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.
Minjee Lee in practice this week – photo USGA Robert Beck Perth’s Minjee Lee will this week play her 8th US Women’s Open but, without a top ten yet to her name, her record in this event and in major championship golf generally is below the level she has regularly achieved in her LPGA Tour […]
Hannah Green practising Tuesday as the ‘marine layer’ rolls in – photo Darren Carroll USGA Australian Hannah Green already has a major title to her name and this week she sets out to add another at the US Women’s Open. The Perth golfer, who won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2019, has played well […]
The famed Olympic Club during the 2012 (men’s) US Open – photo Bruce Young Five Australians and two New Zealanders get to tee it up at this week’s US Women’s Open at the Olympic Club just outside of San Francisco, six of those having played the event previously. The odd woman out is Brisbane golfer […]
Jason Scrivener – file photo Bruce Young Just seven days after his impressive PGA Championship debut in South California, Perth’s Jason Scrivener has finished in a share of 3rd place at the Made in Himmerland event in Farso in Denmark. Scrivener finished as the leading Australian at last week’s PGA Championship when 23rd in his […]
Ariya Jutanugarn defeated Minjee Lee – photo Getty Images Minjee Lee has been eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play event in Las Vegas. Lee won her round of 16 match against England’s Mel Reid on Saturday morning but against Ariya Jutanugarn it was a different story with the […]
Minjee Lee in action today – photo Getty Images Minjee Lee is the only Australian to advance from the group stages of the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play event at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, recording two wins and a halved match in the round-robin stages of the event. Lee confirmed her place in […]
Elvis Smylie – photo Bruce Young One of Australian golf’s most exciting golfing prospects in some years, Elvis Smylie, begins his international professional career in late June when he takes advantage of an invite to play the European Tour’s BMW International Open in Munich in Germany. The event is one of at least four European […]
Sarah Kemp in action this week – photo Getty Images Australia’s Sarah Kemp has finished 4th at the Pure Silk Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia recording her second-best LPGA Tour career finish in the process. Kemp began her final round two behind the lead of eventual winner Wei Ling Hsu of Taiwan and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn. […]
A very proud Mickelson with his 6th major championship trophy – photo Darren Carroll PGA of America What a start to the 2021 major championship season in tournament golf. Not only have we witnessed the first Japanese golfer to win a major championship but even topping that achievement today was the remarkable and stirring PGA […]
Phil Mickelson and brother Tim grinding over a par saving putt at the last – photo PGA of America Phil Mickelson stands on the threshold of one of golf’s great milestones after his third round of 70 at the PGA Championship on Kiawah Island left him one ahead of two-time champion, Brooks Koepka, and […]