Stone cements Sun City berth
South Africa’s Brandon Stone is the first player to qualify for the 2017 Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player, part of the European Tour’s newly-founded Rolex Series.
The 23-year-old earned his spot in “Africa’s Major” when he became the second-youngest player in South African golf history after Charl Schwartzel to win the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit.
Stone, who claimed a second European Tour victory at this season’s Alfred Dunhill Championship, is now looking forward to his second appearance at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City from 9-12 November.
“Cementing my spot in the Nedbank Golf Challenge (NGC) hosted by Gary Player is an incredible achievement,” he said.
“The new format last year really took the event to another level and I think it will only keep growing. Under Keith Pelley the European Tour is doing some incredible things.
“This new Rolex Series is opening a lot of doors for young players like myself to build their World Ranking points and climb the Official World Golf Ranking. And the NGC is in its rightful place at the moment as part of this series.” – Michael Vlismas