Craig Robert Stadler (born June 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including one major championship, the 1982 Masters Tournament.
Early life
Stadler was born in San Diego, California. His father introduced him to golf at age four,
Stadler's brother Gary Stadler is a Billboard-charting recording artist.
Amateur career
Stadler won the 1973 U.S. Amateur, while attending the University of Southern California, where he was a teammate of future PGA Tour winners Mark Pfeil and Scott Simpson. Stadler was an All-American all four years – first-team his sophomore and junior years; second-team his freshman and senior years. Stadler finished college in 1975.
In 1984, United Airlines held a promotion for its frequent flyer members in which any member who flew the airline to all 50 states in the United States in a 50-day period would receive free first-class flights for one year. Stadler was one of 78 people who completed the challenge.
In popular culture
- In 1994, he was the featured coach for the Sega Saturn video game Pebble Beach Golf Links.
- In 1996, Stadler appeared as himself in the film Tin Cup.
Amateur wins
- 1973 U.S. Amateur
- 1975 Southwestern Amateur
Professional wins (30)
PGA Tour wins (13)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (1)
|- style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championships (1)
|-
| Other PGA Tour (11)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jan 13, 1980
|Bob Hope Desert Classic
|−17 (69-68-70-69-67=343)
|2 strokes
| Tom Purtzer, Mike Sullivan
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Apr 6, 1980
|Greater Greensboro Open
|−13 (67-69-71-68=275)
|6 strokes
| George Burns, Billy Kratzert,<br> Jack Newton, Jerry Pate
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|May 31, 1981
|Kemper Open
|−10 (67-69-66-68=270)
|6 strokes
| Tom Watson, Tom Weiskopf
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Jan 10, 1982
|Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
|−14 (65-64-66-71=266)
|3 strokes
| Vance Heafner, John Mahaffey
|--style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|5
|align=right|Apr 11, 1982
|Masters Tournament
|−4 (75-69-67-73=284)
|Playoff
| Dan Pohl
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Jun 6, 1982
|Kemper Open (2)
|−13 (72-67-67-69=275)
|7 strokes
| Seve Ballesteros
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Aug 29, 1982
|World Series of Golf
|−2 (70-68-75-65=278)
|Playoff
| Raymond Floyd
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|May 13, 1984
|Byron Nelson Golf Classic
|−8 (70-71-64-71=276)
|1 stroke
| David Edwards
|-style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|9
|align=right|Nov 3, 1991
|The Tour Championship
|−5 (68-68-72-71=279)
|Playoff
| Russ Cochran
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Aug 30, 1992
|NEC World Series of Golf (2)
|−7 (69-65-69-70=273)
|1 stroke
| Corey Pavin
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|Feb 27, 1994
|Buick Invitational of California
|−20 (67-67-68-66=268)
|1 stroke
| Steve Lowery
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|Feb 25, 1996
|Nissan Open
|−6 (67-70-73-68=278)
|1 stroke
| Mark Brooks, Fred Couples,<br> Scott Simpson, Mark Wiebe
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|Jul 20, 2003
|B.C. Open
|−21 (67-69-68-63=267)
|1 stroke
| Alex Čejka, Steve Lowery
|}
thumb|275px|Stadler at the 2011 [[Principal Charity Classic.]]
PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1982
|Masters Tournament
| Dan Pohl
|Won with par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|1982
|World Series of Golf
| Raymond Floyd
|Won with par on fourth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|1985
|Bob Hope Classic
|| Lanny Wadkins
|Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|1987
|Hawaiian Open
| Corey Pavin
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|1991
|The Tour Championship
| Russ Cochran
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|2000
|Shell Houston Open
| Robert Allenby
|Lost to par on fourth extra hole
|}
European Tour wins (3)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (1)
|-
| Other European Tour (2)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|--style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|Apr 11, 1982
|Masters Tournament
|−4 (75-69-67-73=284)
|Playoff
| Dan Pohl
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Sep 8, 1985
|Ebel European Masters Swiss Open
|−21 (68-65-67-67=267)
|2 strokes
| David Feherty, Ove Sellberg
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Jun 10, 1990
|Scandinavian Enterprise Open
|−20 (68-72-67-61=268)
|4 strokes
| Craig Parry
|}
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1982
|Masters Tournament
| Dan Pohl
|Won with par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|1986
|Scandinavian Enterprise Open
| Greg Turner
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|}
PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Nov 22, 1987
|Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
|−11 (71-65-69-72=277)
|1 stroke
| Scott Hoch
|}
South American Tour wins (1)
- 1992 Argentine Open
Other wins (4)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Apr 9, 1978
|Magnolia State Classic
|−12 (67-66-72-63=268)
|1 stroke
| Bob Eastwood, Bruce Fleisher
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Aug 19, 1986
|Jerry Ford Invitational
|−9 (67-68=135)
|2 strokes
| Mark O'Meara
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Aug 22, 1989
|Fred Meyer Challenge<br>(with Joey Sindelar)
|−19 (62-63=125)
|1 stroke
| Mark Calcavecchia and Bob Gilder
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Dec 15, 2002
|Office Depot Father/Son Challenge<br>(with son Kevin Stadler)
|−24 (60-60=120)
|Playoff
| Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin
|}
Other playoff record (1–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1982
|Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge
| Raymond Floyd
|Lost to par on fourth extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|2002
|Office Depot Father/Son Challenge<br>(with son Kevin Stadler)
| Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|}
Champions Tour wins (9)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Champions Tour major championships (2)
|-
|Other Champions Tour (7)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 13, 2003
|Ford Senior Players Championship
|−17 (67-73-65-66=271)
|3 strokes
| Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe,<br> Tom Watson
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Sep 28, 2003
|Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
|−15 (66-69-66=201)
|2 strokes
| Larry Nelson
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Oct 19, 2003
|SBC Championship
|−15 (67-64-67=198)
|4 strokes
| Bob Gilder
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Feb 15, 2004
|ACE Group Classic
|−10 (67-67-72=206)
|Playoff
| Gary Koch, Tom Watson
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Jun 27, 2004
|Bank of America Championship
|−15 (68-69-64=201)
|4 strokes
| Tom Kite, Tom Purtzer,<br> D. A. Weibring
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|6
|align=right|Aug 29, 2004
|JELD-WEN Tradition
|−13 (70-70-68-67=275)
|1 stroke
| Allen Doyle, Jerry Pate
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Sep 5, 2004
|First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
|−15 (72-63-66=201)
|3 strokes
| Jay Haas
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Sep 26, 2004
|SAS Championship
|−17 (65-68-66=199)
|6 strokes
| Tom Jenkins
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Jun 23, 2013
|Encompass Championship
|−13 (67-65-71=203)
|1 stroke
| Fred Couples
|}
Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|2004
|ACE Group Classic
| Gary Koch, Tom Watson
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|2007
|Boeing Classic
| R. W. Eaks, David Eger,<br> Gil Morgan, Naomichi Ozaki,<br> Dana Quigley, Denis Watson
|Watson won with eagle on second extra hole<br>Eger, Morgan, Ozaki and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|2009
|Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf<br>(with Jeff Sluman)
| Tom Lehman and Bernhard Langer
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|}
Major championships
Wins (1)
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| 1982 ||Masters Tournament ||3 shot lead ||−4 (75-69-67-73=284) ||Playoff<sup>1</sup> || Dan Pohl
|}
<sup>1</sup>Defeated Pohl with par on first extra hole.
Results timeline
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1974
!1975
!1976
!1977
!1978
!1979
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|CUT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|T26
|T43
|style="background:lime;"|1
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T35
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|CUT
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|CUT
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|T16
|T26
|T22
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|WD
|CUT
|T15
|T24
|T25
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|CUT
|T35
|T12
|T28
|CUT
|WD
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T60
|T13
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|T55
|CUT
|T16
|T63
|T18
|T18
|T30
|T28
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|T14
|T12
|T25
|T34
|CUT
|CUT
|T29
|T26
|T41
|T38
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T19
|T33
|T33
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT
|T101
|T64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T24
|CUT
|T45
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|T57
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T48
|CUT
|T19
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|T53
|T38
|CUT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|CUT
|CUT
|T32
|49
|CUT
|50
|CUT
|T49
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T18
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|T64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1985 Open Championships)<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 9 || 38 || 21
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 9 || 18 || 12
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 18 || 11
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 23 || 18
|-
!Totals !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! 13 !! 32 !! 97 !! 62
|}
- Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1990 PGA – 1993 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1977
!1978
!1979
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|The Players Championship
|CUT
|CUT
|T67
|T67
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T63
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T13
|CUT
|CUT
|T45
|T21
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
|-
|align=left|The Players Championship
|T61
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T14
|T41
|CUT
|T31
|T62
|CUT
|CUT
|T36
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T66
|}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001
|-
|align="left"|Match Play
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|-
|align="left"|Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|-
|align="left"|Invitational
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
<sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to 9/11<br>
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
NT = No tournament
Senior major championships
Wins (2)
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up
|-style="background:#FFFF99;"
| 2003 ||Ford Senior Players Championship || −17 (67-73-65-66=271) || 3 strokes || Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe,<br> Tom Watson
|-style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| 2004 ||JELD-WEN Tradition || −13 (70-70-68-67=275) || 1 stroke || Allen Doyle, Jerry Pate
|}
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1975 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1983 (winners), 1985
- UBS Cup: 2003 (tie), 2004 (winners)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners), 2006
See also
- Spring 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins