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.
Grace Kim – photo Darren Carroll USGA At least one of the three Australians to have made the knockout phase of the US Women’s Amateur Championship at the Westchester Golf Club in Rye, New York, was guaranteed a place in the second round. As it turned out two would advance, although one was at the […]
Lydia Ko – photo LET Lydia Ko leads the Australasians after round one of the Women’s Olympic competition in Saitama north of Tokyo, a 1 under par round of 70 in blistering hot conditions leaving her in a share of 16th place and four shots from opening round leader, Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden. Minjee Lee […]
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard – photo USGA Darren Carroll Three Australians have played their way into the match-play phase of the US Women’s Amateur Championship being held at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. West Australian Maddison Hinson-Tolchard finished the 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying in 20th place, Queensland’s Emily Mahar is 40th and New […]
With a first major (Evian) now to her name, can Minjee Lee become Australia’s first Olympic Medal winner? – photo LET Following the impressive debut Olympic showing of Cameron Smith at last week’s men’s Olympic golf competition, two further Australians have their chance to become the first Australian to win a medal of any colour […]
Annika Sorenstam and family – Photo Darren Carroll USGA In 1994 Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam won her first professional tournament when winning the Women’s Australian Open at the Royal Adelaide Golf Club. 14 years later in 2008 she retired from competitive golf with an amazing record behind her including a massive 95 professional wins, amongst […]
Daniel Hillier- photo Getty Images A cheque for €43,500 was just reward for an excellent week for New Zealander Daniel Hillier following his share of third place at the ISPS Handa World Invitational at Galgorm Castle & Massereene, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland. Hillier, who led through 36 holes before a third round of 70 […]
A very happy Xander Schauffele – Photo courtesy of Stan Badz PGA Tour / IGF Despite being, as yet, to win a major title, American Xander Schauffele has developed a reputation for performing well in the big events and today he further enhanced that reputation with victory in the men’s event at the Olympics, after […]
Cameron Smith at the Olympics- photo IGF Australia’s Cameron Smith has continued his improvement at the Tokyo Olympics, building on his opening two rounds when adding a third round of 66 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, in Saitama, Japan, moving from his 19th place through 36 holes to now be in a share of 11th […]
Cameron Smith in action this week – photo Ben Jared PGA Tour / IGF Australian Cameron Smith is the best of the two Australians at the halfway stage of the Men’s Olympic competition, a second round of 67 allowing him to improve 21 positions from his overnight standing of 41st to a tie for 20th […]
Daniel Hillier in action during round two – photo Getty Images New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier has the halfway lead at the European Tour’s ISPS Handa World Invitational Galgorm Castle & Massereene in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The 23-year-old produced a second round of 8 under 62, his round made even more meritorious by the […]