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.
Porter (left) and Bennett before their third round today – Photo R&A Paul Lakatos via Getty Images Australians Kelsey Bennet and Cassie Porter have kept the chances of a first Australian victory at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship alive, the pair four and five shots respectively behind the leader Natthakritta Vongtaveelap of Thailand ahead […]
Kelsey Bennett in action this week – photo R&A Graham Uden NSW’s Kelsey Bennett, from the Mollymook Golf Club on the South Coast, finds herself just two shots from the lead at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship in Abu Dhabi. Bennet who in 2021 has won the Tasmanian Open and NT Amateur Championships, kept […]
Australia’s Maddison Hinson Tolchard – in practice today – photo Paul Lakatos R&A The Middle East hosts yet another of the world’s leading amateur golf events this week when the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship is played at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Just a few days after the completion of the 12th Asia Pacific […]
Harrison Endycott – file photo The three Australians who attempted to gain improved status on the Korn Ferry Tour this week have failed in that quest, Jason Scrivener, Harrison Endycott and Justin Warren all finishing outside the all important top 40 who would earn at least eight guaranteed starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in […]
New Zealand’s Steve Alker has continued a remarkable run on the PGA Tour Champions when breaking through for victory at the Timber Tech Championship in Boca Raton in Florida today. Alker played his first PGA Tour Champions event in August when Monday qualifying for an event in Washington State and in each and every start […]
Blake Windred – file photo European Tour New Zealander Daniel Hillier and New South Wales’ Blake Windred have missed out on an opportunity to earn European Tour cards for 2022 by finishing well back in the final event of the 2021 European Challenge Tour in Mallorca. Players needed to finish inside the top 20 in […]
Lydia Ko – photo Ladies European Tour Twelve months ago Lydia Ko was languishing in 40th place in the Rolex World Ranking, having slipped outside the top 50 earlier in 2020. Today the 24-year-old New Zealander won her second tournament of 2021 and along with a remarkably consistent run this year which has seen her […]
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 […]