Entries by Bruce Young

Australians keep PGA Tour hopes alive

Curtis Luck- moves inside the all important top 25 – file photo Curtis Luck, Aaron Baddeley and Rhein Gibson have kept alive their hopes of a return to the PGA Tour with solid weeks at the second of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals in Columbus in Ohio today. Luck’s final round of 66 saw him […]

Min Woo Lee leading Australian in Switzerland

  Rasmus Højgaard  – photo Getty Images Min Woo Lee has finished as the leading Australian at the Omega European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland, but, after being in excellent shape as the tournament entered the weekend, he will be disappointed in his final finishing position of 21st, despite a final round of 67. His […]

Top tens for Hillier and Kyriacou in Sweden

Whitney Hillier – file photo Ladies European Tour Australians Whitney Hillier (8th) and Stephanie Kyriacou (10th) have recorded top tens in the Ladies European Tour’s Didriksons Skafto Open on the island of Skafto in Sweden. For the 30-year-old West Australian, Hillier, it was her first top ten in her last 23 starts on the Ladies […]

Australians behind eight-ball at BMW Championship

Matt Jones – leads the Australians early – file photo When darkness eventually stopped play on day two of the BMW Championship in Maryland, three of the four Australians in the 70 man field had completed their rounds with only Cameron Smith required to return on Saturday morning to finish up his final three holes. […]

Luck and Gibson stake PGA Tour claim in Ohio

Curtis Luck – file photo Bruce Young Perth’s Curtis Luck and Lismore’s Rhein Gibson have opened the door for a possible return to the PGA Tour by making a good start to the second of three Korn Ferry Tour Final events in Columbus in Ohio. The series of events brings together the leading 75 from […]

Min Woo Lee well placed in Switzerland

Min Woo Lee – file photo European Tour Min Woo Lee finds himself just four shots from the halfway lead at the Omega European Masters in the alpine ski / tourist town of Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland. Lee added a second round of 67 to his opening 66 and at 7 under he trails the leader […]

Rod Pampling wins first PGA Tour Champions title

Rod Pampling – file photo Queensland’s Rod Pampling has added a PGA Tour Champions victory to his three PGA Tour titles with a final round of 66 at the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie south of Seattle in Washington State. Pampling’s one shot victory over Tim Herron, Billy Mayfair and Jim Furyk earned the 51 year […]

Lucas Herbert starts well in pursuit of PGA Tour card

Lucas Herbert – laying claims to a PGA Tour card – file photo Asian Tour Lucas Herbert’s share of 4th place in the opening event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, the Albertson’s Boise Open in Idaho, leaves him well placed to gain one of the 25 cards that will be handed out at the […]

Minjee Lee’s bold bid falls just short at Carnoustie

The winner Anna Nordqvist – photo Warren Little R&A via Getty Images Minjee Lee made a valiant bid to add a second consecutive major title to her resumé when a final round of 66 left her two short of the winner Anna Nordqvist at the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie. Just as she had when […]