Stadler gets 1st PGA title
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Stadler used to tag along with father Craig at the Masters. This year, they’ll be teeing it up together at Augusta National.
Kevin saw to that Sunday, winning the Phoenix Open for his first PGA Tour title.
Yes, “The Smallrus,” who has grown up and out to match his father’s listed 250 pounds, and “The Walrus” are set for the ultimate father-son golf trip.
“That was in the forefront of my mind,” Kevin, who closed with a 68, said.
The Stadlers are the ninth father-son winners in tour history and will be the first to play in the same Masters.
Stadler won in his 239th tour start, avoiding a playoff when playing partner Bubba Watson missed a 5-foot par putt on 18.
