Entries by Bruce Young

Karrie Webb nominated for Olympic Captain role

Karrie Webb – photo and article Golf Australia It was announced today that arguably Australia’s greatest ever golfer, Karrie Webb, is to be nominated as captain of Australia’s golf team for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Webb, the legendary seven-time major winner and World Golf Hall of Fame member, steps in to replace […]

Scott, Leishman, Herbert and Lee play WGC Dell Matchplay

Adam Scott – file photo Cameron Smith might have decided to give this week’s WGC Dell Technologies Match Play at the Austin Country Club in Texas a miss but four of his fellow countrymen will take their place in a field containing the leading 64 available world ranked players. Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert […]

Stephanie Kyriacou shares 6th in Saudi Arabia

Stephanie Kyriacou in action during the final round – image LET Sydney’s Stephanie Kyriacou heads to her debut as an LPGA Tour cardholder off the back of a 6th place at the Saudi Ladies International and, although her weekend rounds of 72 and 72 were perhaps disappointing in attempting to improve on her halfway position, […]

Amateur Harrison Crowe takes NSW Open title

Harrison Crowe with his trophy – photo Golf NSW 20-year-old New South Wales golfer, Harrison Crowe, became the third amateur in recent memory to win the NSW Open Championship after the weather shortened event was completed today at the Concord Golf Club in the inner west of Sydney. The last amateur to win the title […]

Stephanie Kyriacou performing well ahead of LPGA Tour debut

Stephanie Kyriacou in action this week – photo Ladies European Tour Sydney’s Stephanie Kyriacou, now a fully-fledged member of the LPGA Tour, is back in the happy hunting ground for her of the Ladies European Tour this week and she is again performing well. The 21-year-old from the St Michael’s Golf Club in Sydney, finds […]

Collyer and Crowe show the way at Concord Golf Club

Blake Collyer – in action today – photo Golf NSW Victorian, Blake Collyer, and exciting Sydney amateur, Harrison Crowe, have the halfway lead at the Golf Challenge NSW Open at the Concord Golf Club in Sydney’s inner west. The pair are tied at 14 under par through 36 holes in what has been a low […]

NSW Open victory could open important door for many

Defending champion Bryden Macpherson playing well enough to contend again – photo Golf NSW One of Australian golf’s more iconic titles is to be decided this week at the Concord Golf Club in Sydney, the Golf Challenge NSW Open one of the more lucrative of the PGA Tour of Australasia after Covid had taken its […]

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 […]