Kyle Stanley

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 125 in 2018-19 FedExCup standings (thru 2019-20)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2010
• PGA TOUR: 2011

PGA TOUR Victories (2)

• 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open
• 2017 Quicken Loans National

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (1-2)

• 2012 Lost to Brandt Snedeker, Farmers Insurance Open
• 2017 Defeated Charles Howell III, Quicken Loans National
• 2018 Lost to Byeong Hun An, Bryson DeChambeau, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide

National Teams

• 2007 Walker Cup
• 2018 World Cup

Personal

• Favorite college teams are the Clemson Tigers and Gonzaga University basketball team. Favorite professional team is the Seattle Seahawks.
• Superstitions include wearing the color blue.

Special Interests

• Music, movies, cars, clothes

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Puerto Rico Open: Finished T3 at the Puerto Rico Open, his best result on TOUR since a runner-up at the 2018 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Shot a first-round 64 to hold a two-stroke lead and was tied for the lead after two rounds, falling to 0-for-4 with the 18-hole lead/co-lead and 0-for-5 with the 36-hole lead/co-lead. Made nine birdies in the first round, recording nine or more for the third time in his career (first since 2017 THE NORTHERN TRUST). Hit every green in regulation in round one, doing so for the fourth time in his career (first since 2019 The RSM Classic). Led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.75).

Career Highlights

2020 Season

• Puerto Rico Open: Finished T3 at the Puerto Rico Open, his best result on TOUR since a runner-up at the 2018 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Shot a first-round 64 to hold a two-stroke lead and was tied for the lead after two rounds, falling to 0-for-4 with the 18-hole lead/co-lead and 0-for-5 with the 36-hole lead/co-lead. Made nine birdies in the first round, recording nine or more for the third time in his career (first since 2017 THE NORTHERN TRUST). Hit every green in regulation in round one, doing so for the fourth time in his career (first since 2019 The RSM Classic). Led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.75).

2019 Season

Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and seventh time in nine seasons, finishing No. 103 in the FedExCup standings. Made the cut in 16 of 25 starts, with his lone top-10 coming at the Wells Fargo Championship.

2018 Season

Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the sixth time in eight seasons, reaching the TOUR Championship for the second consecutive season and finishing No. 27 in the FedExCup. Recorded five top-10s, including a playoff loss at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide and three top-five results at World Golf Championships events. In all, made 20 cuts in 26 starts.

• World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: Opened with a 63 en route to a solo-second at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Recorded his third top-five at a WGC event during the season (T5/WGC-HSBC Champions, T5/WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, 2nd/WGC-Bridgestone Invitational).
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: Tied for second at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, falling in a three-man playoff won by Bryson DeChambeau. Made four consecutive birdies on Nos. 14-17 to tie the lead entering the 72nd hole at the Memorial Tournament, before a bogey dropped him into a three-way playoff with DeChambeau and Byeong Hun An at 15-under. Was eliminated on the first extra hole, while DeChambeau went on to defeat An with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Final-round 70 was his seventh consecutive under-par round at Muirfield Village. Led the field in birdies with 26 for the week. Held second-round lead/co-lead with Joaquin Neimann at 11-under, the fourth 36-hole lead/co-lead of his career.
• World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Won three of his final five holes (Nos. 14, 16 and 17) to defeat Sergio Garcia in the round of 16 at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. Defeated by Justin Thomas in his first appearance in the quarterfinals in his second trip to the event.
• Sony Open in Hawaii: Made the cut for the sixth time in as many starts at the Sony Open in Hawaii, finishing T10. The finish marked his fourth top-25 in his first five starts of the season.
• World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions for his best-career finish to date in a WGC event. Shot a tournament total of 8-under, highlighted by a 4-under 68 in the second round.

2017 Season

Collected five top-10 finishes in 25 starts through the Wyndham Championship, highlighted by his second career victory at the Quicken Loans National. Advanced to each of the four FedExCup Playoffs events for the first time, where he ended his season ranked a career-best 24th in the FedExCup standings.

