Kyle Stanley rallies to win Phoenix Open (AP)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Kyle Stanley rebounded from a devastating loss to
win the Phoenix Open, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit Sunday in a comeback as
unlikely as his collapse last week at Torrey Pines.

In tears seven days ago in San Diego after blowing a big lead—dropping the
final strokes with a triple-bogey 8 on the final hole—and losing a playoff,
Stanley took advantage of Spencer Levin’s meltdown Sunday to win his first PGA
Tour title.

“I’m not sure what I’m thinking right now,” Stanley said. “I just needed
to focus on playing golf. I needed to put last week behind me.”

He cried again, this time tears of joy.

“I just want to thank my mom and dad. They’ve done a lot for me. I’m
speechless,” Stanley said in the scoring area moments after the victory.

Ben Crane had a 66 to finish a stroke back.

Levin, six strokes ahead entering the round and seven in front after one
hole, shot a 75 to finish two strokes behind Stanley.

“I just didn’t have it,” Levin said. “Maybe I was looking ahead too much
and trying too hard. What are you going to do? I tried my best.”

The 24-year-old Stanley, the long-hitting former Clemson star from Gig
Harbor, Wash., birdied the par-5 13th and par-4 14th to take a one-stroke lead
at 15 under.

Levin, winless on the PGA Tour, birdied the 14th to regain a share of the
lead, but dropped back with a double-bogey 7 on the par-5 15th.

“I really feel for him,” Stanley said. “You don’t want to wish that on
anyone. He’s a very good player. … I feel bad for him.”

Stanley parred the final three holes, playing a great recovery shot from
under cactus to the right of the short par-4 17th.

He birdied Nos. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 11 to get to 13 under, and within three
strokes of the faltering Levin.

Levin birdied No. 4 to reach 18 under, but bogeyed Nos. 4 and 6 and dropped
two more strokes on Nos. 11 and 12 to let Stanley into the mix.

“I don’t really know,” Levin said. “I felt all right early.”

Last week at Torrey Pines, Stanley led by seven shots early in the final
round, and still had a four-shot lead as he stood on the tee at the par-5 18th.

But his third shot had too much spin and didn’t get high enough on the
green, spinning quickly down the slope and into the water. He three-putted from
45 feet for the triple bogey, then lost to Brandt Snedeker on the second playoff
hole when his 5-foot par putt caught the right edge of the cup.

Did this victory erase last week?

“Not really,” Stanley said. “I’m never going to forget that.”

D.J. Trahan had a 66 to finish fourth at 12 under, and Brendan Steele (64)
was another stroke back along with Kevin Na (65) and Bubba Watson (70).

Phil Mickelson shot a 73 to tie for 26th at 6 under.

“I felt good,” the former Arizona State star said. “I just couldn’t quite
get it going.”

DIVOTS: The crowd was announced at 58,447, bringing the seven-day total to
518,262. A tournament-record 173,210 watched play Saturday. The tournament
record for a week of 538,356 was set in 2008. … Mark Wilson, the 2001 winner,
closed with a 64 to tie for 19th at 7 under.