Gary Stal | |
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Stal in September 2014 | |
Personal information | |
Born | (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 32) Décines, France |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | France |
Residence | Villette-d'Anthon, France |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2012 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Highest ranking | 89 (1 February 2015) |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Challenge Tour | 2 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2016 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Gary Stal (born 9 February 1992) is a French professional golfer.
Career
Stal was born in Décines, near Lyon. He played on the Challenge Tour in 2012. He won his first title in June 2012 at the Kärnten Golf Open, playing on an invitation. The following month, Stal picked up another victory at the Credit Suisse Challenge, defeating Alexandre Kaleka in a playoff and graduated to the European Tour. He was less successful in 2013, but performed well at the second and final stages of Qualifying School to regain his place on Tour. He then finished 89th on the 2014 Order of Merit, making 21 cuts in 25 tournaments.
On 18 January 2015, Stal secured his first victory on a major tour, shooting a −7 in the final round to win the European Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship by one stroke over Rory McIlroy.
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 18 Jan 2015 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | −19 (68-69-67-65=269) | 1 stroke | Rory McIlroy |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 10 Jun 2012 | Kärnten Golf Open | −20 (65-67-68-68=268) | 1 stroke | Daniel Brooks |
2 | 15 Jul 2012 | Credit Suisse Challenge | −11 (69-67-67-70=273) | Playoff | Alexandre Kaleka |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2012 | Credit Suisse Challenge | Alexandre Kaleka | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
French Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 2 Mar 2012 | Cartes d'Acces | −3 (69-72-72=213) | 3 strokes | Juan Antonio Bragulat, Alberto Campanile |
2 | 24 Mar 2012 | Internationaux de France | −11 (65-69-68=202) | Playoff | Jérôme Lando-Casanova |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2016 |
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Masters Tournament | |
U.S. Open | CUT |
The Open Championship | |
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2015 |
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Championship | 70 |
Match Play | |
Invitational | T63 |
Champions |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2009, 2010
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2011
See also
- 2012 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- "Week 5 2015 Ending 1 Feb 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "European Tour player bio". European Tour. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- "Stal gets 1st Challenge Tour win". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. The Sports Network. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- "Stal beats Kaleka in Challenge Tour playoff". Fox News. The Sports Network. 15 July 2012.
- "Qualifying school final stage: Day 6 in numbers". European Tour. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- "European Tour career record". European Tour. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- "Martin Kaymer's final-round collapse lets Gary Stal win HSBC Championship". The Guardian. London. Press Association. 18 January 2014.
- "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Gary Stal at the European Tour official site
- Gary Stal at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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