Benefiting from Spencer Levin's final-round meltdown, Stanley rebounded from the devastating loss at Torrey Pines to win the Phoenix Open on Sunday, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit in a very comeback as unlikely as his collapse yesterday.
``You move from a really low point to a top point,'' Stanley said. ``I'm uncertain I expected to maybe recover this quickly. ... I do believe the most important discount golf clubs challenge was seeing basically could put yesterday behind me. I do believe Used to do.''
Stanley closed using a bogey-free 6-under 65, holing a 4-foot par putt around the par-4 18th to complete at 15-under 269 - a stroke before playing partner Ben Crane and two before Levin.
Levin, six strokes ahead entering the round and 7 in-front after one hole, shot a 75.
``It just wasn't my day, obviously,'' Levin said. ``But I gave it away, simple as that. You do have a six-shot lead and lose, you gave it away. My hat's off to Kyle. He played a fantastic round. He went and got it. In case you do have a six-shot lead and do not Taylormade Rocketballz Irons win, then I think it's on the player with all the lead, for sure.''
When asked about Levin, Stanley echoed what Torrey Pines winner Brandt Snedeker said about Stanley a week ago.
``I really feel for him, experiencing that,'' Stanley said. ``You don't wish to wish that upon anybody. He's a very good player, excessively good of an player to never bounce back or recover.''
At Torrey Pines, Stanley led by seven shots at the beginning of the final round, and still were built with a four-shot lead as they stood around the tee with the par-5 18th. But his third shot had excessive spin and didn't get high enough around the green, spinning down the TaylorMade RocketBallZ Driver slope and in the water. He three-putted from 45 feet, then lost to Snedeker around the second playoff hole when his 5-foot par putt caught the best side of the cup.
``I'm never going to forget that,'' Stanley said. ``But It makes this place a good deal sweeter, just having the capacity to recovery. I'm sort of confused for words. I'm very grateful for your support I've gotten. It's unbelievable. Unbelievable turnaround.''
The 24-year-old former Clemson player from Gig Harbor, Wash., earned $1,098,000 for his first PGA Tour title.
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