Ian Stanley (golfer)

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Ian Stanley (born 14 November 1948) is an Australian golfer. He turned professional in 1970 and was a prolific tournament winner in Australasia from the mid 1970s to the early 1990s. He spent seven years on the European Tour in the 1970s, and was joint winner of the 1975 Martini International with Christy O'Connor Jnr. After turning fifty he joined the European Seniors Tour, and in 2001 he won the Senior British Open (EST) on his way to topping the Order of Merit. In total he has three wins on the EST.

[edit] Professional wins

1975 New Britain Open (Papua New Guinea), Queensland Open (Australia), Martini International (European Tour; joint winner)
1976 South Seas Classic (Fiji)
1979 Victorian PGA Championship (Australia)
1980 Wembley Classic (Australia), Geraldton Classic(Australia)
1981 Traralgon Classic (Australia)
1982 Westpac Classic (Australia)
1983 Hume Classic (Australia), Murray River Classic (Australia)
1984 Murray River Classic (Australia), South Australian PGA Championship
1985 Western Australia Open, New South Wales Open (Australia), Geraldton Classic (Australia)
1986 Murray River Classic (Australia), Fiji Open
1987 South West Open (Australia)
1988 Fijian Hotel Classic, New Zealand Open
1989 Tasmanian Open (Australia)
1990 Fijian Hotel Classic
1992 Norfolk Island Open (Australia), Victorian Open (Australia)
2000 Coca-Cola Kaiser Karl European Trophy (European Seniors Tour)
2001 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship, Senior British Open (both European Seniors Tour; this was two years before the Senior British Open became a Champions Tour major)