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.
Norman Von Nida and this writer at a function in the early 1990’s. It was July 2000 and, on the eve of what would be Tiger Woods’ first of three Open Championship victories, I was preparing to head to Brisbane for my then regular radio spot on the Radio TAB network. 18 months earlier I […]
With the 2020 PGA Tour now back in full swing, this week’s event in Hartford in Connecticut tells the story of professional golf on the way back to at least some level of normality. With this in mind, I take a look at the Travelers Championship from a betting angle and try and source some […]
Grainy footage from the TV coverage shows Graham Marsh and I on the 72nd hole. As 1990 drew to a close, so too did my involvement in the dual role as caddy / assistant to Graham Marsh, a role which had involved caddying on the Japan Golf Tour amongst other business-related activities. As Graham’s golf […]
Graham Marsh and I study a putt in Japan – the blind leading the blind – perhaps My previous memoir included the last event in New Zealand in which I would caddy. It brought one chapter of my involvement in professional golf to an end but another was about to open up. In September of […]
John Lister again thrilling a New Zealand crowd as I look on 1983 would see me caddying in my last season in New Zealand. To some extent the season was bitter/sweet in that it brought to an end a long, rewarding and very successful association with New Zealander John Lister but opened up a new […]
John Lister – who gave me the opportunity to caddy in the US After three seasons in Europe, my caddying in 1976, 1977 and 1978 had been restricted to Australia and New Zealand and, even then, on a part time basis. Although there had been several highlights, including three consecutive wins by John Lister in […]
Seve Ballesteros, myself, John Lister and Eldon Carswell – photos supplied Rotorua Lakes Council As outlined in my previous post, 1975 was a year of mixed results for those of whom I was caddying. There were both highlights and lowlights but, as the year progressed, I would get to experience my first exposure to a […]
Graham Marsh and I during 1975 European campaign. The 1974 year had proven to be a good one in my caddying adventures. Not only had I caddied for the wins of Bob Charles and Simon Owen in their respective victories in Switzerland and Germany, but, on my return to New Zealand John Lister had continued […]
Simon Owen tees off in the playoff against England’s Peter Oosterhuis for the 1974 German Open Following a surreal finish to my initial year caddying on the 1973 European Tour (outlined here) I returned to New Zealand, by then fixed on the idea of returning to Europe in 1974. I had met a fascinating lady […]
Myself, Alfie Fyles (Gary Player’s Caddie) Gary Player and Graham Marsh – 1973 World Match Play. Having outlined in my previous piece how my European caddying adventures came about and began in Bournemouth, this story outlines how the rest of 1973 unfolded and culminated in one of the most exciting experiences I have enjoyed in […]