Brandon Stone in tie for third after first round of PGA Championship
SA’s Brandon Stone birdied himself into contention after the first round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Missouri. Stone carded a four-under 66 on the par-70 layout‚ to leave him in a tie for third and two shots off the lead of the US’s Gary Woodland in the star-studded field. The 25-year-old South African made five birdies and a lone bogey in tricky conditions that had some of the world’s best players struggling. While Stone was rekindling the form that saw him win the Scottish Open in July where he fired a final round 60‚ Louis Oosthuizen withdrew 10 minutes before his tee time due to a back problem. Stone was struggling outside the top 100 before the Scottish Open at Gullane‚ but has turned his year around with that win and is now in the mix at the season’s fourth major. "If you had told me that a month ago I’d shoot 66 on a Thursday of the US PGA‚ I would have said you’re kind of smoking something‚" Stone said. "I hit the ball really well and my rhythm...
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