CraigStadler
United States
United States
Craig Stadler
United States
Profile
Height
5'10"
Weight
250lbs
Age
71
Birthday
Jun 2, 1953
Birthplace
San Diego, CA
Turned Pro
1976
Career Earnings
$8,985,468
College
University of Southern California
Residence
Evergreen, CO
Plays From
Evergreen, CO
Family
Wife, Jan; Kevin, Chris
Personal
Nicknamed "The Walrus" and is one of golf's most colorful and popular personalities.
A La Jolla, California native, Craig and his wife, Jan, now reside in Evergreen, Colo.
Won the 1970 Junior World Championship and the 1973 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Oldest son Kevin turned professional and won the 2002 Colorado Open in a playoff with his father as his caddie.
Younger son, Chris, played college football at Lake Forest College in Illinois and served as his dad's caddie when he won the 2003 B.C. Open.
Got started in golf at age four by his father.
In 2014, after Kevin won the Waste Management Phoenix Open, they became the first father and son to play the Masters together.
Has been inducted into the 1996 San Diego Breithard Hall of Fame, the 1999 University of Southern California Athletic Hall of Fame, the 2012 Argentine Golf Association Hall of Fame and the 2014 Southern California Golf Association Hall of Fame.
Principal charities include the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Men for the Cure benefiting the Breast Cancer Foundation at the University of Colorado, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation of Toronto Canada.
Also supports three principal causes involving the military. They are War Fighter Sports/Disabled Sports USA, an organization that offers sports rehabilitation programs in military hospitals and communities across the U.S., as well as Folds of Honor and Birdies for the Brave.