Entries by Bruce Young

Cameron Smith’s standing in world golf taken to another level

Cameron Smith being interviewed after his win 28 year old Cameron Smith was arguably amongst the game’s elite even before his historic victory over an equally determined India’s Anirban Lahiri in today’s final round of the Players Championship, but his hard-fought one shot victory in golf’s richest tournament takes him to a career high 6th […]

Aaron Pike wins playoff for TPS Hunter Valley title

Pike with his TPS Hunter Valley trophy – photo PGA of Australia Queensland’s 37-year-old Aaron Pike has today won his third PGA Tour of Australasia title with a playoff victory over 22-year-old New Zealander, Momoka Kobori, in the mixed gender event, the TPS Hunter Valley, played at the Cypress Lakes Resort in Pokolbin, New South […]

Cameron Smith creeping closer at Players Championship

Cameron Smith – just two from the lead – file photo IGF Cameron Smith has played only one hole in round two of the Players Championship but a birdie from 25 feet at that hole has seen the Queenslander leap nine positions in the horrific conditions that prevailed on day three to a share of […]

Weather chaos at Players Championship

Jason Day – back after time away to mark the passing of his mother Denning Play in the second round of the US$20 million Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass at Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida was again disrupted by rain deluges and storms and at the end of day two more than forty players […]

Su Oh chasing first LPGA Tour title in Thailand

Su Oh – on course this week – photo Getty Images A tap in eagle at her final hole of today’s second round of the Honda LPGA event in Thailand has given Victorian Su Oh a share of the halfway lead with Japan’s Nasa Hataoka at the Siam Country Club in Chonburi in Thailand and […]

Eight Australasians chasing record US$20 million Players purse

Adam Scott – previous winner and playing well – file photo European Tour The Players Championship, the USPGA Tour’s flagship event, has long been considered one of golf’s most significant tournaments, not only for the fascination the TPC Sawgrass provides to television viewers and on-course fans, but that the field is typically one of the […]

Hensby and Percy record rare PGA Tour finishes

Cameron Percy – file photo Australians Cameron Percy and Mark Hensby have finished in a tie for 7th at this week’s PGA Tour’s alternate event, The Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, the pair finishing well behind the winner, Ryan Brehm, but recording a welcome return to form. For 50-year-old Hensby, it was his best […]

Lee and Green finish strongly in Singapore

Minjee Lee and caddie following today’s round – photo Getty Images Minjee Lee and Hannah Green have stormed home to finish tied for 2nd and 6th respectively at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore, Lee finishing two shots behind the winner, Jin Young Ko and sharing second place with, In Gee Chun. In a […]

Jarryd Felton’s resurgence continues with Sydney win

Jarryd felton – photo Kirsty Wrice PGA Australia West Australian Jarryd Felton today won his fourth PGA Tour of Australasia title but his first since the WAPGA Championship nearly eighteen months ago with a playoff victory over Canberra’s successful Japan Tour player Brendan Jones. The final round of the TPS Sydney at the Bonnie Doon […]