Kevin Stadler
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Kevin Stadler (born February 5, 1980) is an American golfer. He is the son of former Masters champion and 13-time winner on the PGA Tour Craig Stadler. He was born in Reno, Nevada. He attended 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.
[edit] Professional wins
Nationwide Tour wins
- 2004 Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort, Scholarship America Showdown
- 2006 Xerox Classic, Albertsons Boise Open
Other wins
- 2002 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with Craig Stadler)
- 2005 Abierto Visa de la Republica (aka Centenary Argentine Open)
- 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic (co-sanctioned by European, Asian, and Australasian tours)
