Gary Stal (born 9 February 1992) is a French professional golfer.

Career

Stal was born in Décines, near

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

. He played on the

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in 2012. He won his first title in June 2012 at the Kärnten Golf Open, playing on an invitation. The following month, Stal picked up another victory at the Credit Suisse Challenge, defeating

Alexandre Kaleka Alexandre Kaleka (born 6 March 1987) is a French professional golfer. Kaleka turned professional in July 2009 and won his first tournament as a professional, the Allianz EurOpen de Lyon on the Challenge Tour. The win gave him a full exemption o ...

in a playoff and graduated to the

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. He was less successful in 2013, but performed well at the second and final stages of Qualifying School to regain his place on Tour. He then finished 89th on the 2014 Order of Merit, making 21 cuts in 25 tournaments. 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

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by one stroke over Rory McIlroy.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

French Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing France): 2009, 2010 *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing France): 2011

References

External links

* * * French male golfers European Tour golfers People from Décines-Charpieu Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis 1992 births Living people {{France-golf-bio-stub