Entries by Bruce Young

Lucas Herbert on edge of contention at PGA Championship

Lucas Herbert and caddie Nick Pugh – at the 10th hole today. Photo Montana Pritchard PGA of America. Lucas Herbert will head the Australasians into tomorrow’s final round of the PGA Championship in Tulsa in Oklahoma following a third round of 68 has left him eight shots from the lead held by Chilean Mito Pereira […]

Cameron Smith loses ground but stays in touch at PGA

Cameron Smith watches his tee shot at the 7th today -PGA of America Montana Pritchard After an opening round of 68 on Thursday left him three shots behind the leader, Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith now finds himself seven shots from the lead at the PGA Championship in Tulsa in Oklahoma but by no means is […]

Brad Kennedy takes lead in Japan

Brad Kennedy today – photo Japan Golf Tour Australian Brad Kennedy, a four-time Japan Golf Tour event winner, fired a seven-under-par 63 to seize a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament at Toride Kokusai Golf Club in Ibaraki on Friday. The 47-year-old built on his sizzling opening 61 by […]

Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert begin well at PGA Championship

Cameron Smith in action today – photo PGA of America Maddie Meyer Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert, playing at opposite ends of the draw, head the nine Australasians at the completion of the opening round of the PGA Championsuip at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa Oklahoma. Hebert’s round, played in the afternoon conditions, […]

Nine Australasians tee it up in this week’s PGA

Cameron Smith in action in last year’s PGA Championship – photo PGA of America Golf’s second major championship for men’s golf in 2022, the PGA Championship, gets underway on Thursday at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa in Oklahoma, the venue being used for the eighth time as a major venue, four of those […]

Ryan Fox finishes runner-up in Belgium

Ryan Fox – file photo Getty Images – his good season continues New Zealand’s Ryan Fox has finished in a share of the runner-up position at the Soudal Open in Antwerp in Belgium. Fox, who led into the final round, and his joint runner-up finisher, Paul Yannick of Germany, finished two behind the winner, England’s […]

Appleby, Pampling and Alker share 3rd at Regions Traditions

Stuart Appleby – his best finish on the PGA Tour Champions – file photo Stuart Appleby, Rod Pampling and New Zealand’s Steve Alker have tied for 3rd place in the opening major of the PGA Tour Champions season. The trio finished seven shots behind the runaway winner, Steve Stricker and one behind the runner-up Padraig […]

Minjee Lee adds 7th LPGA Tour title in New Jersey

Minjee Lee with her Founders Cup trophy – photo Sarah Stier Getty Images Perth’s Minjee Lee has taken her number of LPGA Tour wins to 7 and added another US$450,000 to her earnings on that tour with victory over Lexi Thompson at the Cognizant Founders Cup in Clifton New Jersey in an event which honors […]

NZ amateur Kazumi Kobori impresses with Japan Tour 6th

Today’s winner – Shugo Imahira – photo Japan Golf Tour New Zealand amateur, Kazuma Koboro, has led the Australasians at the Japan / Asian Tour’s Asia Pacific Diamond Cup Golf event in Ibaraki Prefecture, the 20 year old from Christchurch eventually finishing in a share of 6th but only two shots from the winner, Shugo […]