Bruce Young has established himself as one of Australia’s leading golf journalists and analysts. Since leaving a marketing role in the golf course design company of highly regarded Australian golfer Graham Marsh in 1999, Bruce has created a portfolio of golf related work in internet, print, radio and television commentary and has recently branched out into hosting lunches and other MC related activities.
Keita Nakajima – photo courtesy of AAC Japan’s Keita Nakajima has claimed a fourth Asia Pacific Amateur Championship for his country and became the third player from Japan to win the coveted title with a playoff victory over Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho in Dubai. Both players had completed the 72 holes at Dubai Creek Golf […]
Connor McKinney in action in round two – photo AAC Perth’s Connor McKinney is just one off the halfway lead at the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship in Dubai, the 19-year-old Scottish born golfer, reeling off a round of 65 over the Dubai Creek layout to trail only China’s Bo Jin at the completion of 36 […]
Gulf Harbour Country Club The news today that the time-honoured New Zealand PGA Championship will return to the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule in 2022 is welcome given the impact Covid 19 has had on tournament golf in Australasia. With both the New Zealand Open and the NZPGA Championship now confirmed for the 2022 PGA […]
Jason Scrivener – file photo Bruce Young The final stage of qualifying for the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour begins in Georgia on Thursday and while all 149 of those who have made it to the final are assured of some level of status on the Korn Ferry Tour next season there is still a lot […]
The Asia Pacific Amateur Championship trophy at Dubai Creek – photo AAC The Asia Pacific Amateur Championship returns in Dubai this week after the 2020 event at Royal Melbourne was cancelled due to Covid issues. The event is being played for the 12th occasion, bringing together the leading available amateurs from the Asia Pacific region […]
Lucas Herbert – photo courtesy of Getty Images Less than two months and after just three events as a PGA Tour member, Australian Lucas Herbert has broken through for his first PGA Tour victory with a narrow but impressive one-shot win at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton in Bermuda. In wet and gusty conditions, […]
Article courtesy of Asian Tour West Palm Beach, October 29: Former world #1 and World Golf Hall of Fame member, Greg Norman, has today been announced as CEO of a newly formed company, LIV Golf Investments, a move which will set in motion a number of momentous developments for professional golf worldwide. Norman’s first order of […]
Danny Lee – file photo Bruce Young New Zealand’s Danny Lee is currently playing the PGA Tour on a Minor Medical exemption having missed out on regaining his full status via the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, but today he made just his 9th cut in 24 starts in 2021 when adding a second consecutive 67 […]
Another US$91,000 earned by Steve Alker for a share of 4th place at the opening event of the PGA Tour Champions playoffs, the Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond in Virginia, has further confirmed his standing on the PGA Tour Champions and guarantees the 50-year-old New Zealander a start in the penultimate event on the […]
Queensland’s Karis Davidson has successfully negotiated her way through Stage Two qualifying for the LPGA Tour’s 2022 season and will now face the Final Stage beginning on November 29th in Mobile in Alabama. Davidson finished in a share of 25th in Venice in Florida today but safely inside the top 45 and ties who advanced […]