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.
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 […]
Leishman and Smith pose with their caddies and Australian captain Ian Baker-Finch – Photo IGF Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman take to the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama in the north of Tokyo this week, both considered medal chances, and both delighted to be representing their country. Both players faced the assembled media today as […]
Minjee Lee celebrates her major championship breakthrough – photo Ladies European Tour Perth’s Minjee Lee today became just the 4th Australian female golfer to win a major championship when she overcame a seven shot 54-hole deficit with a final round of 64 to catch and then beat South Korean Jeongeun Lee6 in a playoff to […]
The five shot leader Jeongeun Lee – photo Ladies European Tour It will take a herculean effort from either Lydia Ko or Minjee Lee in tomorrow’s final round of the Amundi Evian Championship to haul in the runaway leader Jeongeun Lee6 but they have at least kept the door open with strong third rounds overnight. […]
Jeongeun Lee6 recording a record equaling round of 61 – photo Ladies European Tour New Zealand’s Lydia Ko finds herself in 4th place through 36 holes of the 4th of five majors in women’s golf in 2021, the Amundi Evian Championship, but she is six shots from the lead held by South Korean Jeongeun Lee6. […]
Wade Ormsby – file photo Bruce Young South Australian, Wade Ormsby, and Queensland’s, Brad Kennedy, are tied in a share of 9th place and eight shots off the lead at the European Tour’s Cazoo Open at Celtic Manor near Newport in Wales. Ormsby, currently in 58th place in the Race to Dubai, was unable to […]
Bryden Macpherson, seen here with his 2021 Moonah Links Trophy, gets a rare opportunity for a European Tour start – photo PGA of Australia As the excitement from last week’s Open Championship begins to subside, seven Australasians and one New Zealander will tee it up at this week’s European Tour event, the Cazoo Open at […]
Collin Morikawa with the Claret Jug – photo Matthew Lewis R&A /R&A via Getty In just his eighth appearance in a major championship, Californian, Collin Morikawa, added a second title at the elite level of the game, when he outplayed and outlasted the game’s current greats to win The Open Championship at Royal St Georges. […]
Louis Oosthuizen walks from the 18th green after retaining his lead – photo David Cannon Getty via R&A Louis Oosthuizen has retained his lead at the completion of the third round of the Open Championship at Royal St Georges, recovering from a shaky period early in his back nine when consecutive bogeys at the 11th […]