Entries by Bruce Young

Dobbelaar and Kim Australian Amateur Champions

photo Golf Australia Queensland’s Louis Dobbelaar and NSW’s Grace Kim are the respective Men’s and Women’s Australian Amateur Golf Champions for 2021 following their victories at the Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide today. In the newly adopted format of 72-hole stroke-play to decide the winners of the prestigious title, Dobbelaar won by two over NSW […]

Bryden Macpherson Credits Brad Hughes For Game’s Turnaround

Photo courtesy of PGA of Australia 30-year-old Victorian, Bryden Macpherson, has claimed his first PGA Tour of Australasia title by producing a stunning final round of 64 including four birdies and an eagle over his closing six holes at the Moonah Links PGA Classic at the Moonah Links Open Course on the Mornington Peninsula. Macpherson […]

New Australian Amateur Format Not Universally Accepted

The outstanding Kooyonga Golf Club – file photo Bruce Young The new look Australian Amateur Championship began at the Kooyonga Golf Club this morning, a field of 105 men and 50 women entered to play the prestigious event which, for the first time, will be played in a 72-hole strokeplay format. There has been a […]

Koepka Confirms Comeback with Waste Management Phoenix Open Title

Brooks Koepka – photo Getty Images Christian Petersen Four time major champion, Brooks Koepka, returned from what he described as a ‘dark place’ to win his 8th PGA Tour title at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale on the outskirts of Phoenix in Arizona. Koepka, whose last three starts have resulted in missed cuts, […]

Dustin Johnson’s Domination Continues With Saudi Victory

Photo – Getty Images Dustin Johnson came into the Saudi International as the world number one and a previous winner (2019) and runner-up (2020) in the event so the expectation on him winning this week was already high before the first shot was even struck on Thursday. It would prove to be the case but […]

Queenslander Chris Wood’s Ranking Rise With Vic PGA Win

photo – PGA of Australia 30-year-old Queenslander, Christopher Wood, today won his first PGA Tour of Australasia title with a one-shot victory at the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula. Wood defeated Gold Coast based West Australian Michael Sim and New Zealander James Anstiss by one shot to claim the $A20,600 […]

Steve Stricker Chasing Significant Milestone in Phoenix

Stricker and his wife Nicki today – photo Abbie Parr Getty Images The outcome might yet be 36 holes away, but 53-year-old Steve Stricker has opened up the possibility of becoming the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event. Stricker is just one shot behind Xander Schaufelle at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at […]

Ryan Fox Leads Weather Delayed Saudi International

Ryan Fox – photo credit Getty Images New Zealand’s Ryan Fox has a share of the lead at the Saudi International at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia but he will have to wait until Saturday morning (Saudi time) to determine if he retains that position. […]

Different Look WM Phoenix Open But Plenty Of Interest

Jon Rahm – Photo Donald Miralle – Getty Images This week the PGA Tour heads east to Scottsdale in the outer suburbs of Phoenix for the highly popular Waste Management Phoenix Open at the TPC Scottsdale and after several Australians have been part of recent events on the 2021 PGA Tour only two will tee […]

Patrick Reed Deflects Controversy To Win 9th PGA Tour Title

Reed with his trophy – photo Katelyn Mulcahy Getty Images Patrick Reed has come under the greatest of golf course scrutiny this weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines but in an amazing display of deflecting the criticism he copped as a result of a ruling incident during Saturday’s third round, he has […]