Gary Stal

Gary Stal
Stal in September 2014
Personal information
Born (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 32)
Décines, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceVillette-d'Anthon, France
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking89 (1 February 2015)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2016
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Gary Stal (born 9 February 1992) is a French professional golfer.

Career

Stal was born in Décines, near Lyon.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] He was less successful in 2013, but performed well at the second and final stages of Qualifying School to regain his place on Tour.[5] He then finished 89th on the 2014 Order of Merit, making 21 cuts in 25 tournaments.[6]

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.[7]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 18 Jan 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship −19 (68-69-67-65=269) 1 stroke Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 10 Jun 2012 Kärnten Golf Open −20 (65-67-68-68=268) 1 stroke England Daniel Brooks
2 15 Jul 2012 Credit Suisse Challenge −11 (69-67-67-70=273) Playoff France Alexandre Kaleka

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Credit Suisse Challenge France Alexandre Kaleka Won with birdie on first extra hole

French Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 2 Mar 2012 Cartes d'Acces −3 (69-72-72=213) 3 strokes Spain Juan Antonio Bragulat, France Alberto Campanile
2 24 Mar 2012 Internationaux de France −11 (65-69-68=202) Playoff France Jérôme Lando-Casanova

Results in major championships

Tournament 2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2015
Championship 70
Match Play
Invitational T63
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 5 2015 Ending 1 Feb 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "European Tour player bio". European Tour. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Stal gets 1st Challenge Tour win". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. The Sports Network. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Stal beats Kaleka in Challenge Tour playoff". Fox News. The Sports Network. 15 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Qualifying school final stage: Day 6 in numbers". European Tour. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. ^ "European Tour career record". European Tour. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Martin Kaymer's final-round collapse lets Gary Stal win HSBC Championship". The Guardian. London. Press Association. 18 January 2014.
  8. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.


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