SA’s Brandon Stone had to cancel a tour of some of Scotland’s finest whisky distilleries due to the small matter of playing in the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie this week. Stone is riding a wave of positivity as he heads in to only his third Open Championship after winning the Scottish Open spectacularly last week, which earned him entry to the Open. "We were actually planning on going to Scotland for a whisky tour, to be honest," Stone said after winning the Scottish Open by two strokes at Gullane Golf Club. "We were planning on returning our rental car, renting a small job and driving all the way to Islay to do a few of the distilleries on that side, but instead I’ll be playing Carnoustie," said the 25-year-old. Stone will feel some familiarity on the windswept northeast Scottish coast because he is one of 12 South Africans in the field. And none has more immediate form than Stone after carding a superb final round of 60 to win at Gullane five days ago. A year of struggles...
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