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Craig Stadler
Stadler at the 2009JELD-WEN Tradition
Personal information
Full name	Craig Robert Stadler
Nickname	The Walrus
Born	(1953-06-02)June 2, 1953 (age 72) San Diego, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	250 lb (110 kg; 18 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Evergreen, Colorado, U.S.
Spouse	Jan Zumbrunnen
Children	2, includingKevin
Career
College	University of Southern California
Turned professional	1976
Former tours	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	30
Highestranking	19 (February 2, 1992)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	13
European Tour	3
Japan Golf Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	9
Other	5
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	Won:1982
PGA Championship	6th:1978
U.S. Open	T8:1990
The Open Championship	T6:1980
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour money list winner 1982 Champions Tour Rookie of the Year 2003 Champions Tour money list winner 2004 Champions Tour Player of the Year 2004 Champions Tour Byron Nelson Award 2004
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Craig Robert Stadler (born June 2, 1953) is an Americanprofessional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both thePGA Tour andChampions Tour level, including one major championship, the1982 Masters Tournament.

Stadler was born inSan Diego, California.^[2] His father introduced him to golf at age four,^[2] and he displayed a talent for golf early in life. Stadler attendedLa Jolla High School.^[3]

Stadler's brotherGary Stadler is a Billboard-charting recording artist.^[4]

Stadler won the 1973U.S. Amateur, while attending theUniversity of Southern California, where he was a teammate of future PGA Tour winnersMark Pfeil andScott Simpson. Stadler was anAll-American all four years – first-team his sophomore and junior years; second-team his freshman and senior years.^[5] Stadler finished college in 1975.^[2]

In 1976, Stadler turned professional.^[2] He won his first two PGA Tour events in 1980, at theBob Hope Desert Classic and theGreater Greensboro Open. His career year was 1982 when he won four PGA Tour events including theMasters Tournament after a playoff withDan Pohl and theWorld Series of Golf at the end of the year. Stadler won the money list for the only time. His next win was at the 1984Byron Nelson Classic.

Despite playing relatively well, Stadler did not win a PGA Tour event for over 7 years (May 1984 – November 1991) during the heart of his career. During this period he recorded six runner-up performances and dozens of top-10s on the PGA Tour.^[2] He had more success at winning international tournaments. He won the 1985Swiss Open on theEuropean Tour and the 1987Dunlop Phoenix Tournament on theJapan Golf Tour. He had great success at theScandinavian Enterprise Open too, an official event on the European Tour, finishing runner-up at the 1983 and 1986 events until finally winning in 1990. His winless streak in America was broken at the final event of the 1991 season, defeating Russ Cochran in a playoff at theTour Championship. Stadler won theB.C. Open in 2003, becoming the first player over age 50 to win a PGA Tour event in 28 years and the first player ever to win on thePGA Tour after he had won on theChampions Tour. He won 13 PGA Tour events in all, and played on the 1983 and 1985Ryder Cup teams.^[2]

Stadler began playing on theChampions Tour upon becoming eligible in June 2003. His greatest successes came during his first two years of eligibility; he was the leading money winner in his first full year on that tour in 2004. Stadler underwent total left-hip-replacement surgery in Los Angeles on September 15, 2010, which limits his playing time.^[2] Stadler announced that the2014 Masters Tournament, his 38th and in which he played with Kevin, was his last.

Stadler lives inEvergreen, Colorado.^[2] His sonKevin is also a PGA Tour champion.^[2] Stadler and his son Kevin are the only father and son who have both won on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.^[6]

In 1984,United Airlines held a promotion for its frequent flyer members in which any member who flew the airline to all 50 states in theUnited States in a 50-day period would receive free first-class flights for one year. Stadler was one of 78 people who completed the challenge.^[7][8]

• In 1994, he was the featured coach for theSega Saturn video gamePebble Beach Golf Links.

• In 1996, Stadler appeared as himself in the filmTin Cup.

• 1973U.S. Amateur
• 1975Southwestern Amateur

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,Jerry Pate
3	May 31,1981	Kemper Open	−10 (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,John Mahaffey
5	Apr 11, 1982	Masters Tournament	−4 (75-69-67-73=284)	Playoff	Dan Pohl
6	Jun 6, 1982	Kemper Open (2)	−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	−5 (68-68-72-71=279)	Playoff	Russ Cochran
10	Aug 30,1992	NEC World Series of Golf (2)	−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	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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 11,1982	Masters Tournament	−4 (75-69-67-73=284)	Playoff	Dan Pohl
2	Sep 8,1985	Ebel European Masters Swiss Open	−21 (68-65-67-67=267)	2 strokes	David Feherty,Ove Sellberg
3	Jun 10,1990	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	−20 (68-72-67-61=268)	4 strokes	Craig Parry

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1982	Masters Tournament	Dan Pohl	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1986	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Greg Turner	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 22,1987	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	−11 (71-65-69-72=277)	1 stroke	Scott Hoch

• 1992Argentine Open

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 9, 1978	Magnolia State Classic	−12 (67-66-72-63=268)	1 stroke	Bob Eastwood,Bruce Fleisher
2	Aug 19, 1986	Jerry Ford Invitational	−9 (67-68=135)	2 strokes	Mark O'Meara
3	Aug 22, 1989	Fred Meyer Challenge (withJoey Sindelar)	−19 (62-63=125)	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia andBob Gilder
4	Dec 15, 2002	Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with sonKevin Stadler)	−24 (60-60=120)	Playoff	Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin

Other playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1982	Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge	Raymond Floyd	Lost to par on fourth extra hole
2	2002	Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with sonKevin Stadler)	Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin	Won with birdie on first extra hole

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	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	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
9	Jun 23,2013	Encompass Championship	−13 (67-65-71=203)	1 stroke	Fred Couples

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2004	ACE Group Classic	Gary Koch,Tom Watson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2007	Boeing Classic	R. W. Eaks,David Eger, Gil Morgan,Naomichi Ozaki, Dana Quigley,Denis Watson	Watson won with eagle on second extra hole Eger, Morgan, Ozaki and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole
3	2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (withJeff Sluman)	Tom Lehman andBernhard Langer	Lost to par on second extra hole

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

¹Defeated Pohl with par on first extra hole.

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1985 Open Championships)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

• Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1990 PGA – 1993 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

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

¹Cancelled due to9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
2003	Ford Senior Players Championship	−17 (67-73-65-66=271)	3 strokes	Tom Kite,Jim Thorpe, Tom Watson
2004	JELD-WEN Tradition	−13 (70-70-68-67=275)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle,Jerry Pate

Amateur

• Walker Cup:1975 (winners)

Professional

• Ryder Cup:1983 (winners),1985
• UBS Cup: 2003 (tie), 2004 (winners)
• Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners), 2006

• Spring 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

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