Kevin Stadler (born February 5, 1980) is an American
golfer.
Stadler was born in Reno, Nevada. He is the son of
former Masters champion and 13-time winner on the
PGA Tour Craig Stadler. He moved with his family to
Denver, Colorado, where he attended Kent Denver
School for high school, where he excelled on the
school's golf team. He graduated from the University
of Southern California and turned professional in
2002.
In 2004 Stadler won twice on the second tier U.S.
based tour, the Nationwide Tour, and finished 13th
on the money list to win a card on the 2005 PGA
Tour. In his rookie season on the elite tour he came
168th on the money list, thus losing his card. Early
in 2006 he won the Johnnie Walker Classic in
Australia, gaining a two year exemption on the
European, Asian, and Australasian tours. Stadler
commented, "I am honestly baffled by this win.... It
was my intention this year just to play the
Nationwide Tour and get my PGA Tour card back but
now I have no idea what I will do". His dilemma was
that the European Tour, which he became now eligible
to play, is much more prestigious and lucrative that
the Nationwide Tour, but unlike the Nationwide Tour
it doesn't offer a direct route to his objective of
regaining his PGA Tour card. For the remainder of
2006 he divided his time between the two tours. He
won twice on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, and finished
twelfth on the money list to regain his PGA Tour
card with effect from the start of the 2007 season.
