Stanley - Nothing has changed

The 24-year-old appeared on course for a maiden PGA Tour triumph last Sunday before an extraordinary meltdown saw him take a triple-bogey eight to squander a three-shot advantage.

To compound his misery, Stanley - who had been seven shots clear at one point during that final round - subsequently went on to lose in a play-off to Brandt Snedeker.

The mental scars were clear for all to see as the emotionally-overwhelmed American broke down in a press conference after his loss, but the Washington native insists he is ready to play again and determined to put the record straight.

Work hard

Asked if he considered pulling out of this week's event, he responded: "If anything probably the opposite. Nothing has changed and nothing is changing.

"I'm just going to continue to work hard and do what I can do each day to get better, and as long as I continue to do that, I'll be back."
Kyle Stanley Quotes of the week

"I'm just going to continue to work hard and do what I can do each day to get better, and as long as I continue to do that, I'll be back."

However, Stanley has admitted he will learn plenty of lessons from his experience at Torrey Pines, including his teary performance in the press room.

"I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve a little bit, it just kind of came out," he said. "It was very tough to swallow.

"But that's one of the things I learned is, I think you need to really be prepared for whatever this game can throw at you.

"It's a crazy game. It can love you, it can hate you."