Entries by Bruce Young

Significant ranking rise likely for Cameron Smith

Smith already # 6 in the world could climb significantly higher – photo USGA Cameron Smith stands an outside chance of graduating to the top of the world ranking should he win the Masters tomorrow and if the current leader of the event, Scottie Scheffler, was to finish lower than tied for third. The chances […]

Door opens for Smith at Augusta National

Cameron Smith in action on a cold and windy Saturday – photo Chris Trotman Augusta National It might be that he needs to get past the hottest player on the planet in tomorrow’s final round of the 2022 Masters, but Cameron Smith’s stunning third round of 68 (two shots better than any other player was […]

Tiger factor dominates as six Aussies prepare at Augusta

Even on Monday, huge crowds could not resist witnessing history – photo Sam Greenwood Masters It was understandable that the hype surrounding Tiger Wood’s appearance or otherwise in this week’s Masters would dominate proceedings leading into the event and the crowds that flocked to witness a comeback equal to that of Ben Hogan following his […]

Hannah Green stages comeback but Kupcho breaks through

Jennifer Kupcho – her first LPGA Tour tile a major- photo Harry How Getty Images / LPGA Hannah Green has staged an impressive weekend at the opening major event of the LPGA Tour’s year, the Chevron Championship, and finished in a share of 8th in the final staging of the event at its long standing […]

Alker waltzes to second PGA Tour Champions title

Steve Alker – file photo New Zealand’s Steve Alker not only consolidated his one shot 36-hole lead at the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Biloxi, Mississippi but converted that lead into a six-shot victory to claim his second title on the PGA Tour Champions title. A final round bogey free 65, followed his record equaling 62 […]

Josh Geary inaugural winner of Millbrook Classic

Josh Geary – inaugural winner of Millbrook Classic and the Sir Bob Charles trophy – photo Millbrook Tournaments With the New Zealand Open postponed by the Covid virus for the second consecutive year, the decision to stage a lesser event to give many of those players, both amateur and professional, who would otherwise have been […]

McKinney and Xu Australian Amateur Champions

McKinney and Xu enjoying their spoils – photo Golf Australia Article Golf Australia Connor McKinney did it the hard way and Fiona Xu was in cruise control, nevertheless they have both joined a prestigious list of names who proudly call themselves Australian Amateur champions. New Zealander Xu had little interest in theatrics as she went […]