PAGE 18 DAILY NEWS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11 2017 SPORT RESULTS Cricket ICC T20 International rankings Stone’s ‘father and Batsmen 1. V Kohli (India) ........................................ 820 2. A Finch (Australia) ................................771 3. G Maxwell (Australia) ...........................763 4. K Williamson (New Zealand) ................ 758 5. F du Plessis (South Africa) ...............741 6. M Guptill (New Zealand) ......................710 7. J Root (England)................................... 708 8. A Hales (England) ................................705 9. M Shahzad (Afghanistan) .................... 687 son’ SA Open recipe 10. H Masakadza (Zimbabwe) .................657 Bowlers GOLF 1. I Tahir (South Africa) ..........................740 2. J Bumrah (India) ...................................735 RANDON Stone played 3. S Badree (West Indies) ........................723 4. I Wasim (Pakistan) ................................718 awfully good golf in Mickey Hough and Miguel Angel Jiminez during the Open 5. R Khan (Afghanistan) ...........................706 the last tournament Championship. 6. R Ashwin (India) ...................................684 he played. He won the 7. J Faulkner (Australia) ............................ 672 B 8. K Abbott (South Africa) .....................671 Alfred Dunhill Championship 9. S Narine (West Indies) .........................653 by seven strokes, and he’s back 10. M Rahman (Bangladesh) ...................643 in the saddle for this week’s Globetrotting SA Open. Golf His father, Kevin, will be an unobtrusive figure following World rankings Hough settles down 1. Jason Day (Australia) ....................10.5667 Stone as he sets outtomorrow 2. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) ......9.6428 to try to become the first man 3. Dustin Johnson (USA) .....................9.3581 since Trevor Immelman to win 4. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) ...............8.5561 5. Jordan Spieth (USA) .......................8.0009 the tournament in successive at Mt Edecombe 6. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) .............7.9841 years, and Stone’s fine form is 7. Adam Scott (Australia) ....................6.4437 in no small measurebecause of MOUNT Edgecombe Coun- 8. Patrick Reed (USA) .........................5.4869 his father’s quiet presence. try Club must feel proud to 9. Alex Noren (Sweden) ......................5.2966 Iqbal 10. Bubba Watson (USA) ....................5.0241 “You can see a direct cor- have a 33-yerar-old go-getter 11. Danny Willett (England) .................4.9970 relation when he’s with me and in Mickey Hough as their golf 12. Justin Thomas (USA) ....................4.8812 how I play,” said Stone. “A lot director. 13. Rickie Fowler (USA) ......................4.8603 Khan 14. Sergio Garcia (Spain) ....................4.6506 more consistent golf, it’s less Hough, originally from 15. Paul Casey (England) ...................4.6179 sporadic and it’s professional. Zimbabwe, has been around 16. Justin Rose (England) ...................4.3347 I think that’s the element he the world – the game of golf 17. Brooks Koepka (USA) ...................4.2594 18. Branden Grace (South Africa) .....4.244 brings to my game. I just get took him to places which he 19. Russell Knox (Scotland) ................4.1672 a lot more focused when he’s dreamed of as a youngster. PAR 20. Jimmy Walker (USA) .....................4.0323 there.” And after dabbling on the Also 24. Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 3.6169 And, although the world professional circuit – he played for the 26. Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 3.5211 number two Rory McIlroy is on the Sunshine Tour’s Big 72. Brandon Stone (South Africa) ...1.9054 in the field, and is obviously Easy Tour for a while – before 93. Richard Sterne (South Africa) ...1.5500 108. Jaco Van Zyl (South Africa) .....1.3639 the man to beat, a Stone this taking a bag on the European 150. Dylan Frittelli (South Africa) ....1.1066 focused is a serious contender Tour and the PGA Tour in the C URSE 151. George Coetzee (South Africa) 1.1056 in any company. United States. That showed in the 11-under- The lanky Hough spent two ector at one of the biggest clubs Soccer par 61 he shot in a practice years on the bag for Spaniard in the Durban area. round in the company of two Miguel Angel Jiménez – he was This year, he faces the chal- League Cup Semi-final, first leg top amateurs on Monday. on the bag with him during the lenge of Course 1 being re- Man United ....... 2 Hull City .........................0 “I think yesterday’s round Ryder Cup win at Celtic Manor vamped and re-shaped all be- got a bit of the rust of De- in 2010, then at the Omega Mas- cause of the road works plus Tonight Southampton .... v Liverpool .....9.45pm SS3 cember off,” he said. “I wasn’t ters in Switzerland, and the with the course officially be- really planning on firing on French Open during the same coming a Par-70 venue. Spanish King’s Cup all cylinders. I wasn’t quite year. “We have started replacing Last 16 the grass on several greens to Atletico Madrid .... 