Gary Stal

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Gary Stal (born 9 February 1992) is a French professional golfer.

Career

Stal was born in Décines, near Lyon.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=36256/bio/index.html |title=European Tour player bio |publisher=European Tour |access-date=18 January 2014}} He played on the Challenge Tour in 2012. He won his first title in June 2012 at the Kärnten Golf Open, playing on an invitation.{{cite news |url=http://www.theolympian.com/2012/06/10/2135413/stal-gets-1st-challenge-tour-win.html |title=Stal gets 1st Challenge Tour win |work=The Olympian |location=Olympia, Washington |agency=The Sports Network |date=10 June 2012 |access-date=12 June 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The following month, Stal picked up another victory at the Credit Suisse Challenge, defeating Alexandre Kaleka in a playoff and graduated to the European Tour.{{cite news |date=15 July 2012 |title=Stal beats Kaleka in Challenge Tour playoff |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/stal-beats-kaleka-in-challenge-tour-playoff/ |newspaper=Fox News |agency=The Sports Network}} He was less successful in 2013, but performed well at the second and final stages of Qualifying School to regain his place on Tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/qualifying/season=2013/tournamentid=2013995/news/newsid=212545.html |title=Qualifying school final stage: Day 6 in numbers |date=15 November 2013 |publisher=European Tour |access-date=18 January 2014}} He then finished 89th on the 2014 Order of Merit, making 21 cuts in 25 tournaments.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=36256/record/index.html |title=European Tour career record |publisher=European Tour |access-date=18 January 2014}}

On 18 January 2015, Stal secured his first victory on a major tour, shooting a −7 in the final round to win the European Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship by one stroke over Rory McIlroy.{{cite news |date=18 January 2014 |title=Martin Kaymer's final-round collapse lets Gary Stal win HSBC Championship |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/18/martin-kaymer-collapse-gary-stal-hsbc-championship |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |agency=Press Association}}

Professional wins (5)

=European Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|18 Jan 2015

|Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

|−19 (68-69-67-65=269)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy

=Challenge Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|10 Jun 2012

|Kärnten Golf Open

|−20 (65-67-68-68=268)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Brooks

align=center|2

|align=right|15 Jul 2012

|Credit Suisse Challenge

|−11 (69-67-67-70=273)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Kaleka

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

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

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|align=center|1

|2012

|Credit Suisse Challenge

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Kaleka

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=French Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|2 Mar 2012

|Cartes d'Acces

|−3 (69-72-72=213)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Antonio Bragulat, {{flagicon|FRA}} Alberto Campanile

align=center|2

|align=right|24 Mar 2012

|Internationaux de France

|−11 (65-69-68=202)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Lando-Casanova

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2016

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

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CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!2015

align="left"|Championship

|70

align="left"|Match Play

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align="left"|Invitational

|T63

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"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2009, 2010{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2011 (winners)