Stanley makes most of Levin's collapse

Kyle Stanley poses with the trophy after winning the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 5th, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. - Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Golf : Kyle Stanley put his Torrey Pines nightmare firmly behind him to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open yesterday.

Stanley took advantage of Spencer Levin's final-round collapse in Scottsdale, Arizona, to make up eight shots 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).

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