Craig Stadler

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Craig Stadler

| image = Craig Stadler at 2009 JELD-WEN Tradition.jpg

| caption = Stadler at the 2009 JELD-WEN Tradition

| alt = Stadler crouching on a golf course

| fullname = Craig Robert Stadler

| nickname = The Walrus

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|6|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| weight = {{convert|250|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

| spouse = Jan Zumbrunnen

| partner =

| children = 2, including Kevin

| college = University of Southern California

| yearpro = 1976

| extour = PGA Tour
Champions Tour

| prowins = 30

| pgawins = 13

| eurowins = 3

| japwins = 1

| champwins = 9

| otherwins = 5

| majorwins = 1

| masters = Won: 1982

| usopen = T8: 1990

| open = T6: 1980

| pga = 6th: 1978

| wghofid =

| wghofyear =

| award1 = PGA Tour
money list winner

| year1 = 1982

| award2 = Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year

| year2 = 2003

| award3 = Champions Tour
money list winner

| year3 = 2004

| award4 = Champions Tour
Player of the Year

| year4 = 2004

| award5 = Champions Tour
Byron Nelson Award

| year5 = 2004

| awardssection =

}}

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, including one major championship, the 1982 Masters Tournament.

Early life

Stadler was born in San Diego, California. His father introduced him to golf at age four, and he displayed a talent for golf early in life. Stadler attended La Jolla High School{{cite web |title=Corey Pavin, Craig Stadler welcomed into SCGA Hall of Fame November 13, 2014 |url=http://www.scga.org/news/view/corey-pavin-craig-stadler-welcomed-into-scga-hall-of-fame |publisher=Southern California Golf Association |access-date=3 December 2018 |date=13 November 2014}} He won the 1973 U.S. Amateur, while attending the University of Southern California, where he was a teammate of future PGA Tour winners Mark Pfeil and Scott Simpson. Stadler was an All-American all four years – first-team his sophomore and junior years; second-team his freshman and senior years.{{cite web |title=Men's Golf All-Americans |publisher=USC Trojans Athletics official site |url=http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/archive/usc-m-golf-scallamerican.html |access-date=December 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126052758/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/archive/usc-m-golf-scallamerican.html |archive-date=November 26, 2007 }} Stadler finished college in 1975 and turned professional in 1976.{{cite web |title=Craig Stadler – Profile |publisher=PGA Tour |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.02133.craig-stadler.html |access-date=October 4, 2019}}

Professional career

Stadler won his first two PGA Tour events in 1980, at the Bob Hope Desert Classic and the Greater Greensboro Open. His career year was 1982 when he won four PGA Tour events including the Masters Tournament after a playoff with Dan Pohl and the World Series of Golf at the end of the year. Stadler won the money list for the only time. His next win was at the 1984 Byron 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. He had more success at winning international tournaments. He won the 1985 Swiss Open on the European Tour and the 1987 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. He had great success at the Scandinavian 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 the Tour Championship. Stadler won the B.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 the PGA Tour after he had won on the Champions Tour. He won 13 PGA Tour events in all, and played on the 1983 and 1985 Ryder Cup teams. In 1994 he was the featured coach for the Sega Saturn video game Pebble Beach Golf Links. In 1996 he appeared as himself in the film Tin Cup.

Stadler began playing on the Champions 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. Stadler announced that the 2014 Masters Tournament, his 38th and in which he played with Kevin, was his last.

Personal life

Very popular with the galleries, Stadler is affectionately called "The Walrus" for his portly build and ample mustache. He lives in Denver, Colorado. His son Kevin is also a PGA Tour champion. Stadler and his son Kevin are the only father and son who have both won on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Stadler's brother Gary Stadler is a Billboard-charting recording artist.Billboard Magazine, April 28, 2001 through May 17, 2001 - Fairy HeartMagic by Gary Stadler on Sequoia Records, chart position # 24 on Top 25 New Age Albums

