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Last Sunday, Kyle Stanley lost a heartbreaking playoff at Torrey Pines, and some wondered if and when he would recover. As a former Clemson University standout and Hogan award winner, Stanley knew he had all the tools to become a PGA Tour winner.

This Sunday, he proved his metal coming back from eight shots down at the beginning of the day to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open by one shot over fellow FJ Ambassador Ben Crane. Stanley, playing in FJ ICON and StaSof, made six birdies and no bogeys on his way to a 65 and the victory.

Playing partner Ben Crane tweeted this post-round about Stanley's win, "As a fan of sports you have to love what @kylestanleygolf did this week. CONGRATS, Kyle you earned this. The whole golf world is proud"

The win moves Stanley to the number one spot on the FedEx Cup leaderboard and earns him exempt status on the PGA Tour through 2014.

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· Tags: FJ ICON, StaSof, Kyle Stanley

Comments

GTJacket8 wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 5 Feb 2012 8:30 PM

Great to see Stanley bounce back after last week. Was also a great week for FootJoy!

TNT009 wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 5 Feb 2012 8:39 PM

What guts by the kid!!!!

golferdrmjr wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 5 Feb 2012 9:19 PM

Big comeback for the kid. The first win of many, I'm sure.

Go Team FootJoy!

Tar Heel wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 7:04 AM

After watching last week it was beyond impressive to see Kyle come back Sunday and light it up. He clearly has the talent. He clearly has all the shots. And were it not for the spin on the 3rd shot last week at Torrey, we could have our first back to back winner of 2012.

This kid is that good.

kab012345 wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 7:40 AM

Congratulations to him! Great determination and great win!

Dallin wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 8:13 AM

What a great example of mental toughness - way to go Stanley - you made us proud!

Lusogolf wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 8:40 AM

Kyle redeemed himself in the best way. The supremacy of the FJ was fantastic. Congrats to all the FJ and FJ players.

dzabkar wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 10:39 AM

What a story! Way to go, Kyle! Inspiration to anyone with a heart

memphisunited wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 11:25 AM

This is one of the great stories in golf over the last few years. Really says a lot about Stanley and his mental toughness. Weaker golfers would still be in bed after what happened two weeks ago.

etom628 wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 11:27 AM

Congrats to Kyle for coming back and winning! It was a shame to see Spencer Levin fall back like that one the final day, but hopefully he'll bounce back stronger the next time!

Justinu3 wrote re: Kyle Stanley Finds Redemption in Scottsdale

on 6 Feb 2012 12:51 PM

He is cool as they come. Could've faltered when he hit some poor shots late on Sunday but stayed calm and hit a great recovery shot. Putting like champ too!