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Craig Stadler
Born: June 2, 1953
Birthplace: San Diego, Calif.
Age: 55
Residence: Evergreen, Colo.
College: University of Southern California
Turned pro: 1975
Player notes:Has eight victories since joining the Champions Tour in 2003, the last coming at 2004 SAS Championship…Captured 2003 Ford Senior Players Championship and ’04 Jeld-Wen Tradition for his two major titles…Won 13 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1982 Masters for his lone major…Prior to turning pro, won the 1973 U.S. Amateur at Inverness…Two-time All-American at USC…Earned the nickname "Walrus," and was one of the more colorful characters on the PGA Tour…Inducted into San Diego’s Breithard Hall of Fame in 1996…Son Kevin is a member of the PGA Tour and won the 2002 Colorado Open with Craig serving as his caddie…Annually conducts two charity golf events: Craig Stadler and Friends in Granby, Colo., and Wine for Water in Napa, Calif., to benefit junior golf, Open Fairways, an organization that assists at-risk youth, Tanzania Watershed, Disabled Sports USA and the Special Olympics.
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