AIMING FOR A DOUBLE
Brandon Stone a man to watch, says Gary Player
SA’s greatest ever golfer, Gary Player, rates current SA Open Champion Brandon Stone highly."It was an absolute pleasure to have Brandon in my Olympic team in Rio last year. The young man has immense talent and if he applies it correctly, there is no telling how well he can do," said Player, who won the SA Open a record 13 times."I wish him everything of the best in defending his title and for the remainder of his career."Stone begins his defence at Glendower Golf Club on Thursday and the 23-year-old Mount Edgecombe golfer is quietly confident of replicating 2016’s result.The Sunshine Tour Order of Merit leader does, however, face a star-studded field that includes five Major winners in Ernie Els, Rory Mcllroy, Nick Faldo, Retief Goosen and Darren Clark – and three former world No1s in Els, Faldo and Mcllroy.Stone’s Open win in only his second start on the European Tour made him the youngest champion since 1997, the year the event was first co-sanctioned by the European and Sunshine...
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