Craig Robert Stadler was born on June 2,1953 and 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.
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Craig Stadler attended La Jolla High School He won the 1973 US Amateur, while attending the University of Southern California, where he was a teammate of future PGA Tour winners Mark Pfeil and Scott Simpson.
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Craig Stadler was an All-American all four years – first-team his sophomore and junior years; second-team his freshman and senior years.
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Craig Stadler finished college in 1975 and turned professional in 1976.
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Craig Stadler won his first two PGA Tour events in 1980, at the Bob Hope Desert Classic and the Greater Greensboro Open.
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Craig Stadler won the 1985 Swiss Open on the European Tour and the 1987 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament on the Japan Golf Tour.
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Craig Stadler had great success at the Scandinavian Enterprise Open too, an official event on the European Tour, finishing runner-up at the 1983 and 1986 events until finally winning in 1990.
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Craig Stadler began playing on the Champions Tour upon becoming eligible in June 2003.
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Craig Stadler underwent total left-hip-replacement surgery in Los Angeles on September 15,2010, which limits his playing time.
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Craig Stadler announced that the 2014 Masters Tournament, his 38th and in which he played with Kevin, was his last.
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