Entries by Bruce Young

Cameron Smith’s fightback keeps hopes alive in Atlanta

Cameron Smith – file photo IGF Cameron Smith recovered from a slow start to his second round at the Tour Championship, a final nine of 31 allowing the 28-year-old Queenslander to move into a share of 5th position and, although now eight shots from the lead held by Patrick Cantlay, he is well positioned to […]

Min Woo Lee has the lead in Rome

Min Woo Lee in action today – photo European Tour Perth’s 23 year old, Min Woo Lee, has the halfway lead at the DS Automobiles Italian Open in Rome, backing up his impressive opening round of 64 with a round of 68 today to move two clear of the field. Lee, who is currently in […]

Australasians chasing PGA Tour status in Indiana

Greg Chalmers – can he regain PGA Tour status from a standing start? – file photo Bruce Young The Korn Ferry Tour’s final event of the year, the Korn Ferry Tour Championship is played this week with six Australians and one New Zealander hoping to finish the season strongly and be on their way to […]

Can Cam Smith become Australia’s first FedEx Cup Champion?

Cam Smith – file photo Getty / PGA Tour Cameron Smith enters this week’s Tour Championship at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta as Australia’s only representative and in a position to become, potentially, the first Australian winner of the FedEx Cup. Smith can win the season long series, the massive $US15 million bonus […]

New Zealand’s Steve Alker starring on PGA Tour Champions

Steve Alker file photo – Bruce Young New Zealander, Steve Alker, turned 50 just a month ago but in his first two attempts on the PGA Tour Champions he has already proven he could well be a force to be reckoned with. Alker finished 6th in last week’s Boeing Classic in Washington State after Monday […]

Australians keep PGA Tour hopes alive

Curtis Luck- moves inside the all important top 25 – file photo Curtis Luck, Aaron Baddeley and Rhein Gibson have kept alive their hopes of a return to the PGA Tour with solid weeks at the second of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals in Columbus in Ohio today. Luck’s final round of 66 saw him […]

Min Woo Lee leading Australian in Switzerland

  Rasmus Højgaard  – photo Getty Images Min Woo Lee has finished as the leading Australian at the Omega European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland, but, after being in excellent shape as the tournament entered the weekend, he will be disappointed in his final finishing position of 21st, despite a final round of 67. His […]

Top tens for Hillier and Kyriacou in Sweden

Whitney Hillier – file photo Ladies European Tour Australians Whitney Hillier (8th) and Stephanie Kyriacou (10th) have recorded top tens in the Ladies European Tour’s Didriksons Skafto Open on the island of Skafto in Sweden. For the 30-year-old West Australian, Hillier, it was her first top ten in her last 23 starts on the Ladies […]

Australians behind eight-ball at BMW Championship

Matt Jones – leads the Australians early – file photo When darkness eventually stopped play on day two of the BMW Championship in Maryland, three of the four Australians in the 70 man field had completed their rounds with only Cameron Smith required to return on Saturday morning to finish up his final three holes. […]