Entries by Bruce Young

Alker finishes 3rd behind Darren Clarke at Gleneagles

Darren Clarke joins a select group to win both Open Championships – photo Getty Images New Zealand’s Steve Alker has finished 3rd two shots behind the winner, Darren Clarke, at the Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles in Scotland. Alker finished with a final round of even par but, on a day disrupted for over two […]

Alker moves within one at Gleneagles

Steve Alker after his recent Senior PGA win – will he be making another speech tomorrow? – photo PGA of America New Zealand’s Steve Alker has dominated the PGA Tour Champions in 2022 and tonight he has an opportunity to add further to his amazing year. The 50 year old has quietly gone about his […]

Bosio and Xu bow out but not without a fight

Justice Bosio – photo USGA Australian Justice Bosio and New Zealand’s Fiona Xu have bowed out of the US Girls Junior Championship in Kentucky but not before both had given good accounts of themselves in their respective quarter final matches today. Queenslander, Bosio, went down to American Gianna Clemente 2&1, although, despite never being ahead […]

Lydia Ko best of Australasians at Evian Championship

Lydia Ko during today’s first round – photo Stuart Franklin LPGA Getty The opening round of the Amundi Evian Championship was played in near perfect conditions in Evian Les Bains in France and at the end of day one of the 4th major of the year in women’s golf, former champion, Lydia Ko, leads the […]

Bosio and Xu reach Quarter Finals at US Girls Junior

Fiona Xu – in action today – photo Kathryn Riley USGA Successive victories on day two of the match play phase of the US Girls Junior Championship by both Fiona Xu (New Zealand) and Justice Bosio (Australia) have given Australasia a strong hand in Bowling Green in Kentucky, the pair now into the Quarter Finals […]

Green and Senden lead Australasians at Gleneagles

Richard Green – file photo John Senden and Richard Green lead the 11 strong Australasian contingent after day one of the Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles in Perthshire in Scotland, the pair recording opening round of 3 under 67 to be three shots behind the leaders Glen Day and Stephen Ames. 51 year old Senden […]

Stenson, Kokrak and Howell 111 complete LIV Golf field

Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson during the 2016 Open Championship – both now LIV players – photo Getty The field for the third LIV Series event being played in Bedminster New Jersey next week was released yesterday with three places left open for late inclusions. A media statement released today, however, suggests those three places […]

Xu and Bosio through to round of 32 at US Junior Girls

Justice Bosio – comfortable win in round one – photo USGA Kathryn Riley Australian Justice Bosio and New Zealander Fiona Xu have won their opening round encounters in the match play phase of the US Girls Junior Championship in Bowling Green Kentucky, both winning their matches in comfortable fashion. Bosio, from Caboolture, accounted for Californian […]