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.
Min Woo Lee – file photo courtesy of European Tour / Getty Images Min Woo Lee’s share of 4th place in the penultimate European Tour event of the season, the AVIV Dubai Championship has moved him to 5th place in the Race to Dubai standings ahead of this coming week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship […]
Kelsey Bennett begins her final round today – photo Paul LakatosR&A Media via Getty Images New South Wales golfer Kelsey Bennett today produced a valiant attempt to become Australia’s first Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Champion, falling just one shot short of a playoff with the eventual winner, Mizuki Hashimoto, at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club […]
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 […]