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.
Cameron Davis – file photo Cameron Davis’ 6th place finish at the Barracuda Championship in California over the weekend has moved the 27 year old seven places to 78th in the Fed Ex Cup standings and his next task is to elevate his standing further to ensure he is well placed to gains starts in […]
Cameron Smith stands proudly in front of the R&A’s headquarters – photo R&A via Getty Cameron Smith has become the fifth Australian to win the Open Championship’s Claret Jug with a stunning final round of 64 to edge out American PGA Tour rookie, Cameron Young, by one shot and Rory McIlroy by two. He joins […]
Josh Geary – opportunity missed in Austria Daniel Hillier and Josh Geary finished 7th and 9th respectively in a European Challenge Tour event in Austria, Hillier improving to 16th in the Race to Mallorca standings but both players unable to take full advantage of their second placed position through 54 holes. Geary who made the […]
Daniel Hillier – a win or top three finish tomorrow will go a long way to DP World Tour status next season New Zealanders Josh Geary and Daniel Hillier are in a share of second place and three off the lead at the European Challenge Tour’s Euram Bank Open in Ramsau in Austria. For both […]
Smith’s disappointing day began with a three-putt here at the first. Photo R&A via Getty Images Cameron Smith took a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland into round three at the Open Championship and walked from the 18th green four shots behind that pair, although, despite an unexpected round of 1 over par […]
Smith tees off at the last today – photo Stuart Franklin R&A via Getty images Cameron Smith made a good start to the 150th Open Championship on day one but today he took things to another level with an outward nine of 31 and added one more birdie and an eagle on the way in […]
Cameron Smith – hits his tee shot at the 2nd today – photo R&A via Getty The 13 strong Australasian contingent have generally fared well on the opening day of the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews, Cameron Smith leading the way after an opening round of 67 has him in a share of 3rd […]
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 […]