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.
Madelene Sagstrom – photo Golf Australia The Men’s and Women’s Vic Opens being played on the Bellarine Peninsula south west of Melbourne have reached the halfway stage with Frenchman Robin Sciot Siegrist ahead by two in the men’s event and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom leading by one in the women’s event. Sciot-Siegrist secured his playing rights […]
Greg Chalmers – continues return from lengthy injury break Australians, Greg Chalmers, Jason Day and Matt Jones have made sloid starts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am on the Monterey Peninsula. Day and Chalmers played the Monterey Peninsula layout on day one while Jones was at Pebble Beach Golf Club this morning. Chalmers continues […]
Alejandro Canizares – photo Kirsty Wrice GA The opening round of both the men and women’s ISPS Handa Vic Opens has been completed at the 13th Beach Golf Club on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, both fields recording an impressive run of scoring on the Beach and Creek Courses being used for the opening two […]
Stillwater Cove – Pebble Beach Three events take our attention this week, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am and both the men’s and women’s Vic Opens in Victoria Australia. Click to listen
Last year’s champions, David Law and Celine Boutier – Golf Australia – click to expand. This week will see the Australasian, European, LPGA, LET and ALPG Tours joining forces at 13th Beach on the Bellarine Peninsula for the ISPS Handa Vic Open, for the second occasion, the event offering a unique and trailblazing format to […]
Tony Finau had the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open won everywhere but where it counted – the finish. Webb Simpson wore down the luckless Finau to win his 6th PGA Tour title with birdies at his final two holes in regulation and another in extra time. Finau had taken a one shot lead over Simpson […]
Graeme McDowell – Getty Images Graeme McDowell has won his first European Tour title since the 2014 French Open, holding off a spirited late challenge from defending champion, Dustin Johnson, to win the Saudi International at the Royal Greens G&CC in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. McDowell, who has won on the PGA Tour […]
Long (centre) with his fellow qualifiers – Getty Images New Zealand’s Michael Long had headed the qualifiers for the 2020 European Senior (Staysure) Tour, the 51 year old the only player to card four consecutive sub-70 rounds in winning by two shots at Pestana Golf Resort in Portugal. Long, who has competed in 99 European […]
The events under scrutiny this week are the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale Arizon and the Saudi International in Saudi Arabia.
Marc Leishman – file photo First it was Wade Ormsby in Hong Kong, then Cameron Smith in Hawaii, followed by Lucas Herbert in Dubai and just a few hours later Marc Leishman in San Diego – what a month for Australian golfing stocks with four worldwide wins by leading players. Leishman today completed an amazing […]