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.
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 […]
Lucas Herbert – wins first event – Getty Photos Twelve months ago Victorian Lucas Herbert finished 7th at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic which suggested a good year might lie ahead. Since then, however, there had not been one top ten anywhere – until today that is. The 24 year old not only recorded his […]
Jason Day – Impressive return While none of the large group of Australians to make the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open are in contention at this stage, all are within one good round of contending for the title over at Torrey Pines’ South Course over the final 36 holes. The group is headed by […]
Lucas Herbert – photo Bruce Young A second round of 71 has Victorian, Lucas Herbert, in a share of 11th place at the halfway mark of the Dubai Desert Classic but being only four shots from the lead of Eddie Pepperell leaves the 24 year old very well placed ahead of the weekend in the […]
Photo – David Tease Golf NSW Englishman Ben Schmidt and Sydney’s Grace Kim have won their respective NSW Amateur Championship titles at the St Michael’s Golf Club on the coast of Sydney today. Schmidt accounted for his fellow Englishman Callum Farr by the comfortable margin of 7&5 while the women’s final was a much more […]
Grace Kim – made women’s final with a birdie in overtime. It is an all-England Men’s final at the NSW Open at the St Michael’s Golf Club in Sydney with Callum Farr taking on Ben Schmidt in tomorrow’s 36 hole encounter. Farr finally brought Queenslander Jed Morgan’s outstanding run to an end in this afternoon’s […]
Tiger Woods – his first event since the Presidents Cup at one of his most productive venues – photo David Tease Tiger Woods returns to the scene of one of his greatest golfing triumphs when he tees it up at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open this week. Not only has Woods won this […]
The roll continues for Queenslander Jediah Morgan Newly crowned Australian Amateur Champion, Jed Morgan, has overcome the quick turnaround from his significant win at Royal Queensland on Sunday to lead the qualifiers at the New South Wales Amateur Championship at the St Michael’s and Coast Golf Clubs on the coast of Sydney. Interestingly, Queenslander, Morgan, […]
Matt Kuchar – Asian Tour It was perhaps no surprise that the two highest ranked players at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open have dominated the final day’s play and the final leaderboard with American Matt Kuchar winning by three shots over England’s Justin Rose. For Kuchar it was a great bounce-back following a missed cut […]
Charlotte Heath and Jediah Morgan – photo Kirsty Wrice Golf Australia The Australian Amateur Golf Championship titles have been decided in hot and sultry conditions at the Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane today with both the 36 hole men’s and women’s contests proving to be relatively one-sided affairs. Given the severe storms that surrounded […]