• TOUR Championship: Made it to the TOUR Championship for the first time in his career. Opened with a 64 to lead by two after the opening round. A pair of 73s and an even-par 70 in the third round led to a T20 finish.
• Quicken Loans National: Starting the final round of the Quicken Loans National four shots back, made his only bogey on the opening hole, then recorded five birdies en route to a 4-under 66 to join playing partner Charles Howell III at 7-under 283 (the highest winning score in a non-major of the season). In just the second playoff in tournament history, defeated Howell with a par on the first extra hole, the par-4 No. 18. Earned second PGA TOUR title in his 179th start at the age of 29 years, 7 months, 13 days, 135 starts since his inaugural victory at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Improved to 1-1 in playoffs on the PGA TOUR (previously lost to Brandt Snedeker in the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open, a week before he went on to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open). Victory marked the best come-from-behind win at the Quicken Loans National, with his four-shot comeback surpassing Justin Rose (2014) and Anthony Kim (2008) who both came back from three. The win was his career-high fifth top-10 of the season, after having not recorded a top-10 the past two seasons. Won in his fifth start at the Quicken Loans National, with previous-best finish a T22 in 2012 at Congressional. With the victory, earned one of four spots for The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: After opening with a first-round 74 at the Memorial Tournament, added 67-71-68 to finish T6, his fourth top-10 of the season. Only other time with at least four top-10s in a season was his rookie year, in 2011.
• THE PLAYERS Championship: After holding a share of the 54-lead at THE PLAYERS Championship, finished T4 for his best finish in four starts at TPC Sawgrass. Became just the second player to birdie No. 17 in all four rounds (Paul Azinger/1987).
• Shell Houston Open: Opened the Shell Houston Open with a 6-under 66. Ensuing rounds of 71-71-70 resulted in a T8 finish.
• Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: In his second start of the season, finished T7 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open for his first top-10 finish on the PGA TOUR since a T8 at the 2014 Barracuda Championship (43 starts) in Reno, Nev.

2016 Season

For the second consecutive season, failed to post a top-10, but advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the first time since 2013, on the strength of five top-25s. Eighteen made cuts marked the second-highest total of his career (22 in 2011).

• Wyndham Championship: Entered the final event of the season, the Wyndham Championship, at No. 127, outside of the top 125 players who advance to the FedExCup Playoffs. Posted four rounds in the 60s at the Wyndham Championship to finish T14 and move to No. 116 in the standings. Ended his season at No. 116 after a T74 at The Barclays.

2015 Season

After advancing to the FedExCup Playoffs in his first three seasons on TOUR, missed postseason action for the second consecutive season, finishing No. 181 in the FedExCup standings. Made the cut in eight of 12 starts, with three top-25 finishes. Failed to record a top-10 performance for the first time since joining the TOUR in 2011, with a T18 at the John Deere Classic his best outing. Missed the cut in four of his first six starts but closed the year with six consecutive made cuts. Played in six Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season events, with a T11 at The Rex Hospital Open in May and a T9 at the WinCo Foods Portland Open in late-August his best showings.

• Web.com Tour Championship: Four rounds in the 60s at the Web.com Tour Championship led to a T5 at TPC Sawgrass and a 22nd position in the final priority-ranking order.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: Missed the cut at the third tournament, the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship in Columbus, Ohio.
• Hotel Fitness Championship: In the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, opened with a T16 at the Hotel Fitness Championship, which he followed up the next week with a T7 at the Small Business Connection Championship at River Run. A third-round 65 put him T3, two off the lead. Bogeys on Nos. 15, 17 and 18 Sunday cost him a chance at the title.
• Rex Hospital Open: Played in six Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season events, with a T11 at The Rex Hospital Open in May and a T9 at the WinCo Foods Portland Open in late-August his best showings.

2014 Season

Finished the season No. 158 in the FedExCup standings, marking the first time in four seasons as a PGA TOUR member he failed to advance at least to the 100-member Deutsche Bank Championship field. Season included 16 made cuts in 28 starts, with his lone top-finish coming at the Barracuda Championship under the Modified Stableford scoring format. Point totals of 5-11-6-12 resulted in a T8 with three others. Made 20 birdies and an eagle on the week en route to his best finish since a third-place performance at the 2013 Memorial Tournament.

• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: Played in all four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events, missing the cut at the Web.com Tour Championship. Best finish was a T27 at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.

2013 Season

Ended the season No. 77 in the FedExCup. Season highlighted by third-place finishes at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the Memorial Tournament.

• the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance: Offset a double bogey with eight birdies in the first round of the Memorial Tournament to post a 5-under 67 en route to third-place honors at Muirfield Village GC.
• Wells Fargo Championship: Finished T6 at the Wells Fargo Championship in his third start at the event.
• Zurich Classic of New Orleans: After an opening-round, even-par 72 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, rallied with rounds of 67-65-67 to finish third at TPC Louisiana. Birdied the seventh and 18th holes, both par-5s, all four days to get to 17-under, three strokes shy of Billy Horschel's winning total. The finish was his first top-10 since winning the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Performance came in just his second TPC Louisiana start. He missed the cut in 2011.

