Entries by Bruce Young

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 […]

Potentially big day ahead for New Zealand Golf

Ben Campbell shares lead in Japan – photo Japan Tour It may or may or turn out that way, but May 15th is shaping as a significant day in New Zealand golf. In Japan, Ben Campbell has a share of the lead at the Asia Pacific Open Diamond  Cup event in the Oarai Golf Club […]

Sinnott’s great opportunity in Ibaraki

Todd Sinnot – Japan golf Tour Australia’s Todd Sinnott admits he will have to conquer a “tough and demanding” Oarai Golf Club if he harbours hope of walking away as the winner of the Japan / Asian Tour’s Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship in Ibaraki on Sunday. Sinnott battled through wet and windy conditions to […]

Bautista breaks through in NT as three gain European cards

This week’s winner Austin Bautista – photo PGA of Australia The 2021/2022 PGA Tour of Australasia’s Order of Merit was finalised over the weekend with the leading three players earning the right to play the DP World (European) Tour in 2023. Jed Morgan, Blake Windred and Andrew Dodt retained the positions they held leading into […]

Jason Day moves further ahead at Wells Fargo Championship

Jason Day – file photo Jason Day has turned his one-shot opening round lead into three with a second round of 67 at the Wells Fargo Championship in Potomac outside of Washington D.C. Playing early in the generally easier, but still demanding conditions, Day made the turn in even par but three birdies on the […]