, Template:Flagicon Ryan Moore Moore won with birdie on third extra hole
Bohn eliminated by par on first hole

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Feb 12, 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic1 −20 (64-69-66-69=268) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Nick O'Hern

1Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 27, 2004 Lake Erie Charity Classic −9 (66-70-69-74=279) Playoff Template:Flagicon Michael Long, Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson
2 Jul 11, 2004 Scholarship America Showdown −11 (69-65-67-68=269) Playoff Template:Flagicon Mathew Goggin, Template:Flagicon Kyle Thompson,
Template:Flagicon Chris Tidland
3 Aug 13, 2006 Xerox Classic −9 (69-68-69-65=271) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Glen Day
4 Sep 17, 2006 Albertsons Boise Open −20 (64-64-70-66=264) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Glen Day

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2004 Lake Erie Charity Classic Template:Flagicon Michael Long, Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson Won with par on fourth extra hole
Long eliminated by par on first hole
2 2004 Scholarship America Showdown Template:Flagicon Mathew Goggin, Template:Flagicon Kyle Thompson,
Template:Flagicon Chris Tidland 		Won with birdie on third extra hole
Thompson eliminated by par on second hole
Goggin eliminated by par on first hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Dec 11, 2005
(2006 season) 		Abierto Visa de la República1 −6 (69-66-67-72=274) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Ángel Cabrera

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas and the PGA of Argentina Tour

Other wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Sep 1, 2002 Colorado Open −8 (276) Playoff Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg, Template:Flagicon Brian Kortan
2 Dec 15, 2002 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge
(with father Craig Stadler) 		−24 (60-60=120) Playoff Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin

Other playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2002 Colorado Open Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg, Template:Flagicon Brian Kortan Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2002 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge
(with father Craig Stadler) 		Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament T8 CUT
U.S. Open 65 CUT T63
The Open Championship T51 T58 T39
PGA Championship CUT CUT T64

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  Top 10

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
The Players Championship T15 T58 CUT T25 CUT CUT

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  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Match Play R64
Championship T68 T47
Invitational T13 T19
Champions WD

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  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
WD = withdrew
"T" = Tied
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See also

References

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External links

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