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 the United 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.{{cite news |last1=Greenberg |first1=Peter S. |title=The Challenge: 50 States in 50 Days |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1985/06/30/the-challenge-50-states-in-50-days/e0233b1d-56d1-42f8-9217-a68060fa8130/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Washington Post |date=29 June 1985}}{{cite web |last1=Leff |first1=Gary |title=Flying to All 50 States (and Earning Unlimited Free First Class Travel for a Year) |url=https://viewfromthewing.com/flying-50-states-earning-unlimited-free-first-class-travel-year/ |website=View from the Wing |access-date=2024-09-07 |date=2 December 2017}}

Amateur wins

1973 U.S. Amateur
1975 [http://www.swga.net Southwestern Amateur]

Professional wins (30)

=PGA Tour wins (13)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Major championships (1)

style="background:thistle;"

| Tour Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (11)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jan 13, 1980

|Bob Hope Desert Classic

|−17 (69-68-70-69-67=343)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Purtzer, {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Sullivan

align=center|2

|align=right|Apr 6, 1980

|Greater Greensboro Open

|−13 (67-69-71-68=275)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Burns, {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Kratzert,
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Newton, {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Pate

align=center|3

|align=right|May 31, 1981

|Kemper Open

|−10 (67-69-66-68=270)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Weiskopf

align=center|4

|align=right|Jan 10, 1982

|Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open

|−14 (65-64-66-71=266)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Vance Heafner, {{flagicon|USA}} John Mahaffey

-style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|5

|align=right|Apr 11, 1982

|Masters Tournament

|−4 (75-69-67-73=284)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Pohl

align=center|6

|align=right|Jun 6, 1982

|Kemper Open (2)

|−13 (72-67-67-69=275)

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros

align=center|7

|align=right|Aug 29, 1982

|World Series of Golf

|−2 (70-68-75-65=278)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd

align=center|8

|align=right|May 13, 1984

|Byron Nelson Golf Classic

|−8 (70-71-64-71=276)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Edwards

style="background:thistle;"

|align=center|9

|align=right|Nov 3, 1991

|The Tour Championship

|−5 (68-68-72-71=279)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Russ Cochran

align=center|10

|align=right|Aug 30, 1992

|NEC World Series of Golf (2)

|−7 (69-65-69-70=273)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Pavin

align=center|11

|align=right|Feb 27, 1994

|Buick Invitational of California

|−20 (67-67-68-66=268)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Lowery

align=center|12

|align=right|Feb 25, 1996

|Nissan Open

|−6 (67-70-73-68=278)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Brooks, {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples,
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Simpson, {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Wiebe

align=center|13

|align=right|Jul 20, 2003

|B.C. Open

|−21 (67-69-68-63=267)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Alex Čejka, {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Lowery

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PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1982

|Masters Tournament

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Pohl

|Won with par on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|1982

|World Series of Golf

|{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd

|Won with par on fourth extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|3

|1985

|Bob Hope Classic

{{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Wadkins

|Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|4

|1987

|Hawaiian Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Pavin

|Lost to birdie on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|5

|1991

|The Tour Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Russ Cochran

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|6

|2000

|Shell Houston Open

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Allenby

|Lost to par on fourth extra hole

=European Tour wins (3)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Major championships (1)

Other European Tour (2)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

-style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|1

|align=right|Apr 11, 1982

|Masters Tournament

|−4 (75-69-67-73=284)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Pohl

align=center|2

|align=right|Sep 8, 1985

|Ebel European Masters Swiss Open

|−21 (68-65-67-67=267)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|NIR}} David Feherty, {{flagicon|SWE}} Ove Sellberg

align=center|3

|align=right|Jun 10, 1990

|Scandinavian Enterprise Open

|−20 (68-72-67-61=268)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Parry

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1982

|Masters Tournament

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Pohl

|Won with par on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|1986

|Scandinavian Enterprise Open

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Turner

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

=PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Nov 22, 1987

|Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

|−11 (71-65-69-72=277)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Hoch

=South American Tour wins (1)=

1992 Argentine Open

=Other wins (4)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Apr 9, 1978

|Magnolia State Classic

|−12 (67-66-72-63=268)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Eastwood, {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Fleisher

align=center|2

|align=right|Aug 19, 1986

|Jerry Ford Invitational

|−9 (67-68=135)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara

align=center|3

|align=right|Aug 22, 1989

|Fred Meyer Challenge
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Sindelar)

|−19 (62-63=125)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Calcavecchia and {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilder

align=center|4

|align=right|Dec 15, 2002

|Office Depot Father/Son Challenge
(with son Kevin Stadler)

|−24 (60-60=120)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin

Other playoff record (1–1)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1982

|Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge

|{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd

|Lost to par on fourth extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|2002

|Office Depot Father/Son Challenge
(with son Kevin Stadler)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=Champions Tour wins (9)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|Champions Tour major championships (2)

