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.
Tony Finau had the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open won everywhere but where it counted – the finish. Webb Simpson wore down the luckless Finau to win his 6th PGA Tour title with birdies at his final two holes in regulation and another in extra time. Finau had taken a one shot lead over Simpson […]
Graeme McDowell – Getty Images Graeme McDowell has won his first European Tour title since the 2014 French Open, holding off a spirited late challenge from defending champion, Dustin Johnson, to win the Saudi International at the Royal Greens G&CC in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. McDowell, who has won on the PGA Tour […]
Long (centre) with his fellow qualifiers – Getty Images New Zealand’s Michael Long had headed the qualifiers for the 2020 European Senior (Staysure) Tour, the 51 year old the only player to card four consecutive sub-70 rounds in winning by two shots at Pestana Golf Resort in Portugal. Long, who has competed in 99 European […]
The events under scrutiny this week are the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale Arizon and the Saudi International in Saudi Arabia.
Marc Leishman – file photo First it was Wade Ormsby in Hong Kong, then Cameron Smith in Hawaii, followed by Lucas Herbert in Dubai and just a few hours later Marc Leishman in San Diego – what a month for Australian golfing stocks with four worldwide wins by leading players. Leishman today completed an amazing […]
Lucas Herbert – wins first event – Getty Photos Twelve months ago Victorian Lucas Herbert finished 7th at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic which suggested a good year might lie ahead. Since then, however, there had not been one top ten anywhere – until today that is. The 24 year old not only recorded his […]
Jason Day – Impressive return While none of the large group of Australians to make the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open are in contention at this stage, all are within one good round of contending for the title over at Torrey Pines’ South Course over the final 36 holes. The group is headed by […]
Lucas Herbert – photo Bruce Young A second round of 71 has Victorian, Lucas Herbert, in a share of 11th place at the halfway mark of the Dubai Desert Classic but being only four shots from the lead of Eddie Pepperell leaves the 24 year old very well placed ahead of the weekend in the […]
Photo – David Tease Golf NSW Englishman Ben Schmidt and Sydney’s Grace Kim have won their respective NSW Amateur Championship titles at the St Michael’s Golf Club on the coast of Sydney today. Schmidt accounted for his fellow Englishman Callum Farr by the comfortable margin of 7&5 while the women’s final was a much more […]
Grace Kim – made women’s final with a birdie in overtime. It is an all-England Men’s final at the NSW Open at the St Michael’s Golf Club in Sydney with Callum Farr taking on Ben Schmidt in tomorrow’s 36 hole encounter. Farr finally brought Queenslander Jed Morgan’s outstanding run to an end in this afternoon’s […]