This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2014, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Scottsdale, Ariz. • The Smallrus finally hoisted a big PGA Tour trophy.

Kevin Stadler, the 33-year-old son of major champion Craig "The Walrus" Stadler, won the Phoenix Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory.

Stadler won when playing partner Bubba Watson missed a 5-foot par putt on 18.

"It was a little weird way to win a golf tournament," Stadler said. "I fully expected him to make the putt. I would have rather made mine to win it."

Stadler closed with a 3-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Watson and Canadian Graham DeLaet. Watson shot 71, and DeLaet had a 65.

"He beat me," Watson said. "He's a great player."

Stadler won in his 239th tour start, earning a spot in the Masters — a tournament his father won in 1982. The Stadlers are the ninth father-son winners in tour history and will be the first to play in the same Masters.

"It's going to great for me because it's really my last one," said Craig Stadler, a 13-time PGA Tour winner with nine Champions Tour victories. "I kept saying, 'When he gets in, that's my last one.' ... I'm proud of him. It's awesome."

Kevin Stadler finished at 16-under 268 at TPC Scottsdale, his home course. Raised in Colorado, he played in Denver Broncos colors, wearing an orange shirt and blue pants and hat.

What was he thinking when Watson was standing over his par putt on 18?

"How long the playoff was going to take and how long until I can watch the football game?" Stadler said.

On the par-4 18th, Stadler hit his 110-yard approach to the back right pin to 10 feet. Watson drove into the right rough and hammered his 120-yard second over the green. Watson bladed his shot from the trampled rough into the bank next to the green and it ran 5 feet past the hole. After Stadler missed his birdie try and tapped in for par, Watson's par try slid by the left side.

Dubai Desert Classic

Stephen Gallacher of Scotland shot a final round 72 to become the first player to successfully defend the Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Desert Classic title, beating Emiliano Grillo of Argentina by one stroke. Gallacher won the 25-year-old tournament with an overall 16-under 272 for only his third victory in 18 years and 431 events on the European Tour.

Rory McIlroy (74) finished tied for ninth, while top-ranked Tiger Woods (71) birdied his closing three holes for a share of 41st with a 6-under 282. —

Leaderboard

Phoenix Open

Kevin Stadler -16

Bubba Watson -15

Graham DeLaet -15

Hunter Mahan -14

Hideki Matsuyama -14