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.[2][3]
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.[6]
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.[7]
In April 2021, Stone won the Limpopo Championship after a four-man playoff, making a birdie at the first extra hole.[8]
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