Brandon Stone
{{short description|South African professional golfer}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|4|20}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Rustenburg, South Africa}}
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| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{ZAF}}
| residence = Pretoria, South Africa
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| college = University of Texas
| yearpro = 2013
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| tour = European Tour
Sunshine Tour
| extour = Challenge Tour
| prowins = 5
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| sunwins = 4
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| chalwins = 1
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| masters = DNP
| usopen = T35: 2017
| open = T61: 2018
| pga = T12: 2018
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Order of Merit winner
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Brandon Stone (born 20 April 1993) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour 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 team. He played one year of college golf at the University of Texas, winning three events, before turning professional in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.texassports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=435 |title=Brandon Stone |publisher=Texas Longhorns Athletics |accessdate=10 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/freshman-year-stone-turns-professional/ |title=Freshman of the Year Stone turns professional |work=Golf Channel |first=Ryan |last=Lavner |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013526/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/freshman-year-stone-turns-professional/ |archive-date=29 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
In 2015, Stone played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour. He finished 14th on the Challenge Tour rankings, aided by second-place finishes at the Barclays Kenya Open and GANT Open and graduated to the European Tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=37990/results/season=2015/index.html |title=Brandon Stone – Career Record |publisher=PGA European Tour |accessdate=10 December 2015}} In November 2015, he earned his first professional win at the Sunshine Tour's Lion of Africa Cape Town Open.{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/stone-takes-memorable-maiden-win-20151122 |title=Stone takes memorable maiden win |publisher=Sport24 |date=22 November 2015}}
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.{{cite web |title=Brandon praises caddy Alan Burns |url=http://sunshinetour.com/stone-breaking-new-ground/ |publisher=Sunshine Tour |accessdate=2 August 2017}}
He won the 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Brandon Stone |publisher=European Tour |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/brandon-stone-37990/ |access-date=2023-09-30}}
In April 2021, Stone won the Limpopo Championship after a four-man playoff, making a birdie at the first extra hole.{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/golf/sunshinetour/stone-takes-playoff-victory-in-limpopo-championship-20210425 |title=Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship |publisher=Sport 24 |date=25 April 2021}}
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
Professional wins (5)
=European Tour wins (3)=
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! Legend |
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| Rolex Series (1) |
| Other European Tour (2) |
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|10 Jan 2016 |−14 (71-67-65-71=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| align=center|2
|align=right|4 Dec 2016 |−21 (67-66-66-68=267) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne |
| style="background:#D6E8FF;"
|align=center|3 |align=right|15 Jul 2018 |Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open |−20 (70-64-66-60=260) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Pepperell |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
| style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1 |align=center|2020 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Välimäki |Lost to par on third extra hole |
=Sunshine Tour wins (4)=
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! Legend |
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| Flagship events (2) |
| Other Sunshine Tour (2) |
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|22 Nov 2015 |Lion of Africa Cape Town Open |−16 (73-66-63-70=272) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ockie Strydom |
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|align=center|2 |align=right|10 Jan 2016 |−14 (71-67-65-71=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
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|align=center|3 |align=right|4 Dec 2016 |−21 (67-66-66-68=267) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne |
| align=center|4
|align=right|25 Apr 2021 |−8 (72-69-69-70=280) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Oliver Bekker, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie du Plessis, |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2021 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Oliver Bekker, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie du Plessis, |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
=Challenge Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|25 Apr 2021 |−8 (72-69-69-70=280) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Oliver Bekker, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie du Plessis, |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2015 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Haydn Porteous |Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2 |2021 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Oliver Bekker, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie du Plessis, |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
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!Tournament !!2016!!2017!!2018 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
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| align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T35 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |T70 |T61 |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|CUT |CUT |T12 |
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!Tournament !2019!!2020!!2021 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
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!Tournament !! 2017 !! 2018!!2019!!2020!!2021 |
| align="left"|Championship
|T67 |T60 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T44 |
| align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |NT1 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align="left"|Invitational
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T53 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align="left"|Champions
|76 |T46 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |NT1 |NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012
See also
References
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External links
- {{SunshineTour player|STO012}}
- {{EuroTour player|37990}}
- {{OWGR|15229}}
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Category:South African male golfers
Category:Texas Longhorns men's golfers
Category:Sunshine Tour golfers
Category:European Tour golfers
Category:Olympic golfers for South Africa
Category:Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Rustenburg
Category:Golfers from Pretoria