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.
Jason Day has enjoyed a good record at the US Open since his debut in 2011 (pictured) The US Open is now just a week away and with nine Australians and two New Zealanders having played their way into the field there is much interest in the event from this part of the world. In […]
Minjee Lee – another chance at a major? – photo LET. The second major championship in women’s golf for 2002 is played this week in Rancho Mirage in California where temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit for much of the week. Five Australians and one New Zealander will take to the fairways of […]
Brett Drewitt – file photo 29-year-old NSW golfer, Brett Drewitt, has today won his first Korn Ferry Tour event with a narrow but impressive victory at the rescheduled Lincoln Land Championship in Springfield, Illinois. Born in Taree but raised in Inverell in the New England area of NSW, Drewitt turned professional in 2013 and gained […]
Marc Leishman – to play his 5th Tour Championship – file photo. Australians Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith have graduated to the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship in Atlanta next week, the pair remaining inside the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings following the completion of the BMW Championship near Chicago today. Despite Leishman finishing […]
Curtis Luck – an important breakthrough in Ohio. West Australian Curtis Luck has today won his first event as a professional with a narrow but impressive win at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospitals event in Columbus in Ohio. The former US and Asia Pacific Amateur Champion led through 54 holes at the Ohio […]
Davis and caddie Tschudin – file photo 25-year-old Australian golfer Cameron Davis is just two from the lead of Dustin Johnson at the Northern Trust Open in Boston, a second round of 65 added to his opening 64 at the TPC Boston having him tied for second place. The performance leaves the US based New […]
Minjee Lee – file photo courtesy of LET Through four holes of her opening round of the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon in Scotland, Australia’s Minjee Lee could have been forgiven for asking just what on earth was going on. Having played very well in recent weeks she appeared to be building towards a […]
Royal Troon – photo Ladies European Tour Australia’s Minjee Lee has yet to win a major title amongst her five LPGA Championship victories but this week’s AIG Women’s British Open Championship, at Royal Troon on Scotland’s Ayrshire Coast, offers a great chance for the 24-year-old to take her standing in the game to another level. […]
A typical scene at Bandon Dunes during this week’s qualifying stage. Photo Steve Gibbons USGA Sunshine Coast golfer, Jack Trent, has safely made it through to the leading 64 golfers to qualify for the match-play phase of the US Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon. 21-year-old Trent, who is currently attending college […]
Collin Morikawa is all smiles after his major breakthrough – photo Darren Carroll PGA of America Jason Day has finished in a share of 4th place after a bogey free final round of 66 at the PGA Championship at the TPC Harding Park near San Francisco, finishing three shots behind the eventual winner, Collin Morikawa, […]