Bruce Young has established himself as one of Australia’s leading golf journalists and analysts. Since leaving a marketing role in the golf course design company of highly regarded Australian golfer Graham Marsh in 1999, Bruce has created a portfolio of golf related work in internet, print, radio and television commentary and has recently branched out into hosting lunches and other MC related activities.
Eleven Australians and two New Zealanders will face the Open Championship’s official starter, David Lancaster, on Thursday, chasing an 11th Open Championship title for this region. Peter Thomson (5), Greg Norman (2) and Kel Nagle, Ian Baker Finch and Sir Bob Charles are those from Australasia to who have held aloft the Claret Jug aloft […]
St Andrews and the Open Championship go hand in hand – photo R&A I have heard it so often and it happened to me. On arrival in St Andrews for the very first time in 1973, I was a little underwhelmed by what I saw. I was there to caddy for the now late Australian […]
Steve Alker – photo Montana Pritchard PGA of America. New Zealand’s Steve Alker has extended his lead in the Charl Schwab season long race by finishing in a share of 3rd place with Ernie Els at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship in Akron in Ohio. For Alker it was his 9th top three finish of […]
Xander Schauffele – photo Getty Images / DP World Tour Cameron Smith staged an impressive weekend recovery over a windswept Renaissance Club at the Genesis Scottish Open and has finished in a share of 10th in the lead-up to this coming week’s Open Championship. Smith’s second round of 75 cost him any chance of contending […]
Steve Alker – file photo USGA Steve Alker has moved into a share of the lead at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at the famed Firestone Country Club, a second round of 66 having him in a share of the halfway lead in what is one of the PGA Tour Champions major titles. Alker, who […]
Cameron Tringale in action today – photo Getty Images DP World Tour Despite being the 54th ranked golfer in the world, 34 year old American Cameron Tringale has yet to win on the PGA Tour but he has opened up that possibility by taking a three shot lead over Gary Woodland and Doug Ghim at […]
Cameron Tringale – an opening round of 61 – photo DP World Tour / Getty Images A day that began so promisingly for the Australian contingent at the Genesis Scottish Open did not end that way although Cameron Smith (15th), and Lucas Herbert and Jason Scrivener (28th) have made reasonable starts in the traditional […]
Min Woo Lee – with last year’s trophy but no PGA Tour card then – photo DP World Tour Getty Images This week’s Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick offers an opportunity to not only win one of the European Tour’s more significant events, but, for the first time in the […]
The Open Trophy – The Claret Jug With just two events remaining before the final field for the 150th Open Championship is settled, 13 Australians and New Zealanders are already confirmed to tee it up at St Andrews beginning on July 14th. This week’s PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship in the USA and the DP World […]
Cameron Davis – file photo Bruce Young US based Sydney golfer, Cameron Davis, recorded his 4th PGA Tour top ten of 2022 when he finished in a share of 8th at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Davis’ last round of 68 improved his standing from an overnight 10th but it was a frustrating […]