Entries by Bruce Young

Jason Day’s encouraging start at the Wells Fargo

Jason Day – file photo Jason Day has rekindled memories of an era where he was one of the more dominant players in the game with an opening round of 63 at the Wells Fargo Championship in Potomac in Maryland to give him a one-shot lead after day one. Currently ranked 127th in the world, […]

Ryan Fox shares early lead at British Masters

Ryan Fox in action today – photo Getty Images Playing in just his 7th DPW event of 2022, New Zealand’s Ryan Fox has a share of the opening round lead at the Betfred British Masters and the Belfry Hotel and Resort in Sutton Coldfield in England. After an extended break back in New Zealand following […]

Jed Morgan wins Order of Merit but still a lot at stake at NTPGA

Jed Morgan his immediate future assured – photo Bruce Young Queenslander Jed Morgan, the current Australian PGA Championship winner, will play in his first majors, this year’s US Open and Open Championship, after securing the Norman Von Nida Medal as the Order of Merit champion on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia. The talented […]

Lydia Ko’s candid comment adds to her fan base

Lydia Ko in action yesterday – photo Harry How Getty / LPGA A beautifully candid comment by New Zealander Lydia Ko after finishing in a share of third in last week’s LPGA Palos Verdes Championship in Los Angeles has added many more admirers to the army of golfing fans she already enjoys. When asked by […]

Harrison Endycott’s maiden win both emotional and timely

A very happy Harrison Endycott – photo Getty Images. Article PGA Tour. Sydney’s Harrison Endycott was not ever sure he would win in the United States, or ever win again for that matter. The 25-year-old Australian last won in 2016, when he was still an amateur, and Endycott described much of his roughly five-year professional […]

Braden Becker holds off Hopewell to win first title

Braden Beacker (centre) holds his precious trophy – photo PGA Tour of Australasia 29-year-old Braden Becker has won his first PGA Tour of Australasia title with a one-shot victory over outstanding amateur and defending champion, Hayden Hopewell, at the West Australian Open at the Freemantle Golf Club south of Perth. Born in Pietermaritzburg in South […]

Hannah Green takes three shot lead in Los Angeles

Hannah Green in action today – photo Harry How Getty Images Australian Hannah Green has taken the halfway lead at the Palos Verdes Championship in California, her best of the day second round of 66, allowing her to improve from 8th to 1st and take a three shot lead over a group of four golfers […]

Minjee Lee starts well to lead at Palos Verdes

Minjee Lee – photo Harry How Getty Images World number four, Minjee Lee, has the lead after day one of the Palos Verdes Championship at Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles, California. Lee’s round of 63 leaves her one ahead of world number one, Jin Young Ko, with England’s Charley Hull, Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn and […]

2022 sees concurrent staging of Australian Opens

  The latest Men’s Australian Open Champion – Matt Jones In a world-first for golf, the Men’s Australian Open and the Women’s Australian Open are joining forces. The marquee events will be played at the same time and at the same venues, with the event to be held on the world-famous Melbourne Sandbelt from December […]