Craig Stadler

“The Walrus. The nickname is the mustache.”

90STACH SCORE

✂ Walrus Athlete Era: 1980s Born 1953

Is this a Legendary Stach?

Stach Stats

Stash Power93

Ruggedness70

Curl Factor20

Legend Status80

Stats are for entertainment purposes. The mustache committee's decisions are final and occasionally arbitrary.

Style: Walrus
Peak Era: 1980s
Born: 1953
Fan Votes: 0 legendary · 0 meh

The Story

About Craig Stadler

Craig Stadler was born in 1953 in San Diego, California. He won the 1973 U.S. Amateur, starred at USC, and turned professional in 1975. His breakout came in 1982, when he won the Masters in a playoff and finished the season as the PGA Tour\'s leading money winner.

Stadler collected 13 PGA Tour wins and played on two U.S. Ryder Cup teams (1983, 1985). After turning 50 he became a force on the Champions Tour, winning the Senior Players Championship twice and a pair of senior majors.

His son Kevin Stadler also played on the PGA Tour, and in 2014 they became the first father and son to compete in the same Masters.

The Verdict

Why the Stach Became Iconic

The nickname "The Walrus" was earned honestly: a drooping, bushy, gray-brown mustache on a stocky frame, usually accompanied by a grimace after a missed putt. Golf is not a sport famous for facial hair, which makes Stadler\'s mustache the reigning champion by default and by merit.

On the Record

Career Highlights

U.S. Amateur champion, 1973
Masters champion, 1982
13 PGA Tour wins; leading money winner 1982
U.S. Ryder Cup team, 1983 and 1985
Champions Tour: Senior Players Championship 2003, 2004

Fun Facts

He and son Kevin became the first father-son pair to play in the same Masters, in 2014.
He was once disqualified from a 1987 tournament for kneeling on a towel to hit a shot, after TV viewers called in to report the violation.
The Walrus nickname has followed him for his entire professional career.