Scott Stallings

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Scott Stallings
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Personal information
Full nameScott Robert Stallings
Born (1985-03-25) March 25, 1985 (age 38)
Worcester, Massachusetts [1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Knoxville, Tennessee
SpouseJennifer White [1]
Children2
Career
College Tennessee Tech
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 53 (January 26, 2014) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T26: 2023
PGA Championship T55: 2013
U.S. Open T53: 2013
The Open Championship T60: 2023

Scott Robert Stallings (born March 25, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Stallings was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, [1] and was an all-state golfer and a four-year member of the Dean's List. He attended Tennessee Tech, where he was a two-time Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, winning seven tournaments and named an All-American in 2006.

Professional career

In 2008 and 2009, Stallings played on the Tarheel Tour and the NGA Hooters Tour. In 2009, he made his first trip to the PGA Tour's Qualifying School, where he missed a PGA Tour card by a single stroke. His finish gave him status on the Nationwide Tour. He made 19 cuts in 28 events and finished 53rd on the Nationwide Tour. He returned to Q School in 2010 and finished T11 to earn his card for 2011. He struggled at the beginning and he missed his first five cuts, then finished T42 at the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour finish. His next event, the Transitions Championship, earned him a third-place finish. Thanks to a favor from practice partner Kenny Perry, who is sponsored by tournament sponsor Transitions Optical and shares an agent with Stallings, Stallings got into the tournament on a sponsor exemption. [3] The third-place finish was the highest for a sponsor exemption at this event. [4]

Stallings won the Greenbrier Classic in July 2011 for his first PGA Tour victory. Despite struggling at times during the final round, Stallings was able to earn his way into a three-way playoff. He made a birdie on the first playoff hole, while his opponents, Bob Estes and Bill Haas made par, which gave him the title. [1] The win moved Stallings from 88th in the FedEx Cup standings to 26th. His OWGR ranking went from 224th to 119th, after starting the year at 562nd. The win also qualified Stallings for the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, 2011 PGA Championship, 2012 Masters Tournament, and the 2012 Players Championship. [5] Stallings won his second career tournament at the 2012 True South Classic. [6] Stallings was unable to defend his title in Mississippi because he earned a spot in the 2013 Open Championship after an already exempt Phil Mickelson won the Scottish Open. It was the second consecutive major Stallings earned entry as an alternate; he gained entry into the U.S. Open after another player withdrew.

In January 2014, Stallings won the Farmers Insurance Open by a single stroke from five other players. [7] The following year, in defense of his title, Stallings lost in a four-man sudden-death playoff, after coming from three strokes behind in the final round. He was eliminated on the first extra hole, when he could only make a par.

On July 7, 2015, Stallings was given a three-month suspension for violating the Tour's drug policy. He took a supplement that was on the banned substances list and self-reported his violation to the PGA Tour. [8]

In August 2022, he finished runner-up at the BMW Championship, which won him a place in the Tour Championship, and an exemption for the 2023 Masters Tournament in April 2023. [9]

Personal life

Stallings is a Christian. Stallings has spoken about his faith saying, "...I know that my score on the course doesn’t define who I am. I’m thankful for where God has placed me at this time in my life. Every day I wake up and thank Him for the opportunity He’s given me to let His light shine through me, and I pray that will always be the case." [10]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 31, 2011 Greenbrier Classic −10 (70-65-66-69=270)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes, Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas
2Jul 22, 2012 True South Classic −24 (68-64-64-68=264)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn
3Jan 26, 2014 Farmers Insurance Open −9 (72-67-72-68=279)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg K. J. Choi, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day,
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham DeLaet, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman,
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2011 Greenbrier Classic Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes, Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2015 Farmers Insurance Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day, Flag of the United States.svg Harris English,
Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes 		Day won with par on second extra hole
English and Stallings eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Åberg, Flag of the United States.svg Ben Griffin,
Flag of the United States.svg Luke List, Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander 		List won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament T27CUT
U.S. Open T53CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTT55CUT
Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament T26
PGA Championship CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship NTT60
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000032
PGA Championship 00000061
U.S. Open 00000041
The Open Championship 00000031
Totals000000145

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship CUTCUTT6575CUTCUTCCUTT42T69CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Championship
Match Play R64NT1T31
Invitational T29T52
Champions T42T53NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Week 4 2014 Ending 26 Jan 2014" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ Smock, Doug (July 31, 2011). "Perry's advice pays off for Stallings". Charleston Gazette-Mail . Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2011 Transitions Championship – Final-Round Notes" (PDF). PGA Tour. March 20, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Manoloff, Dennis (August 1, 2011). "Scott Stallings parlays first PGA Tour win on Sunday into Monday celebration at Bridgestone Invitational". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Scott Stallings wins True South Classic". Boston Herald . Associated Press. July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Scott Stallings rallies for win". ESPN. Associated Press. January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Scott Stallings suspended 3 months from PGA Tour for doping violation". ESPN. Associated Press. July 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ Schupak, Adam (April 5, 2023). "The story of Scott Stallings (the golfer) and Scott Stallings (the realtor) and one real happy ending at the Masters". Golfweek.
  10. ↑ "Scott Stallings, PGA Tour". Fellowship of Christian Athletes. May 1, 2012.
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