Kevin Stadler

Kevin Stadler (born February 5, 1980) is an American professional golfer.

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

In 2004 Stadler won twice on the second tier U.S. based tour, the Nationwide Tour, and finished 13th on the money list to win a card on the 2005 PGA Tour. In his rookie season on the elite tour he came 168th on the money list, thus losing his card. Early in 2006 he 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". His dilemma was that the European Tour, which he became now eligible to play, is much more prestigious and lucrative that the Nationwide Tour, but unlike the Nationwide Tour it doesn't offer a direct route to his objective of regaining his PGA Tour card. For the remainder of 2006 he divided his time between the two tours. He won twice on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, and finished twelfth on the money list to regain his PGA Tour card with effect from the start of the 2007 season.

Amateur wins (1)

*1997 Doug Sanders Junior World Championship

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (1)

*2006 Johnnie Walker Classic

Challenge Tour wins (1)

*2006 Argentine Open

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

*2004 Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort, Scholarship America Showdown
*2006 Xerox Classic, Albertsons Boise Open

Other wins (3)

*1999 Champions Challenge (with father (Craig Stadler)
*2002 Colorado Open, Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with Craig Stadler)

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

ee also

*2006 Nationwide Tour Graduates

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/66/79 Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgatourplayerprofiledisplay&pid=417 Profile on the PGA Tour of Australasia's official site]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4705746.stm BBC report on 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic win]