Brandon Stone (born 20 April 1993) is a South African
professional golfer
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who plays on the
European Tour
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and
Sunshine Tour. He represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
Stone won several amateur tournaments in South Africa and played on the 2012 South Africa
Eisenhower Trophy
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team. He played one year of college golf at the
University of Texas
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, winning three events, before turning professional in 2013.
Professional career
In 2015, Stone played on the Sunshine Tour and
Challenge Tour
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History
The ...
. He finished 14th on the Challenge Tour rankings, aided by second-place finishes at the
Barclays Kenya Open
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History
The Kenya Open was an associate event on the Far East Circuit in 1967 and 1968, after which it became a ...
and
GANT Open and graduated to the
European Tour
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. In November 2015, he earned his first professional win at the Sunshine Tour's
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open
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.
In January 2016, making his second European Tour start as a full member, Stone won the
South African Open by two strokes. The event was co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour.
In July 2017, Stone employed Alan Burns as his full time caddie commencing with The Open Championship. He had previously worked with Burns at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in December 2015.
He won the 2018
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open
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at Gullane with a final-round 60, tying the European Tour record, after narrowly missing a birdie putt on the final hole that would have given him a 59.
In April 2021, Stone won the
Limpopo Championship after a four-man playoff, making a birdie at the first extra hole.
Amateur wins
*2010 Boland Open, Southern Cape Amateur
*2011 Prince's Grant Invitational, North West Open, Limpopo Open, Ekurhuleni Open
*2012 KwaZulu Natal Open, Prince's Grant Invitational, Sanlam Cape Province Open, Carpet Capital Collegiate
*2013 Bayou City Collegiate, Big 12 Championship
Source:
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (3)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Sunshine Tour wins (4)
1Co-sanctioned by the
European Tour
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2Co-sanctioned by the
Challenge Tour
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History
The ...
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
Results in major championships
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Results in World Golf Championships
1Cancelled due to
COVID-19
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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
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Eisenhower Trophy
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(representing South Africa):
2012
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See also
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2015 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__
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The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons ...
References
External links
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South African male golfers
Texas Longhorns men's golfers
Sunshine Tour golfers
European Tour golfers
Olympic golfers of South Africa
Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
People from Rustenburg
Sportspeople from Pretoria
1993 births
Living people
White South African people