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Kyle Stanley wins Waste Management Phoenix Open

Monday, 6 February 2012
Fergus Bisset
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Kyle Stanely wins Phoenix Open (Getty Images)

Bouncing back after last week's final hole meltdown, Kyle Stanley of the USA overcame an eight-stroke deficit to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open by a single shot from countryman Ben Crane.

Last week at Torrey Pines, Stanley blew a three shot lead with a triple-bogey on the 72nd hole, then went on to lose a playoff to Brandt Snedeker. This time it was Staneley who took advantage of another player's collapse.

Spencer Levin carried a six-shot lead into the final round and was seven shots clear after one hole. But he faltered with bogeys at the 4th, 6th, 11th and 12th holes to open the door to the chasing pack. It was Stanley who walked through that door. Firing a superb last round of 65, Stanley beat Levin by 10 shots on the day and it was enough for a remarkable two-stroke victory.

"You go from a very low point to a high point," he said. "I'm not sure I expected to recover this quickly. I think the biggest challenge was seeing if I could put last week behind me. I think I did."

Levin eventually ended the week in third place as Ben Crane passed him to secure second. Levin was clearly disappointed by his collapse.

"It just wasn't my day, obviously," he said. "But I gave it away, simple as that. You have a six-shot lead and lose, you gave it away. My hat's off to Kyle. He played a great round. He went and got it. But if you've got a six-shot lead and don't win..."

With the win, Stanley has moved ahead of Johnson Wagner at the top of the FedEx Cup points list. He has moved to 52nd on the Official World Golf Ranking.

Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale, Arizona
Feb 2-5, purse $6,100,000, par 71

1   Kyle Stanley (USA)   69   66   69   65   269   $1,098,000
2   Ben Crane (USA)       69   67   68   66   270   $658,800
3   Spencer Levin (USA)   65   63   68   75   271   $414,800
4   D.J. Trahan (USA)   72   70   64   66   272   $292,800
T5   Kevin Na (USA)       66   73   69   65   273   $222,650
T5   Brendan Steele (USA)   71   69   69   64   273   $222,650
T5   Bubba Watson (USA)   66   70   67   70   273   $222,650
T8   Jason Dufner (USA)   64   72   68   70   274   $170,800
T8   John Rollins (USA)   70   70   65   69   274   $170,800
T8   Webb Simpson (USA)   65   69   68   72   274   $170,800
T8   Bo Van Pelt (USA)   65   71   71   67   274   $170,800

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

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