Entries by Bruce Young

Hong Kong Riots Impact PGA Tour Series-China

Clearwater Bay – photo Bruce Young Due to continued demonstrations, civil unrest and safety concerns in Hong Kong, PGA TOUR Series-China is canceling the 2019 Clearwater Bay Open scheduled for October 17-20 at Hong Kong’s Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. The 2019 PGA TOUR Series-China season will now conclude at the Macau Championship, October […]

Japan and Asian Tours together again in Japan

Brendan Jones – photo courtesy of Asian Tour The Japan and Asian Tours again join forces this week when the ¥150,000,000 (A$2 million) Panasonic Open Golf Championship is played at the Higashi Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo near Osaka. The event is being played for the 4th occasion although this it will be the first […]

Munoz adds to Els’ Presidents Cup Quandary

A good week for Cameron Percy If the International Presidents Cup captain Ernie Els was concerned about just who he might include in his final picks for his side for Royal Melbourne in December prior to this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson in Mississippi, then his task became just that much harder with the […]

Danny Willett Edges Out Jon Rahm At BMW PGA

Danny Willett claimed his second Rolex Series title in successive seasons as the Englishman overcame Jon Rahm in stunning fashion to win the BMW PGA Championship title, his first victory on home soil. The former Masters Tournament champion was locked in a tense battle with the determined Spaniard all weekend at Wentworth Club and there […]

Matthew Griffin Finishes 7th in Korea

Australian Matthew Griffin has finished 7th in the Japan / Asian Tour’s Shinhan Donghae Open in Korea, his best finish since becoming a first-time father in June. 36 year old, Griffin, finished 8 shots behind the eventual winner, Jbe Kruger, but it was an encouraging week for the Victorian who began the season extremely well […]

Cameron Percy In Contention Again

Cameron Percy – file Victorian golfer Cameron Percy has continued his recent resurgence by working his way into contention at the PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson in Mississippi. With the event halted for darkness on Friday evening, Percy finds himself in a share of 6th place and three from the lead of Korea’s […]

Australia’s Lukas Michel Wins US Mid Amateur

photo courtesy of USGA / Chris Keane – click to open The Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy is headed overseas. Lukas Michel, 25, of Australia, became the first international golfer to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, rallying twice from 3-down deficits to defeat Joseph Deraney, 36, of Tupelo, Miss., 2 and 1, in the […]

Rahm and Willett share 36 hole lead at Wentworth

Six players have still to complete their second round at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club outside of London but their fate will do nothing to impact on the top of the leader-board where Spains’ John Rahm and England’s Danny Willett hold a two shot lead over Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Justin Rose and Henrik […]

Jason Day To Play High Profile Skins Event

Thursday 19 September: GOLFTV powered by PGA TOUR has today announced an upcoming high-profile, live competition featuring global golf icon Tiger Woods to be named The Challenge: Japan Skins. Woods will go head to head with reigning FedExCup champion and PGA TOUR Player of the Year Rory McIlroy and multiple-time PGA TOUR winners Jason Day and […]