Craig Stadler

Craig Robert Stadler (born June 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.

Stadler was born in San Diego, California and attended La Jolla High School. He displayed a talent for golf early in life. He won the 1973 U.S. Amateur, while attending the University of Southern California where he was an All-American all four years — first-team his sophomore and junior years; second-team his freshman and senior years.^[1] Stadler finished college in 1975 and turned professional in 1976.^[2]

Stadler won his first two PGA Tour events in 1980, at the Bob Hope Desert Classic and theGreater Greensboro Open. His career year was 1982 when he won four PGA Tour events including The Masters after a playoff with Dan Pohl. Stadler won the B.C. Open in 2003, becoming the first player over age 50 to win a PGA Tour event in 28 years. He won 13 PGA Tour events in all, and played on the 1983 and 1985 Ryder Cup teams.

Stadler began playing on the Champions Tour upon becoming eligible in June 2003; he was the leading money winner in his first full year on that tour in 2004.

Very popular with the galleries, Stadler is affectionately called "The Walrus" for his portly build and ample mustache. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado. His son Kevin is also a professional golfer. His brother Gary Stadler is a Billboard-charting recording artist

Professional wins (29)

[edit]PGA Tour wins (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jan 13, 1980	Bob Hope Desert Classic	-17 (69-68-70-69-67=343)	2 strokes	Tom Purtzer,  Mike Sullivan
2	Apr 6, 1980	Greater Greensboro Open	-13 (67-69-71-68=275)	6 strokes	George Burns,  Billy Kratzert,  Jack Newton
3	May 31, 1981	Kemper Open	-18 (67-69-66-68=270)	6 strokes	Tom Watson,  Tom Weiskopf
4	Jan 10, 1982	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	-14 (65-64-66-71=266)	3 strokes	Vance Heafner
5	Apr 11, 1982	Masters Tournament	-4 (75-69-67-73=284)	Playoff	Dan Pohl
6	Jun 6, 1982	Kemper Open	-13 (72-67-67-69=275)	7 strokes	Seve Ballesteros
7	Aug 29, 1982	World Series of Golf	-2 (70-68-75-65=278)	Playoff	Raymond Floyd
8	May 13, 1984	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	-8 (70-71-64-71=276)	1 stroke	David Edwards
9	Nov 3, 1991	The Tour Championship	-7 (66-68-72-71=277)	Playoff	Russ Cochran
10	Aug 30, 1992	NEC World Series of Golf	-7 (69-65-69-70=273)	1 stroke	Corey Pavin
11	Feb 27, 1994	Buick Invitational of California	-20 (67-67-68-66=268)	1 stroke	Steve Lowery
12	Feb 25, 1996	Nissan Open	-6 (67-70-73-68=278)	1 stroke	Mark Brooks,  Fred Couples,  Scott Simpson,  Mark Wiebe
13	Jul 20, 2003	B.C. Open	-21 (67-69-68-63=267)	1 stroke	Alex Čejka,  Steve Lowery

PGA Tour playoff record (3-3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1982	Masters Tournament	Dan Pohl	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1982	World Series of Golf	Raymond Floyd	Won with par on fourth extra hole
3	1985	Bob Hope Classic	Lanny Wadkins	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
4	1987	Hawaiian Open	Corey Pavin	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
5	1991	The Tour Championship	Russ Cochran	Won with birdie on second extra hole
6	2000	Shell Houston Open	Robert Allenby	Lost to par on fourth extra hole

[edit]European Tour wins (2)

• 1985 Ebel European Masters Swiss Open
• 1990 Scandinavian Enterprise Open

[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

• 1987 Dunlop Phoenix

[edit]Other wins (3)

• 1989 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Joey Sindelar)
• 1992 Argentine Open
• 1999 Champions Challenge (with son Kevin Stadler)
• 2002 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with Kevin Stadler)

[edit]Champions Tour wins (8)

Legend Champions Tour Major Championships (2) Other Champions Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 13, 2003	Ford Senior Players Championship	-17 (67-73-65-66=271)	3 strokes	Tom Kite,  Jim Thorpe,  Tom Watson
2	Sep 28, 2003	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	-15 (66-69-66=201)	2 strokes	Larry Nelson
3	Oct 19, 2003	SBC Championship	-15 (67-64-67=198)	4 strokes	Bob Gilder
4	Feb 15, 2004	The ACE Group Classic	-10 (67-67-72=206)	Playoff	Gary Koch,  Tom Watson
5	Jun 27, 2004	Bank of America Championship	-15 (68-69-64=201)	4 strokes	Tom Kite,  Tom Purtzer,  D. A. Weibring
6	Aug 29, 2004	JELD-WEN Tradition	-13 (70-70-68-67=275)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle,  Jerry Pate
7	Sep 5, 2004	The First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	-15 (72-63-66=201)	3 strokes	Jay Haas
8	Sep 26, 2004	SAS Championship	-17 (65-68-66=199)	6 strokes	Tom Jenkins

[edit]Other senior wins (1)

• 2005 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Jay Haas and Hale Irwin)

[edit]Major championships

[edit]Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1982	Masters Tournament	3 shot lead	-4 (75-69-67-73=284)	Playoff1	Dan Pohl

¹Defeated Pohl with par on first extra hole.

[edit]Results timeline

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T7
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	6	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	T26	T43	1	T6	T35	T6	CUT	T17	3	CUT
U.S. Open	T16	T26	T22	T10	WD	CUT	T15	T24	T25	DNP
The Open Championship	T6	CUT	T35	T12	T28	CUT	WD	T8	T60	T13
PGA Championship	T55	CUT	T16	T63	T18	T18	T30	T28	T15	T7

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	T14	T12	T25	T34	CUT	CUT	T29	T26	T41	T38
U.S. Open	T8	T19	T33	T33	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T101	T64	DNP	T24	CUT	T45	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T57	T7	T48	CUT	T19	T8	CUT	T53	T38	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	CUT	CUT	T32	49	CUT	50	CUT	T49	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T18	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2010
The Masters	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

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