Entries by Bruce Young

Justin Thomas wins Players – Cameron Smith heads Australians

Justin Thomas – Photo Getty Images Sam Greenwood It was a frustrating final day for Queensland’s Cameron Smith at the Players Championship but he finished as the leading Australian in 17th position after a final round of 72. Smith produced a round of five bogeys and five birdies although after two early bogeys it was […]

Westwood leads at Sawgrass but Jason Day not without hope

Lee Westwood – playing some of his best golf at age 48 – photo Getty Images Kevin Cox Play in round two of the Players Championship has been suspended and will be completed on Saturday morning US time but, to all intents and purposes, the eight players still required to complete their rounds will have […]

Congestion reigns at Queensland Open

Veteran Michael Wright – at 47 years of age chasing his first Australasian Tour victory – photo PGA of Australia 21 players are within two shots of the halfway lead at the Isuzu Queensland Open at the Pelican Waters Golf Club near Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, the cut finalised earlier on Saturday morning when […]

DeChambeau outlasts Westwood in battle of the ages

De Chambeau- photo Getty Images Sam Greenwood To a large extent, the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando developed into a classic battle between the old and the new. 27-year-old, Bryson DeChambeau, would eventually defeat a man twenty years his senior (Lee Westwood) by one shot is an intriguing shootout […]

Andrew Martin’s Milestone Day at Bonnie Doon

Andrew Martin – photo PGA of Australia Nearly 16 years after turning professional, former Australian Amateur Champion, Andrew Martin, has won his first PGA Tour of Australasia title with a one-shot victory at The Player Series Sydney event at the Bonnie Doon Golf Club. The 36 year old Victorian began his final round eight shots […]

Jason Day well off lead at Arnold Palmer Invitational

The leader, Corey Conners, – photo Getty Sam Greenwood Jason Day is the leading Australian through 36 holes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando but if he is to repeat his 2016 victory in the event, he will need something very special over the weekend. Day finds himself seven […]

Dann and Wilson Share Bonnie Doon Lead

Charlie Dann – Photo courtesy of PGA of Australia Brett Costello Sunshine Coast golfer, Charlie Dann, has a share of the the lead at the halfway mark of the Tour Players Series Sydney event at the Bonnie Doon Golf Club in Pagewood in Sydney’s south eastern suburbs. Dann shares the lead with Victorian Peter Wilson,who, […]

Elvis Smylie Joins Gabi Ruffels In The Paid Ranks

Smylie following his Queensland Amateur Championship victory in 2019 – photo Bruce Young Last week it was Gabriela Ruffels who entered the paid ranks of golf when she played the Gainbridge LPGA event in Florida and this week sees the opening event in what promises to be a significant professional career for yet another young […]