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.
Lucas Herbert with his trophy in 2020. Photo Getty Images and European Tour Defending champion, Lucas Herbert, has rebounded from an opening 74 at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, his second round of 66 seeing him still six shots from the leader, Thomas Detry, but the Victorian has kept the door open for a second […]
Grace Kim and Andrew Richards – article and photo Golf NSW For one, it was a display for the ages, for the other, a win as unlikely as it was epic. Grace Kim from Avondale has done what most expected, and made it back-to-back women’s NSW Amateur Championships, becoming the first repeat champion since Sarah […]
Marc Leishman – file photo Marc Leishman’s recent form improvement augurs well for a successful defence of his Famers Insurance title at the famed Torrey Pines this week. Two weeks ago Leishman finished in 4th place at the Sony Open in Honolulu and yesterday he discussed just why he has developed such an impressive record […]
Cameron Davis and caddie Andrew Tschudin – file photo Sydney’s Cameron Davis has recorded his best-ever result on the PGA Tour when finishing 3rd behind the winner, Si Woo Kim and the runner-up Patrick Cantlay at the American Express Championship in La Quinta in California. Davis, who joined the PGA Tour in 2019 after success […]
Jason Scrivener – file photo Jason Scrivener has recorded his best European Tour finish and earned, by some margin, his biggest cheque in golf with a runner-up finish at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Scrivener finished four shots behind the winner, Tyrell Hatton but one ahead of the third placed Rory McIlroy and in the […]
Photo and part article courtesy of PGA of Australia Veteran Marcus Fraser has survived a major scare in the second round of match / medal play to claim the 2021 Gippsland Super 6 crown at Yallourn Golf Club. Today’s proceedings bought together the leading 24 qualifiers in the opening 54 holes of strokeplay to face […]
The American Express Championship, being played in La Quinta in California has reached the halfway stage and the South Korean, Sungjae Im, has taken a one-shot lead as the field now focuses its attention on the host venue, the PGA West Stadium Course. Played over two venues during the opening two rounds the field has […]
Deyen Lawson – file photo courtesy of PGA of Australia The 2021 PGA Tour of Australasia is underway with the staging of the Gippsland Super 6 event at the Yallourn Golf Club in Yallourn, about and hour east of Melbourne. The second round of 54 holes stroke-play was completed today with one more round tomorrow […]
Cameron Davis – this might be an opportunity for the now US based Sydney golfer – Bruce Young Following two weeks enjoying the pleasures of Hawaii, the PGA Tour hits the mainland this week for the American Express at the PGA West Stadium Course in La Quinta in California. The event is played over two […]
Marc Leishman at the 7th hole today – photo Getty Images Marc Leishman headed into today’s final round of the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, knowing he needed something special if he was to challenge for the title. He did just that by producing a third consecutive round of 65 but, […]