2012 Season

Finished a career-best No. 31 in the FedExCup standings, missing qualifying for the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola by one shot at the BMW Championship.

• TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: Was one of two players who dropped out of qualifying for the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola after finishing T34 at the BMW Championship. Was No. 30 in the FedExCup standings entering the BMW Championship and finished No. 31.
• Waste Management Phoenix Open: One week and, as he puts it, "6,000 new Facebook friends" later, rallied from eight strokes back in the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open with a 6-under 65 to claim his first PGA TOUR win by a stroke over Ben Crane. The come-from-behind win matched the third-largest in TOUR history and was the largest in tournament history. Was cheered on by a gallery all week who affectionately dubbed him "The Comeback Kid." Choking back tears at the trophy presentation, credited and dedicated the win to his parents.
• Farmers Insurance Open: Lost to Brandt Snedeker on the second playoff hole (No. 16) with a bogey-4 at the Farmers Insurance Open. Had a five-shot lead entering the final round. The record for the largest lead on TOUR with 18 holes to play only to lose is six strokes by five players. Three-round total of 198 tied the tournament's 54-hole record originally set by Tiger Woods (2008) and Woody Blackburn (1985). Led the field in Putts (Greens in Regulation), at 1.632, and was second in Driving Distance, at 314.4 yards. Playoff loss came in his second start at the Farmers Insurance Open (T53 in 2011). It was his first playoff on the PGA TOUR. Held a share of the lead after the first round and sole possession of the lead after the second and third rounds.

2011 Season

Got his rookie year off to a solid start, netting four top-30 finishes in his first seven starts en route to four top-10s.

• Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Finished T10 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open for his fourth top-10 in last eight starts. Carded all four rounds in the 60s at TPC Summerlin.
• Deutsche Bank Championship: Three rounds of 3-under 68 and a second-round 71 led to a T10 finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship–his third top-10 of the season.
• The Greenbrier Classic: Had it not been for a second-round, 5-over 75, he would have had a solid chance for victory at The Greenbrier Classic. Bookended 4-under 66s and a third-round, 5-under 65 to turn in a T9 finish, the second top-10 of his career. Was just two strokes out of the three-man playoff, won by Scott Stallings.
• John Deere Classic: In July, suffered a disappointing loss by a stroke to Steve Stricker, who holed a putt from off the green on the 72nd hole at the John Deere Classic. The runner-up finish was his first top-10 on TOUR in his 32nd career start. En route to second-place honors, matched his then career-best round on TOUR with a pair of 65s in the first and third rounds.

2010 Season

Finished T5 in his next start, the Soboba Classic. Finished T27 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial for his best finish among three PGA TOUR starts.

• Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by Kraft: Was T9 at the Albertsons Boise Open.
• Melwood Prince George's County Open Presented by Under Armour: Kept his solid play going by finishing T7 the next week at the Melwood Prince George's County Open. All four rounds were in the 60s. Finished birdie-eagle-birdie Saturday en route to a 66. The eagle was a hole-in-one on the 111-yard, par-3, 17th hole. Shot 30 on the back nine.
• The Rex Hospital Open: Four starts later, posted his third T9 finish of the year, at The Rex Hospital Open.
• Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae: At the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae outside San Francisco, he posted his second T9 finish.
• Panama CLARO Championship: In his third Korn Ferry Tour start of the season, finished T9 at the Panama Claro Championhip, a then-career-best finish. Was one of four players to post all four rounds in the 60s. Shot a 3-under 67 that helped him climb into the top 10.

2009 Season

Turned professional after finishing 53rd at the U.S. Open. Was T19 the following week in his first pro start, the Travelers Championship. Made the cut in four of five PGA TOUR starts in 2009 and was one for two on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Amateur Highlights

• Won four AJGA tournaments and was named Washington Junior Golf Association Player of the Year. Helped his Bellarmine Prep team win state championships his junior and senior years, finishing second overall in both tournaments. Three-time first-team All-ACC
• Winner of the 2009 Ben Hogan Award. Runner-up in 2007 and 2009 at the NCAA Championship, losing by two shots to USC's Jamie Lovemark in 2007 and by two to North Carolina State's Matt Hill in 2009. Had 20 top-10 and 28 top-20 finishes in his 32 career star
• Two-time winner of the Southern Amateur.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR: 2010