Gary Stal

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

Gary Stal
Stal in September 2014
Personal information
Born (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992
Décines, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Nationality France
ResidenceVillette-d'Anthon, France
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking89 (1 February 2015)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2016
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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 (3)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 18 Jan 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship −19 (68-69-67-65=269) 1 stroke Rory McIlroy

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Credit Suisse Challenge Alexandre Kaleka Won with birdie on first extra hole

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
Tournament2015
Championship 70
Match Play
Invitational T63
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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.
  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.


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