2 Las Palmas .................3 sure; the game felt good but He also caddied for the (Atletico Madrid win 4-3 on aggregate) you never really know after legendary Jose Maria Olaz- bring in line with the rest of December break how it’s going abal and the Molinari brothers, the course. The fourth, sixth, Italian Cup to pan out; 61 doesn’t hurt the Francesco and Eduardo, but eight, ninth, 15th, 16th and 18th Last 16 Napoli ................... 3 Spezia ...........................1 confidence.” for short periods. will be the ones we are doing Focus and confidence are a “It was magical times,” he at the moment and there will potent combination, and Stone said with a big smile. “I really be slight re-shaping as well,” Tennis knows who to thank for it. enjoyed the moments on the Hough said. Sydney International “My dad being a profes- bags of these outstanding play- “We have Sea Isle 2000 Men’s singles second round: sional golfer, he obviously has ers. I was fortunate to have Paspalum on these greens at Daniel Evans (Britain) beat 8-Marcel Granollers (Spain) 1-6 6-3 6-3; that background knowledge gone to all the Majors – that a present and would want some 5-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat and knows what he’s talking dream in itself – and to have uniformity around the course. Jordan Thompson (Australia) 7-5 6-4; about, so I take whatever he been on the winning side in We will have another strain of 4-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat Mischa Zverev (Germany) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3; says and digest it and try and a Ryder Cup with Jiménez. It Paspalum like we have on the 6-Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) beat process it the way that I can,” was a great experience going other greens to give us some Matthew Barton (Australia) 6-1 3-6 6-4; he said. to the places like Augusta, St consistency all round. Zimbali 2-Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4 2-6 6-2 “He has been incredible. As Andrews and Pebble Beach, Country Club has the same far as a father goes, it doesn’t just to name a few. type of grass on their greens.” Women’s singles quarter-finals: get much better and as a men- “However everything has to Because of the road works Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat PICTURE: EPA Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6-2 6-3; tor in golf, I know it doesn’t get DEFENDING CHAMP: South Africa’s Brandon Stone won two European Tour events last year, including the SA Open. come to an end sometime or the fifth hole is being re-con- Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) beat much better.” the other as you grow older and structed and once all the re- 10-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 7-5 6-7 6-4 He will need to feel that Stone.’ I’m getting goose flesh life; I get to play every single top ranked golfers – Branden families and I understand start a family. Now I’m here vamp and re-construction is Auckland Open calming influence before the right now thinking about that,” SA Open until they won’t let Grace, Charl Schwartzel and that,” said tournament host at Mount Edgecombe County complete Course 1 will have Men’s singles second round: first round. he said. me anymore’, and that is going Louis Oosthuizen – have all Ernie Els. Club as a golf director and it five Par-3s, three Par-5s and 10 8-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat “I think the most exciting “That was, ironically, the to be a long time. So this tour- elected to skip the event. “But I hope we can persuade offer me different challenges.” Par-4s. Dustin Brown (Germany) 4-6 7-6 6-4; Jeremy thing this week is when I stand first thing I said last year when nament is always going to be “Naturally I’m disappointed them to play next year because “It will be a real champion- Chardy (France) beat 6-Feliciano Lopez Hough initially ran the Pro (Spain) walkover; Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) on the tee box on Thursday and I won, when I was driving very close to my heart.” they are not here, I think we the spectators are crazy about Shop for Global Golf and then ship course but it will be Par-70 beat Jose Statham (New Zealand) 6-7 7-5 they say ‘Please welcome the home with my dad. I said ‘I get Despite the presence of all are. I think they still want them and want to see them was offered the job as a golf and we are looking forward 6-3; 2-John Isner (USA) beat Malek Jaziri defending champion, Brandon to come here for the rest of my McIlroy, South Africa’s three to spend more time with their play.” – ANA & Reuters director in November 2015. He for the “official” re-opening of (Tunisia) 6-3 3-6 7-6; 7-Steve Johnson (USA) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 6-4 7-6; Joao has not looked back.