( CNN ) -- One week ago , Kyle Stanley was reduced to tears after a heartbreaking collapse saw him surrender a seven-shot lead in the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open . On Sunday , the American was once again in tears . But this time they were tears of joy after Stanley benefited from a similarly dramatic meltdown from Spencer Levin to seal a one-stroke win at the Waste Management Open in Phoenix , Arizona . Stanley carded a six-under-par 65 in the final round to finish 15 under for the tournament , while Levin blew a six-shot overnight lead by hitting a four-over 75 . `` I think the biggest challenge was seeing if I could put last week behind me , '' Stanley told the PGA Tour 's official website after picking up his first professional win . Why golf ( and big business ) still needs Tiger . `` I think I did . You go from a very low point to a high point . I 'm not sure I expected to maybe recover this quickly . '' Stanley said his experience at Torrey Pines -- where he triple-bogeyed the 18th and missed a five-foot putt in a playoff against eventual winner Brandt Snedeker -- made his triumph all the better . `` I 'm never going to forget that , '' he said of his nightmare final round said . `` But I think it makes this one a lot sweeter , just being able to bounce back . `` I 'm kind of at a loss for words . I 'm very grateful for the support I 've gotten . It 's unbelievable . Unbelievable turnaround . '' Levin 's horrible round was compounded by a disastrous sequence of events at the par-five 15th , where his drive found a cactus patch before he hit his third shot into the water . `` It just was n't my day , obviously , '' said Levin , who is still looking for his first Tour victory . `` But I gave it away , simple as that . 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 do n't win , then I think it 's on the player with the lead , for sure . '' Stanley took home a check for $ 1.098 million and moved to the top of the early-season FedEx Cup standings . Ben Crane ( 66 ) finished the weekend in second on 14 under , with Levin third on 13 under and D.J . Trahan on 12 under after a 66 . World No . 19 Bubba Watson ( 70 ) was tied for fifth on 11 under alongside fellow Americans Brendan Steele ( 64 ) and Kevin Na ( 65 ) . Keegan Bradley , the 2011 PGA Championship winner , was in a four-way tie for 15th after a four-under 67 , with 2010 PGA Tour rookie of the year Rickie Fowler -- ranked 37th in the world -- carding a 69 to finish on six under in a six-way tie for 26th . Snedeker tied for 50th on two under after a 68 .
American golfer Scott Stanley wins first professional title at the BMW Open . Stanley blew a seven - shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open one week ago . Stanley capitalizes on Spencer Levin 's capitulation after he blew a seven - shot overnight lead . The win gives Stanley over $ 1 million in prize money and puts him top of FedEx Cup standings .