Entries by Bruce Young

Steve Alker improves sharply at US Senior Open

Steve Alker in action today – photo USGA Chris Keane Steve Alker has overcome yesterday’s slow start to the US Senior Open at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Pennsylvania and finds himself just three shots from the leader Padraig Harrington at the halfway mark of senior golf’s most significant event. Alker was 3 over […]

Cameron Davis shares second place at Travelers Championship

Cameron Davis and caddie Andrew Tschudin – file photo US based Sydney golfer, Cameron Davis, is in a share of second place at the Travelers Championship near Hartford, adding a second round of 66 to his opening 65 and although five shots behind the tearaway leader, Xander Schauffele, the 27-year-old is well placed to produce […]

Ryan Fox one behind at BMW International

Ryan Fox – photo PGA of Australia Ryan Fox’s stellar 2022 season continues in Munich in Germany this week with the 35 year old New Zealander just one shot off the 36 hole pace held by a resurgent Li Haotong at the BMW International. Fox’s second round of 64, which was the equal best of […]

DP World Tour announces LIV Series player sanctions

Keith Pelley – File photo The DP World Tour has been noticeably quiet on their stance regarding its members signing up to play the LIV Series with some even suggesting they might eventually form an alliance with the Liv Tour but today’s announcement by the DP World Tour appears to have put any such speculation […]

Hannah Green starts well but trails in wake of In Gee Chun

In Gee Chun and Australian caddie Dean Herden – in action today – photo Darren Carroll PGA of America  Former KPMG Women’s PGA Champion, Hannah Green, might be in a share of 6th place at this year’s event at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda near Washington D.C but such was the dominant performance of […]

Mark Hensby shares lead at US Senior Open

Mark Hensby had every reason to smile today – photo USGA Steve Gibbons Former Tamworth golfer, but long time US resident, Mark Hensby, has a share of the lead after day one of the US Senior Open at the Saucon Country Club in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, the 50 year old former Presidents Cup Team member and […]

Huge purse increase for this week’s KPMG PGA Championship

Congressional Country Club – host venue for the female game’s second richest purse – PGA of America In 2019, when Hannah Green then became just the third Australian female to win a major golf championship at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Minnesota, the West Australian pocketed a cheque for US$577,500, a healthy figure by […]

Can Steve Alker win a second senior major title in 2022?

Steve Alker won the US Senior PGA Championship a month ago – photo Montana Pritchard PGA of America  First it was the ladies, then the men and now the senior men who get to contest a US Open Championship, this week’s US Senior Open at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem in Pennsylvania, the […]

Scott and Leishman finish best of Australians at US Open

Adam Scott in action this week – photo USGA Jeff Haynes Marc Leishman and Adam Scott have finished as the leading Australasians at the 2022 US Open at the Country Club, Brookline, the pair both recording impressive final rounds of 68 and finishing the event at 2 over and tied for 14th place. Despite the […]