Gary Stal | |
Birth Date: | 9 February 1992 |
Birth Place: | Décines, France |
Weight: | 69kg (152lb) |
Residence: | Villette-d'Anthon, France |
Yearpro: | 2012 |
Tour: | European Tour |
Extour: | Challenge Tour |
Prowins: | 5 |
Eurowins: | 1 |
Chalwins: | 2 |
Otherwins: | 2 |
Masters: | DNP |
Usopen: | CUT: 2016 |
Open: | DNP |
Pga: | DNP |
Gary Stal (born 9 February 1992) is a French professional golfer.
Stal was born in Décines, near Lyon.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He was less successful in 2013, but performed well at the second and final stages of Qualifying School to regain his place on Tour.[4] He then finished 89th on the 2014 Order of Merit, making 21 cuts in 25 tournaments.[5]
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.[6]
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. | 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 |
Tournament | 2016 | |
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Masters Tournament | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | |
The Open Championship | ||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2015 | |
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Championship | 70 | |
Match Play | ||
Invitational | T63 | |
Champions |
Amateur