Other Champions Tour (7)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 13, 2003

|Ford Senior Players Championship

|−17 (67-73-65-66=271)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite, {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Thorpe,
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

align=center|2

|align=right|Sep 28, 2003

|Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn

|−15 (66-69-66=201)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nelson

align=center|3

|align=right|Oct 19, 2003

|SBC Championship

|−15 (67-64-67=198)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilder

align=center|4

|align=right|Feb 15, 2004

|ACE Group Classic

|−10 (67-67-72=206)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Koch, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

align=center|5

|align=right|Jun 27, 2004

|Bank of America Championship

|−15 (68-69-64=201)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Purtzer,
{{flagicon|USA}} D. A. Weibring

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|6

|align=right|Aug 29, 2004

|JELD-WEN Tradition

|−13 (70-70-68-67=275)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Allen Doyle, {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Pate

align=center|7

|align=right|Sep 5, 2004

|First Tee Open at Pebble Beach

|−15 (72-63-66=201)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Haas

align=center|8

|align=right|Sep 26, 2004

|SAS Championship

|−17 (65-68-66=199)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Jenkins

align=center|9

|align=right|Jun 23, 2013

|Encompass Championship

|−13 (67-65-71=203)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|2004

|ACE Group Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Koch, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|2007

|Boeing Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} R. W. Eaks, {{flagicon|USA}} David Eger,
{{flagicon|USA}} Gil Morgan, {{flagicon|JPN}} Naomichi Ozaki,
{{flagicon|USA}} Dana Quigley, {{flagicon|ZIM}} Denis Watson

|Watson won with eagle on second extra hole
Eger, Morgan, Ozaki and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|3

|2009

|Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Lehman and {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer

|Lost to par on second extra hole

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

| 1982

Masters Tournament

3 shot lead

−4 (75-69-67-73=284)

Playoff¹

{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Pohl

¹Defeated Pohl with par on first extra hole.

=Results timeline=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|6

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T26

|T43

|style="background:lime;"|1

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T35

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|CUT

|T17

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|T16

|T26

|T22

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|WD

|CUT

|T15

|T24

|T25

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|CUT

|T35

|T12

|T28

|CUT

|WD

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T60

|T13

align=left|PGA Championship

|T55

|CUT

|T16

|T63

|T18

|T30

|T28

|T15

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T14

|T12

|T25

|T34

|CUT

|T29

|T26

|T41

|T38

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T19

|T33

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|T101

|T64

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T24

|CUT

|T45

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|T57

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T48

|CUT

|T19

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|T53

|T38

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|T32

|49

|CUT

|50

|CUT

|T49

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T18

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|T64

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1985 Open Championships)

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

=Summary=

Totals	1	0	1	2	13	32	97	62
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	1	0	1	2	5	9	38	21
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	2	9	18	12
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	2	5	18	11
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	4	9	23	18

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

Results in The Players Championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1977

!1978

!1979

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|T67

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T63

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|T13

|CUT

|T45

|T21

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

align=left|The Players Championship

|T61

|CUT

|T14

|T41

|CUT

|T31

|T62

|CUT

|T36

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T66

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001

align="left"|Match Play

|R32

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

align="left"|Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|NT¹

align="left"|Invitational

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

NT = No tournament

Senior major championships

=Wins (2)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up

style="background:#FFFF99;"

| 2003

Ford Senior Players Championship

−17 (67-73-65-66=271)

3 strokes

{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite, {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Thorpe,
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

style="background:#d0f0c0;"

| 2004

JELD-WEN Tradition

−13 (70-70-68-67=275)

1 stroke

{{flagicon|USA}} Allen Doyle, {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Pate

U.S. national team appearances

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