Entries by Bruce Young

Ten Australasians play Amundi Evian Championship

2021 winner, Minjee Lee. Can she make it back-to-back major championship wins? – image Ladies European Tour The LPGA Tour has five majors on its annual schedule, and this week, it is the fourth of those, the Amundi Evian Masters, that takes centre stage at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. Nine Australians […]

Kobori and Hillier add to New Zealand’s impressive weekend

Kazuma Kobori – file image Australian Golf Media New Zealand golfing stocks, already boosted by the performances of emerging stars Amelia Garvey and Denzel Ieremia in events in Europe over the weekend, were further improved by Kazuma Kobori’s best finish in a DP World Tour event in Germany last week and the late inclusion of […]

New Zealander Garvey’s move to Europe a good one

Garvey in action this week – image Ladies European Tour  New Zealand’s Amelia Garvey recorded her third, 3rd place finish in her last four starts on the Ladies European Tour at this week’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open. Garvey, who played collegiate golf in the US before turning professional three years ago, will move to 10th […]

Good week for Australasians in Morocco

  Denzel Ieremia – file image Golf NZ It was a good week for Australasian golfers at this week’s International Series Morocco event at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Red Course), with five finishing inside the top ten of the US$2 million event. New Zealand’s Denzel Ieremia and Australian Maverik Antcliff both picked up cheques […]

Australians feature on International Series Morocco leaderboard

Maverick Antcliff – file photo AGM Australasian are well represented near the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the US$2 million International Series Morocco event at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. Queensland’s Maverick Antcliff is in outright second position and two shots from the leader Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe, but Sydney’s John […]

Lucas Herbert makes ten Australasians for Royal Portrush

Lucas Herbert gains one of the final places in the field – image Australian Golf Media The success of Lucas Herbert in the Open Championship’s final qualifying at West Lancashire this week brings to ten the number of Australasians who will tee it up at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland on July 17th. Herbert joins […]

Mark Hensby shares 4th place at US Senior Open

Despite a disappointing final day, it was not all doom for Hensby as his birdie putt on the 7th indicates – image USGA Mark Hensby’s bid for the most significant title in his professional career has fallen short after a final round of 73 at the US Senior Open saw him finish in a share […]

Mark Hensby chasing a birthday bonus at US Senior Open

Mark Hensby and caddie watch the result of his second to the 17th today – image Logan Whitton USGA Mark Hensby, Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington remain tied for the lead following the completion of a weather-disrupted final round of the US Senior Open at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Hensby missing a great chance […]

Mark Hensby rallies late to rejoin the US Senior Open lead

Mark Hensby on his way to a second consecutive 67 today – image USGA In yesterday’s opening round of the US Senior Open Championship at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Mark Hensby let a great halfway position slip over the closing stages of his first round. Today, however, the reverse applied as, after an […]