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CRAIG STADLER
Birth Date: June 2, 1953
Birthplace: San Diego, Calif.
Age: 51 Ht.: 5'10" Wt.: 240
Home: Denver, Co.
College: USC

Turned Professional: 1975

Joined PGA Tour: 1976

PGA Tour Playoff Record: 3-3

Joined Senior PGA Tour: 2003

Senior PGA Tour Playoff Record: 2-0

PGA Tour Victories: 12 - 1980 Bob Hope Classic, Greater Greensboro Open, 1981 Kemper Open, 1982 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Masters, Kemper Open, World Series of Golf, 1984 Byron Nelson Classic, 1991 Tour Championship, 1992 World Series of Golf, 1994 Buick Invitational, 1996 Nissan Open.

Champions Tour Victories: 5 - Ford Senior Players Championship, Greater Hickory Classic At Rock Barn, SBC Championship, 2004 ACE Group Classic, Bank of America Championship

Other victories: 1973 U.S. Amateur, 1978 Magnolia Classic, 1985 European Masters, 1987 Dunlop Phoenix (Jap), 1990 Scandinavian Open, 1992 Argentine Open
Player Notes:

BULLET = 1973 U.S. Amateur Champion.

BULLET = Member 1975 Walker Cup Team.

BULLET = Member 1983 and '85 Ryder Cup Team.

BULLET = Leading money winner ($446,462) on the 1982 PGA Tour.

1990 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 5; stroke average 70.71 (ranked 41st); money - $278,482 (ranked 52nd); best finish, T3rd Hawaiian Open.

1991 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 7; stroke average 70.06 (ranked 7th); money - $827,628 (ranked 2nd); winner The Tour Championship.

1992 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 25; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 4; stroke average 70.62 (ranked T34th); money - $487,460 (ranked 28th); winner, NEC World Series of Golf.

1993 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 5; stroke average 70.60 (ranked T37th); money - $553,623 (ranked 29th); best finish, 2nd Las Vegas Invitational and T2nd World Series of Golf.

1994 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 22; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 4; stroke average 70.39 (ranked 29th); money - $474,831 (ranked 32nd); winner Buick Invitational of California.

1995 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 4; stroke average 70.42 (ranked 37th); money - $402,316 (ranked 45th); best finish, T3rd, B.C. Open.

1996 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 1; stroke average 70.87 (ranked T56th); money - $336,820 (ranked 58th); winner, 1996 Nissan Open.

1997 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 6; stroke average 70.29 (ranked 28th); money - $525,304 (ranked 41st); best finish, 2nd in Nissan Open and T2nd in Buick Invitational.

1998 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 2; stroke average 70.83 (ranked 54th); money - $350,091 (ranked 85th); best finish, T7th Honda Classic.

1999 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 11; top-10 finishes - 1; stroke average 70.89 (ranked T57th); money - $454,091 (ranked 87th); best finish, 3rd, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
2000 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; rounds played: 66; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 2; best finish, 2nd at the Shell Houston Open; Earnings: $631,752/rank (74th)

2000 Stats: scoring - 71.41/(114th); driving distance - 276.4/(57th); driving accuracy - 61.9%/(174th); GIR - 65.6%/(105th); putting - 1.768/(66th); birdie average - 3.56 per rd/(71st)/total birdies - 235; sand saves - 38.7%/(193rd); Scrambling - 53.5%/(186th); all-around rank - 789/(102nd)

2001 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; rounds played: 39; in money - 6; top-10 finishes - 1; best finish, T-5th at the Accenture Match Play Championship; Earnings: $196,072/rank (174th).

2002 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered: 22; rounds played: 68; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 1/best finish, T-10th at the WorldCom Classic/Earnings: $505,778/rank (127th)

2002 Notes: Teamed with son Kevin to win the Office Depot Father/Son Challenge in the Bahamas.

2002 Stats: scoring - 71.14/(92nd); driving distance - 280.4/(98th); driving accuracy - 70.2%/(58th); GIR - 66.0%/(89th); putting - 1.761/(67th); birdie average - 3.66 per rd/(85th)/total birdies - 249; sand saves - 51.7%/(80th); all-around rank - 597/(45th).

2003 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; rounds played - 26; scoring average - 71.94; in money - 4; top -10 finishes - 1; money - $584,830/rank (113th); best finish, Win at the B.C. Open

2003 Notes: Became just the second player in PGA Tour history to win both a PGA Tour and Champions Tour event in the same season, joing Ray Flody who won the Doral Ryder Open and the GTE North Classic in 1992.

2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; rounds played - 48; scoring average - 69.38 (ranked 2nd); top -10 finishes - 7; money - $1,192,278/rank (14th); Winner, Ford Senior Players Championship, Greater Hickory Classic At Rock Barn, SBC Championship.