Entries by Bruce Young

Jason Scrivener needing strong weekend in Sun City

Jason Scrivener – file photo Perth’s Jason Scrivener finds himself in a very similar position to that he was in a week ago, needing a big weekend in the European Tour event he is playing to potentially make it to the season ending DP World Tour Championship Dubai. Only the 50 leading players on the […]

Brendan Jones stays in touch at the Visa Taiheiyo

Brendan Jones remains as the leading Australian at the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters in Gotemba in the shadows of Mt Fuji, but, after sharing the opening round lead, the Canberra golfer has slipped to a share of 9th place and four shots off the lead held by Ryuji Masaoka and Y.E Yang. Jones’ second […]

Brendan Jones shares early Visa Taiheiyo lead

Even a bogey at the final hole of his opening round at the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters in Japan today, was not enough to stop former winner, Brendan Jones, from taking a share of the first-round lead in one of the Japan Tour’s more significant events. Jones, who won this event in 2007 with […]

Australasians chasing European Tour cards

photo – Brett Rumford- already a six time European Tour winner 13 Australasians will this week attempt to gain or regain full playing rights to the European Tour when the final stage of the European Tour School begins in Tarragona in Spain on Friday. The field of 156 players who have made their way through […]

Tyrrell Hatton wins in Turkey Scrivener 21st

Tyrrell Hatton has survived a five-way playoff to win the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya, outlasting the long-time leader in the event, Matthias Schwab, with a birdie at the 4th extra hole to Schwab’s bogey securing the title for the 28-year old Englishman. It was Hatton’s 4th European Tour title and the US$2 million winner’s […]

Japan Tour rookie Dylan Perry claims biggest cheque

Gold Coast based New South Welshman, Dylan Perry, has recorded the best finish of his rookie Japan Tour season with a share of 3rd place at the Heiwa PGM Championship in Okinawa today. Perry, who earned his playing rights for Japan at last year’s Japan Tour School after turning professional in November of last year, […]

Another good week for Minjee Lee

Australian, Minjee Lee, has finished alone in third place at the LPGA Tour’s Toto Japan Classic, six shots behind the winner, Ai Suzuki, at the Seta Golf Club in Shiga, Japan. Lee birdied three of her last five holes to move clear of what would otherwise have been a three-way tie for third and after […]

Big weekend ahead of Jason Scrivener

Perth’s, Jason Scrivener, is just two behind the lead as the Turkish Airlines Open heads into the weekend in Antalya in Turkey. Scrivener put together a bogey free second round of 66 to be sitting just off the lead held by Austrian Matthias Schwab and with just this week and next week’s Nedbank Challenge remaining […]

Brad Kennedy remains in touch in Japan

Queensland’s Brad Kennedy is in a share of 3rd place and three from the lead at the halfway stage of the Heiwa PGM Championship on Okinawa in Southern Japan. Kennedy, who has recorded top ten finishes in each of his last two events on the Japan Golf Tour, shared the lead after his opening round […]

Hannah Green takes share of early lead in Japan

Australian Hannah Green has reversed some indifferent recent form by taking a share of the opening round lead at the LPGA Tour’s Toto Championship in Shiga in Japan. Green has won twice on the LPGA Tour this season, including when winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, but has been unable to record a finish better […]