Brandon Stone shot a remarkable round of 60 to break the course record at Gullane Golf Club on the final day of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open as he powered to victory in the Rolex Series event by four strokes to cement his spot in the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Earth course from November 15-18 in emphatic style.
The South African’s phenomenal final round performance was enough to help him overcome a log-jammed leaderboard and get his hands on the hefty winner’s cheque of €999,246 which sees him catapult up the Race to Dubai Rankings from 144th to 14th. The 2015 Challenge Tour graduate last featured in the DP World Tour Championship in 2016 but his big win in Scotland means he has comfortably cemented his place alongside the top 60 players in the Race to Dubai in the prestigious event in Dubai as well as booking a last-gasp spot in this week’s Open Championship at Carnoustie. -----
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