Entries by Bruce Young

Steve Alker adds major title to his impressive record

Steve Alker with the trophy for his biggest win in the game – photo PGA of America New Zealand’s Steve Alker today won his 4th PGA Tour Champions event in his last eleven starts, the difference this week being that this win was a major and the cheque for US$630,000 takes his earnings in just […]

Ryan Fox runner-up after dramatic Dutch Open finish

Ryan Fox – file photo PGA of America Montana Pritchard Three ahead and with just two holes to play at the Dutch Open, at New Zealand’s Ryan Fox might have been forgiven for feeling that a third European Tour title and his second of 2022 was just twenty minutes away. That was, until, he almost […]

Australians fail to advance at Bank of Hope Match Play

Minjee Lee in action this week – photo Sean Haffey Getty /LPGA None of the three Australians in this week’s Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play Championship at the Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas have advanced to the knockout phase and for two of them, Minjee Lee and Hannah Green they will set […]

Steve Alker contends again in Champions Tour major

Steve Alker in action today – photo PGA of America Montana Pritchard New Zealander Steve Alker continues his amazing run on the PGA Tour Champions and at the halfway stage of the Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor in Michigan and at 6 under he finds himself just two shots off the […]

Disappointing 7th for Australians at Queen Sirikit Cup

The Australian team – far right earlier in the week The Australian women’s team has finished a disappointing 7th amongst the 13 teams competing at the Queen Sirikit Cup event at the Laguna National Golf Resort in Singapore, the three player team of Kirsten Rudgeley, Caitlin Peirce and Kelsey Bennett finishing a massive 21 shots […]

Seven Australasians make US$10 million US Women’s Open field

Lydia Ko – the highest ranked player amongst the seven Australasians – photo LPGA  Seven Australasians will take their part in next week’s US Women’s Open at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines in North Carolina, the event beginning on June 2nd. Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Gabriella Ruffels, Sarah Kemp and […]

Victoria’s Todd Sinnott earns US Open start

Todd Sinnott – on his way to the US open – photo Japan Golf Tour Victorian Todd Sinnott, currently ranked 415 in the world, has earned a start at the 2022 US Open, after finishing as one of the three to qualify via Final Qualifying for the event in Japan. 34 players attempted to gain […]

Rookie Grace Kim wins on Epson Tour

Grace Kim – file photo WPGA Sydney’s Grace Kim has made a strong claim for LPGA Tour honours in 2023, the 21 year old winning an event on the Epson Tour this morning, the feeder tour to the LPGA Tour. Kim pockets US$30,000 for her victory in her first season as a professional, winning the […]