Stanley bounces back to win Phoenix Open

Kyle Stanley put his Torrey Pines nightmare firmly behind him to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Sunday.

Stanley took advantage of Spencer Levin's final-round collapse in Scottsdale, Arizona to catch up eight holes and seize a hugely satisfying tour triumph by finishing a shot clear of Ben Crane (66).

Having lost a play-off after falling apart last week, Stanley, who won it with an unblemished six-under-par 65 today which saw him finish 15-under overall, felt for his rival.

"I really feel for (Levin), experiencing that," Stanley told pgatour.com.

"You don't want to wish that upon anybody. He's a very good player, way too good a player to not bounce back or recover."

"I'm not sure I expected to maybe recover this quickly. I think the biggest challenge was seeing if I could put last week behind me. I think I did."

Levin extended his lead to seven shots in the morning but finished with a horrible 75 to end up two off Stanley.

"I gave it away, simple as that," he admitted. "If 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, then I think it's on the player with the lead, for sure."

DJ Trahan finished fourth on 12-under after a 66, a stroke ahead of Brendan Steele - after his superb 64 - and Bubba Watson (70) and Kevin Na (65).