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.
Hannah Green – file photo Bruce Young By her own now high standards, 2020 has to date been a quiet year for West Australian, Hannah Green, but it might be that the final event of the year provides not only her first top ten in 14 starts this season but something considerably better. Green finds […]
A great opportunity for Sarah Kemp – file photo Bruce Young A horror year for international golf finally comes to an end this weekend when the final event of the LPGA Tour season is completed at the CME Group Tour Championship at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples in Florida. The US3 million event has […]
Photo USGA Robert Beck South Korea has unearthed yet another golfing superstar with the success of A Lim Kim in today’s final round of the US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Kim’s final round of 67, which included birdies at her final three holes, saw her finish one shot clear […]
The dismal scene at the Champions Golf Club this morning – photo USGA Jeff Haynes The final round of the 2020 US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, has been delayed 24 hours following the suspension of play due to course conditions and the prospect of inclement and dangerous weather on […]
Ko escapes from a bunker today – photo Chris Keane USGA An impressive third round of 1 over 72 over the increasingly demanding Crystal Creek layout at the Champions Golf Club in Houston has given New Zealand’s Lydia Ko a realistic chance of a first US Women’s Open title. Ko’s round, which included one birdie […]
Ko in full flight today – photo USGA Simon Bruty Lydia Ko has taken over as the leading Australasian at the US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston and while six shots from the halfway leader, Hinako Shibuno, she is tied in 14th place and well enough positioned on a demanding layout […]
Amelia Garvey lines up a shot today – Photo USGA Jeff Haynes New Zealand’s 20 year old amateur, Amelia Garvey, leads the Australasian contingent after the opening round of the US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston in Texas. Garvey recorded an opening round of 1 under par 70 at the Crystal […]
Minjee Lee during practice in Houston on Monday – USGA Simon Bruty Although few would have thought such would be the case when the 2020 golfing year began, it has taken until the second week of December for the final major championship of either gender to be decided. That contest begins on Thursday when the […]
Kyriacou – photo Ladies European Tour 2020 has been a tough one for professional golfers generally, and Australian golfers in particular, because of the tyranny of distance they have faced in trying to ply their trade. There have been some notable examples of those who have emerged with considerable success despite those difficulties however and […]
Kanaya during his successful amateur career – photo Asia Pacific Amateur Japan’s Takumi Kanaya looks set to follow in the footsteps of his fellow Japanese star, Hideki Matsuyama, following his victory in this week’s Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Miyazaki in Japan, the 22 year old surviving a playoff to win one of the more significant […]