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.
Gabi Ruffels – in action today – photo courtesy of Chris Keane USGA While much of Australian golfing attention is focused on the performances of Jason Day and Adam Scott on the other side of the USA, a 20 year old US based Australian, Gabriela Ruffels, has created further history by reaching the finals of […]
Day hits his tee shot at the 9th – click to open – Photo courtesy of PGA of America Jason Day might have lost his share of the lead at the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park near San Francisco, but he is well placed heading into the weekend of the first major of the […]
Ruffels in action today – Chris Keane USGA Australia’s Gabriela Ruffels hopes of a second consecutive US Women’s Amateur Championship title remain alive following success in her Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches at the Woodmont Golf Club in Maryland today. Ruffels was behind early in both matches but fought back from a […]
Jason Day in action today – photo courtesy of PGA of America Australian Jason Day has opened with a round of 5 under par 65 at the PGA Championship at the TPC Harding near San Francisco and shares the lead with American Brendon Todd at the end of day one. That pair is one shot […]
Brisbane’s Emily Mahar in action during her win today – Chris Keane USGA Australians Gabriela Ruffels and Emily Mahar have advanced to the second round of the US Women’s Amateur Championship in Rockville in Maryland. The only other Australian in the event, Kirsty Hodgkins, was eliminated after losing to Malaysia’s Alyaa Abdulghany. Ruffels, who is […]
Ruffels in action today – photo Chris Keane USGA Victorian, Gabriela Ruffels, has made a promising start to the defence of her US Women’s Amateur Championship, the 20 year old daughter of tennis champions, Ray Ruffels and Anna-Maria Fernandez, and sister to celebrated young Australian professional, Ryan Ruffels, today finishing equal 5th in the stroke-play […]
Can Day add another major to his 2015 PGA Championship? – photo PGA of America Four months after it was meant to happen, the first major golf title of the year will be decided this week at the TPC Harding Park, just outside of San Francisco, where the USPGA Championship is up for grabs. Amongst […]
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 […]