| Stuart Manley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 January 1979 Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (180 lb; 13.1 st) |
| Nationality | Wales |
| Residence | Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales |
| Spouse | Nicola (m. 2005) |
| Career | |
| College | University of West Florida |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Stuart Manley (born 15 January 1979) is a Welsh professional golfer.
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Manley was born in Mountain Ash in the historic county of Glamorgan. He showed sporting promise at an early age, and at age 16 had trials with the football clubs Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Luton Town. However, he chose to concentrate on golf, taking a four-year scholarship to the University of West Florida. The pinnacle of his amateur career was playing in the 2003 Walker Cup.
Manley turned professional in later 2003, and immediately joined the Challenge Tour, finishing 90th in his first season. At the end of that year he came through the qualifying school to earn a place on the European Tour for the first time. However, Manley has consistently failed to establish himself at the highest level; he is yet to retain his card by finishing in the top 115 at season's end, and has only regained it via the Challenge Tour in 2007 and qualifying school in 2008 and 2010.