Ian Stanley (golfer)

Ian Stanley (born 14 November 1948) is an Australian golfer.

Stanley turned professional in 1970 and was a prolific tournament winner in Australasia from the mid 1970s to the early 1990s. He spent seven years on the European Tour in the 1970s, and was joint winner of the 1975 Martini International with Christy O'Connor Jnr.

After turning fifty he joined the European Seniors Tour, and in 2001 he won the Senior British Open on his way to topping the Order of Merit. In total, he has three wins on the European Seniors Tour.

Professional wins

*1975 New Britain Open (Papua New Guinea), Queensland Open (Australia), Martini International (European Tour; tie with Christy O'Connor Jnr)
*1976 South Seas Classic (Fiji)
*1979 Victorian PGA Championship (Australia)
*1980 Wembley Classic (Australia), Geraldton Classic(Australia)
*1981 Traralgon Classic (Australia)
*1982 Westpac Classic (Australia)
*1983 Hume Classic (Australia), Murray River Classic (Australia)
*1984 Murray River Classic (Australia), South Australian PGA Championship
*1985 Western Australia Open, New South Wales Open (Australia), Geraldton Classic (Australia)
*1986 Murray River Classic (Australia), Fiji Open
*1987 South West Open (Australia)
*1988 Fijian Hotel Classic, New Zealand Open
*1989 Tasmanian Open (Australia)
*1990 Fijian Hotel Classic
*1992 Norfolk Island Open (Australia), Victorian Open (Australia)

European Seniors Tour wins

*2000 Coca-Cola Kaiser Karl European Trophy
*2001 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship, Senior British Open (this was two years before it became a Champions Tour major)

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=2628 Profile on the European Tour's official site]