Entries by Bruce Young

12 Australasians tackle golf’s final major of the year

Defending champion Lydia Ko – image LET  This week’s AIG Women’s Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl in Wales brings to a close the major championship season for professional golf in 2025, with twelve Australasians making the field. In keeping with the desire of the R&A to take the event to the best course in Britain, […]

Alker leads Hensby at Sunningdale

Steve Alker in action today – image courtesy of R&A / Getty Steven Alker has been one of the great success stories on the PGA Tour Champions since his debut near Seattle in August of 2021, but in his now ten victories in the over-fifties (including one in Mexico) there has been only one major […]

14 Australasians tackle Senior Open at Sunningdale

Steve Alker heads the large Australasian contingent – file image courtesy of USGA The major championship in world golf season is drawing to a close, but two events remain with this week’s Men’s ISPS Handa Senior Open Championship and next week’s AIG Women’s Open still to come. This week at Sunningdale in Berkshire, England, a […]

Now its the boy’s turn at US Junior Amateur Championship

New Zealand’s Cooper Moore during his impressive Asia Pacific Amateur debut – image APAC With the US Junior Girls Championship in Atlanta now over and the Gold Coast’s Shyla Singh having made it to the quarter finals before being eliminated, the US Junior Amateur for Boys begins today in Dallas in Texas. The field is […]

Scottie Scheffler impregnable in 4th major victory

Scheffler and caddy, Ted Scott, enjoying yet another major win – image Stuart Franklin R&A via Getty Images  In yet another display of his amazing golfing skills and, equally important, his impressive course management, Scottie Scheffler has won his 4th major championship title with a four-shot victory over Harris English at the Open Championship at […]

Scottie Scheffler takes control at Royal Portrush

Scottie Scheffler plays his second to the last today – image R&A via Getty Images There is seldom a fait accompli scenario in tournament golf and that may still be the case as the Open Championship heads into tomorrow’s final round at Royal Portrush but that the world No 1, Scottie Scheffler, has a four […]

Marc Leishman last Australasian standing at Royal Portrush

Marc Leishman in action this week – image Tom Shaw R&A / Getty Images  The eleven-strong Australasian contingent at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush has been reduced to just one as the event heads into the weekend. Victorian Marc Leishman added an impressive second round of 68 on Friday to finish his opening […]