Entries by Bruce Young

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 […]

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 […]