Ian Stanley

Ian Stanley followed in the footsteps of two of his heroes, Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson, when he won the 2001 British Senior PGA Championship and then, a matter of weeks later, also won the Senior British Open, at Royal County Down, thereby emulating Neil Coles as the only man to have achieved this double in a single calendar year.

Professional Tour wins since 1970: 28
2001 Senior British Open
2001 British Senior PGA Champion
2001 European Seniors Tour O of M

Those two victories, coupled with a series of other strong performances, helped Ian to win the 2001 John Jacobs Trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit and enabled him to set a new money record for that time.

Ian has been a regular visitor to Europe since the early 1970’s, winning once on the European Tour when he tied with Christy O’Connor Jnr for the 1975 Martini International title and he was also a regular winner here in Australia, capturing more than 20 titles on the Australasian circuit. Ian represented Australia in two World Cups in 1974 and 1975 and also was a team member representing the Rest of the World competing against America in the inaugural UBS Warburg Cup in 2001. His senior victories include the 1998 Senior Australian PGA Championship, the 2000 German Kaiser Karl Trophy, the 2001 British Senior PGA and the 2001 British Senior Open.

He has been presenting with Fox sports, hosting the original Golf Show and commentated on the Australasian Tour events.

Ian was previously a Board Member of the Australian PGA Tour and since retiring from playing on the Senior Tour in 2004, Ian has been been working as a consultant for the world renowned design company, Thomson Perrett Golf Course Design.

He has worked on numerous new course projects in Australia and in China, including the several course upgrades. He is a Member of the Society of Golf Course Architects of Australia.