Brandon Stone Explained

Brandon Stone
Birth Date:1993 4, df=yes
Weight:65kg (143lb)
Residence:Pretoria, South Africa
College:University of Texas
Yearpro:2013
Tour:European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Extour:Challenge Tour
Prowins:5
Eurowins:3
Sunwins:4
Chalwins:1
Masters:DNP
Usopen:T35: 2017
Open:T61: 2018
Pga:T12: 2018
Award1:Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2016–17

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.[1] [2]

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.[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.

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.[5]

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.[6]

In April 2021, Stone won the Limpopo Championship after a four-man playoff, making a birdie at the first extra hole.[7]

Amateur wins

Source:[8]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)

Legend
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
110 Jan 2016BMW SA Open1−14 (71-67-65-71=274)2 strokes Christiaan Bezuidenhout
24 Dec 2016
(2017 season)
Alfred Dunhill Championship1−21 (67-66-66-68=267)6 strokes Richard Sterne
315 Jul 2018Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open−20 (70-64-66-60=260)4 strokes Eddie Pepperell
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

Legend
Flagship events (2)
Other Sunshine Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
122 Nov 2015Lion of Africa Cape Town Open−16 (73-66-63-70=272)5 strokes Ockie Strydom
210 Jan 2016BMW SA Open1−14 (71-67-65-71=274)2 strokes Christiaan Bezuidenhout
34 Dec 2016Alfred Dunhill Championship1−21 (67-66-66-68=267)6 strokes Richard Sterne
425 Apr 2021Limpopo Championship2−8 (72-69-69-70=280)Playoff Oliver Bekker, Hennie du Plessis,
Daniel van Tonder
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12015Barclays Kenya Open Haydn PorteousLost to eagle on first extra hole
22021Limpopo Championship Oliver Bekker, Hennie du Plessis,
Daniel van Tonder
Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenT35
The Open ChampionshipCUTT70T61
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT12
Tournament201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUTNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2017 2018201920202021
ChampionshipT67T60T44
Match PlayNT1
InvitationalT53
Champions76T46NT1NT1
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brandon Stone . Texas Longhorns Athletics . 10 December 2015.
  2. News: Freshman of the Year Stone turns professional . Golf Channel . Ryan . Lavner . 5 June 2013 . 10 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013526/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/freshman-year-stone-turns-professional/ . 29 October 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Brandon Stone – Career Record . PGA European Tour . 10 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Stone takes memorable maiden win . Sport24 . 22 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Brandon praises caddy Alan Burns . Sunshine Tour . 2 August 2017.
  6. Web site: 2023-09-22 . Brandon Stone . European Tour . 2023-09-30.
  7. Web site: Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship . Sport 24 . 25 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Brandon Stone . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 10 December 2015.