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.
Lydia Ko – back to her brilliant best – file photo New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has today won her 16th LPGA Tour title but her first since the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship in 2018 and just her second in nearly five years with a seven-shot victory at the Lotte Championship in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii. Ko’s final […]
Stewart Cink a five shot leader – photo Getty Images Sam Greenwood Cameron Smith was unable to repeat his opening day brilliance at the RBC Heritage Classic in South Carolina but his second round of even par 71 has him at 9 under par and tied for 4th, although now seven shots from the lead […]
Former Hong Kong Open champion, Sam Brazel, comfortably through The PGA Tour of Australasia has just completed its Final Stage of Qualifying School for the 2021 / 2022 season, 72 holes having been used to determine those who gain the right to play the Australasian Tour in the new season. With Covid 19 having impacted […]
Smith in action today – photo Patrick Smith Getty Cameron Smith, fresh from his top ten finish at last week’s Masters, leads after day one of the RBC Heritage Classic at Harbour Town Links on Hilton Head Island, the 27-year old’s opening round of 62 equaling the previous best opening round score set by his […]
Cameron Davis – plays his first RBC Heritage This week’s RBC Heritage Classic at the famed Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island might have only two Australians in the field but this is an event which has been very good to Australians over the years with four of them having won over the […]
A huge day for Hideki Matsuyama and Japan – Photo Getty Images It would be hard to quantify the impact on Japanese and Asian golf today’s one shot Masters’ victory by Hideki Matsuyama will have but to say the least it will be significant. He becomes the first Japanese male to win a major and […]
Hideki Matsuyama in action this week – photo Getty Images Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama put together a simply brilliant final nine of 30 on day three of The Masters and tomorrow faces the prospect of becoming the first Japanese male to win a major championship. The 29 year old leads by four over Justin Rose, Marc […]
Marc Leishman – file photo Marc Leishman heads the Australians at the halfway stage of The Masters, a second round of 67 having him just two behind the leader, Justin Rose, and in a share of 4th place as the first men’s major of 2021 heads into the weekend. Leishman closed out his round significantly […]
Adam Scott not far from where he needs to be to do well – photo Getty Images Reverting back to its traditional date after being played for the first time, last year, in November, the anticipation of an April Masters is building quickly and, in 2021, five Australians get their chance to add to the […]
Lydia Ko – file photo Henry Peters New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has staged a remarkable bid for a third major championship with a final round of 62 at the ANA Inspiration at Rancho Mirage in California and although falling two shots shy of the eventual winner, Patty Tavatanakit, that she was able to produce her […]