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Craig Stadler
Stadler at the 2009 JELD-WEN Tradition
Personal information
Full name
Craig Robert Stadler
Nickname
The Walrus
Born
(1953-06-02) June 2, 1953 (age 70) 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
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Spouse
Jan Zumbrunnen
Children
2, including Kevin
Career
College
University of Southern California
Turned professional
1976
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins
30
Highest ranking
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
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.
^"Week 05 1992 Ending 2 Feb 1992" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
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...
at which golfers become eligible to compete on PGA Tour Champions: CraigStadler won in 2003 at age 50, Fred Funk won in 2007 at age 50, Davis Love III...
i Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Ed Sneed and Tom Watson. j CraigStadler won in a playoff against Dan Pohl. k Larry Mize won in a playoff against...
Open, he had two second-place finishes—including a playoff loss to CraigStadler at the Tour Championship – and a third and finished 10th on the money...
Stadler, the son of former Masters champion and 13-time PGA Tour winner CraigStadler (known affectionately by pros and fans as The Walrus) and Susan Barrett...
1981 Bill Rogers 278 −6 1 stroke Bruce Devlin Hale Irwin Gil Morgan CraigStadler 300,000 54,000 1980 Doug Tewell 280 −4 Playoff Jerry Pate 300,000 54...
multiple record labels in the USA and Europe. Stadler is the brother of professional golfer CraigStadler. Stadler knew at an early age that music would play...
held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. CraigStadler won his only major championship by defeating Dan Pohl on the first hole...
European Tour. In July, he finished solo 3rd, only behind Sam Torrance and CraigStadler, at the Scandinavian Enterprise Open. A month later, Pavin won the German...
animals?" on a newly designed golf course, or heckling CraigStadler, saying, "Nice clods, Stadler. Did you get those at a Buster Brown fire sale?" In 2009...
the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in a playoff over Jeff Sluman and CraigStadler. On May 30, 2010, Lehman won the Senior PGA Championship in a playoff...
was a golf instructor with clients including Fred Couples, Jay Haas, CraigStadler, Lanny Wadkins, Steve Elkington and 2009 U.S. Open winner Lucas Glover...
Ian Woosnam T3 Ken Green 68 −4 Bruce Lietzke Sandy Lyle Tom Sieckmann CraigStadler T8 Billy Ray Brown 69 −3 John Daly Raymond Floyd Jim Hallet Andrew Magee...
defend his Bob Hope title. He wins by 3 shots over Rik Massengale. 1980: CraigStadler wins for the first-time on the PGA Tour. He beats Tom Purtzer and Mike...
for finishing second place at the 1982 Masters Tournament, losing to CraigStadler in a playoff. Pohl also qualified for the 1987 Ryder Cup representing...
O'Meara (3), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,11,14,16,17), CraigStadler, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods (2,3,4,5,10,11,12,13,14,16,17), Ian Woosnam...
11), Jack Nicklaus, José María Olazábal, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, CraigStadler, Tom Watson (10,12,13), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller George Archer, Jack...
There are (credited) cameo appearances by pro golfers Phil Mickelson, CraigStadler, John Cook, Johnny Miller, Lee Janzen, Billy Mayfair, Corey Pavin, Fred...
Goalby, Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,11,12), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player (8,10), CraigStadler (11,12,13), Art Wall Jr., Tom Watson (2,3,8,9,11,12,13), Fuzzy Zoeller...
is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently hosted by TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, northeast of Dallas. Held in May, it is one of two PGA...
Classic, was played at Congressional eight times. Notable winners include CraigStadler, John Mahaffey, Fred Couples, Greg Norman, and Sergio García. The 2007...
Spieth, Kevin Stadler and Jimmy Walker. The total of 24 Masters debutants was a record, beating the 23 in 1935. CraigStadler and Kevin Stadler were the 12th...
Olazábal (16,17), Mark O'Meara (3,16,17), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, CraigStadler, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods (4,11,14,15,16,17), Ian Woosnam (10), Fuzzy...