Brandon Stone
| Brandon Stone | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
20 April 1993 Rustenburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa |
| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Career | |
| College | University of Texas |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) |
Sunshine Tour European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Sunshine Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2016 |
Brandon Stone (born 20 April 1993) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour.
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 in his freshman year, before turning professional in 2013.[1][2]
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.[3] In November 2015, he earned his first professional win at the Sunshine Tour's Lion of Africa Cape Town Open.[4]
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.
Amateur wins (12)
- 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:[5]
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Jan 2016 | BMW SA Open1 | −14 (71-67-65-71=274) | 2 strokes | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 2 | 4 Dec 2016 | Alfred Dunhill Championship1 | −21 (67-66-66-68=267) | 6 strokes | Richard Sterne |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Sunshine Tour wins (3)
1 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012
See also
References
- ↑ "Brandon Stone". Texas Longhorns Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Lavner, Ryan (5 June 2013). "Freshman of the Year Stone turns professional". Golf Channel.
- ↑ "Brandon Stone – Career Record". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Stone takes memorable maiden win". Sport24. 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Brandon Stone". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
External links
- Brandon Stone at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Brandon Stone at the European Tour official site
- Brandon Stone at the Official World Golf Ranking official site