Entries by Bruce Young

Is Su Oh on the verge of an LPGA Tour breakthrough?

Su Oh – photo Henry Peters Victorian, Su Oh, has taken over as the leading Australian at the BMW Ladies Championship and in doing so has opened the door for a possible breakthrough LPGA Tour victory with a third round of 67 at the event in Busan in Korea. Oh finds herself in a share […]

Minjee Lee stays in touch in Korea

Australia’s Minjee Lee is just two shots from the lead at the halfway stage of the BMW Ladies Championship in Busan in Korea and, although unable to maintain the early pace she set on day one, she is within striking distance of the leader, Danielle Kang. 23 year old Lee recovered from a slow start […]

Jake McLeod finds timely form in Portugal

Jake McLeod – file photo European Tour rookie, Jake McLeod, has a big task at this week’s Portugal Masters if he is to avoid a trip to the European Tour school in November but he has made a very good start to the second to last event in which he is eligible to play on […]

Has Tiger Woods staked a Presidents Cup claim?

Tiger Woods – Getty Images What a day for golf in Japan today. Not only did Tiger Woods play his first PGA Tour event there for many years but he takes a share of the opening round lead with a brilliant round of 6 under par 64 at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship which came […]

Minjee Lee takes lead in Korea

Minjee Lee – file photo Ladies European Tour Australian, Minjee Lee, has snatched the opening round lead at the BMW Ladies Championship in Busan in Korea, the 24-year old Perth golfer producing a round of 6 under par 66 to lead the LPGA event by one over three Koreans and an American. Danielle Kang, Jeongeun […]

Golf Betting thoughts for October 24th

Jin Young Ko – the favourite at home This week events under the spotlight include the inaugural PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship in Japan, the BMW Ladies Championship in Busan in Korea and the Portugal Masters on the Algarve Peninsula of Portugal. Click to listen  

Powerful Cameron Champ joins Australian PGA field

Photo – Cameron Champ The field for the Australian PGA Championship received a significant boost today with the news that one of the rising stars of the PGA Tour, Cameron Champ, will tee it up at RACV Royal Pines on December 19th. 24 year old Champ, already with two PGA Tour titles to his name […]

Lucas Herbert’s strong weekend at Open de France.

Lucas Herbert – file photo After finishing just one shot inside the cut line at the Open de France, Australia’s Lucas Herbert produced a powerful weekend to improve 41 places over the final 36 holes to finish in a share of 14th at Le Golf National near Paris. It was one of Herbert’s better finishes […]

Jones, Kennedy and Scott 5th in Japan

The winner Chan Kim – courtesy of Asian Tour – file photo American Chan Kim has today won his fourth Japan Golf Tour title but his most significant with a one-shot victory at the Japan Open at the Koga Golf Club in Fukuoka. Kim came from eight shots off the 54-hole pace to record a […]

Cameron Smith shares 3rd place in Korea

Cameron Smith – file photo – Bruce Young Justin Thomas held off a spirited challenge from New Zealander, Danny Lee, to win his second C.J. Cup @ Nine Bridges on Jeju Island in South Korea and in doing so took his number of PGA Tour titles to 11. Thomas and Lee were locked in battle […]