Kyle Stanley

Kyle Stanley (born November 19, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

Stanley was born in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was a 2002 graduate of St. Charles Borromeo elementary and middle school and a 2006 graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School (both Catholic schools located in Tacoma, Washington).

As a freshman at Clemson University, he established 18 individual scoring records. During his college career he has won the 2006 Aloha Purdue Collegiate and the 2008 Carpet Classic. He was named the ACC player of the year for the 2006-07 season. Stanley was named first-team All-America in 2007 and 2009 by the Golf Coaches Association of America. He was the Individual runner-up at the NCAA Championship in 2007 and 2009. He was a member of the 2007 American Walker Cup team. Stanley studied Sports Management while at Clemson. In 2009 he was given the Ben Hogan Award for best college golfer.

Professional career

Stanley turned professional after the 2009 U.S. Open and made his pro debut a week later at the Travelers Championship. Late in 2010, Stanley earned a 2011 PGA Tour card through Q-School where he finished in a tie for ninth. In his debut season on tour, he recorded four top-10 finishes, with the best of these coming at the John Deere Classic where he finished runner-up to Steve Stricker by a single stroke. The runner-up finish did however help Stanley secure the final available spot at the 2011 Open Championship. It was his first ever appearance in an Open Championship and he made the cut to finish in a tie for 44th. He also made the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship, finishing tied for 10th, though that wasn't good enough to provide entrance to the final event of the year, The Tour Championship. He finished the 2011 season 55th on the PGA Tour money list and 148th on the Official World Golf Ranking.

Kyle Stanley (rugby league)

Kyle Stanley (born 2 April 1991 in Sydney, Australia), is a Māori/Samoan Australian former rugby league footballer. He represented Samoa and played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League between 2010 and 2014.

His position of choice was at five-eighth, however due to his versatility could fill in anywhere in the back line. He is younger brother of fellow professional Chase Stanley.

Early life

In his juniors, Stanley played for Hurstville United JRLFC, the same junior rugby league club that former Dragons players Anthony Mundine and Lance Thompson did.

Playing career

2009

Stanley was part of the Dragons Under 20's team in the Toyota Cup throughout 2009 and 2010.

2010

Kyle made his debut in the NRL for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 11, 2010, at WIN Stadium Wollongong against the Canberra Raiders. He debuted at Fullback and scored a try. He went on to play a total of 8 NRL games in 2010.

On 6 September 2010, Stanley was selected in the Samoan train on squad.