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Monday 16 July 2018
Stone wins Scottish Open, misses 1st 59 on European Tour

By STEVE DOUGLAS PGA Tour, with one of them
Associated Press being a 58 — by Jim Furyk
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) at the Travelers Champion-
— Brandon Stone sank to ship in 2016.
his haunches, clasped his For the No. 371-ranked
face and dropped his put- Stone, it was a return to
ter in despair after coming form after a disappointing
within inches of being the season. He had missed the
first player to shoot a round cut at nine of his previous
of 59 on the European Tour. 16 events and recorded
It wasn't all bad for the only two finishes inside the
South African golfer. top 60 in 20 starts since Oc-
Stone's 10-under 60 se- tober.
cured a four-shot victory His previous wins both
at the Scottish Open on came in South Africa, at
Sunday, earning him a third the BMW SA Open in 2016
professional title of his ca- and Alfred Dunhill Champi-
reer — the first outside his onship in 2017.
native country — and the "When that thing went
bonus prize of a qualifying home, the emotions came
spot in next week's British flooding," said the 25-year-
Open just up the east coast old Stone, who described
at Carnoustie. his golf this week as "monu-
He left the Gullane links South Africa's Brandon Stone reacts after his putt for a 59 on the 18th came up just short during day mental."
with a slight sense of regret, four of the Scottish Open in East Lothian, Scotland, Sunday, July 15, 2018. "I had to really struggle to
though. Associated Press keep it in. It's been a long
Stone's approach to the 18-month journey making a
18th green skipped on "He went, 'Yeah, we've got knees, put both hands to 46 years of European Tour few changes, but the swing
and came to rest about 8 a shot at a 59,'" Stone said. his face, then stared at the play will have to wait for felt incredible today, the
feet from the hole. As he He let his caddy read the ball for some time. another tournament. It was putting even better and
walked up to the green, he line — "This is completely "I rolled it over his mark," officially the 19th round of the mental state was flaw-
looked at a scoreboard for up to you," Stone told him Stone said of his caddy, 60 on the tour — 18 players less.
the first time all day, totted — and the putt looked like "but he did criticize my have achieved the feat, "A day when you shoot 60
up the birdies — and ea- it was going to roll into the pace so he is probably with Darren Clarke doing and win the Scottish Open
gle — that he'd made and cup, only for it to curl just right. Didn't hold its line, but so twice. is something I'm going to
then looked at his caddy, left. we'll take it." There have officially been hold dear to my heart for a
Teagan Moore. Stone slumped almost to his That elusive sub-60 round in nine sub-60 rounds on the very long time."q

Pacquiao wins 60th career fight with seventh-round knockout

Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 hammad Ali and Australian "I am addicted to boxing.
KOs) knocked Matthysse Joe Bugner. I really love to fight and
down onto one knee in "I would like to congratulate bring honor to my country,"
the third and fifth rounds. Senator Manny Pacquiao he said. "That's my heart's
He knocked the Argentine for giving us pride and desire."
down again in the seventh, bringing the Filipino nation Horn, who lost his WBO wel-
and Matthysse spat out together once more," said terweight title to Terence
his mouthpiece, causing Duterte, who flew to Ma- Crawford in Las Vegas last
a frenzy among Pacquiao laysia for the bout ahead month, was quick to re-
fans in the stadium. of an official visit. spond to Pacquiao's victo-
"I am not boasting but ... Duterte said in a statement ry. "Congratulations Manny
I think he's hurting from that Pacquiao has proven Pacquiao," Horn posted on
my punches," said Pac- himself again as "one of Instagram. "Rematch?"
quiao, who hadn't won by the greatest boxers of all In the other title fights, Fili-
knockout since 2009. "Ev- time" and that the win will pino Jhack Tepora had a
Manny Pacquiao fights Lucas Matthysse during their WBA World ery punch that I throw, he's cement his legacy in the knockout win over Edivaldo
welterweight title bout in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, July
15, 2018. hurt. I think he's scared of sport. Scores of screaming Oretga of Mexico for the
Associated Press my punches." Filipino fans in the stadium interim WBA featherweight
Matthysse, who won 36 out waved flags and chanted title. Venezuela's Carlos
By EILEEN NG cas Matthysse on Sunday. "I of 39 matches by knockout, "Manny, Manny" through- Canizales defended his
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia am not done. I'm still there." said Pacquiao was a "great out the match. Pacquiao's WBA world light flyweight
(AP) — Manny Pacquiao It was Pacquiao's first bout fighter, a great legend," rise to fame from an impov- title against China's Lu Bin,
won by knockout for the since a contentious loss last adding that he planned to erished rural childhood to who had been aiming to
first time in nine years to year to Jeff Horn in Austra- take a break. become one of the world's become the first boxer to
claim the World Boxing As- lia, and since parting ways Philippines President Rodri- wealthiest sportsmen over win a major world title in
sociation welterweight title, with longtime trainer Fred- go Duterte and Malaysian his 23-year career has just two career fights. South
and made a proclamation. die Roach to work with Prime Minister Mahathir Mo- made him a national hero. African Moruti Mthalane
"This is it. I am back in box- Buboy Fernandez. hamad attended the fight, Pacquaio said he will return got a unanimous decision
ing," the 39-year-old Pac- "It's just a matter of time. the biggest in the coun- to his work as a senator for against Pakistan's Muham-
quiao said after his sev- You have to rest and get it try since the 1975 heavy- now but won't be hanging mad Waseem to capture
enth-round knockout of Lu- back and that's what I did." weight clash between Mu- up the gloves just yet. the IBF flyweight title.q