Entries by Bruce Young

Hannah Green Shares Lead in Portland

Hannah Green has produced her best single round on the LPGA Tour and her equal best as a professional when taking a share of the lead after an opening round of 64 at the Cambia Portland Classic in Portland in Oregon. Green was out in the afternoon field on day one and complied a bogey-free […]

Sue Wooster denied again at US Senior Women’s Amateur

Sue Wooster, from the Victoria Golf Club in Melbourne, has again finished runner-up at the US Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, going down by the same margin she lost in last year’s final and to the same opponent, Lara Tennant of Portland, Oregon. 57-year-old, Wooster, was up early in the 18-hole final at the Donald Ross-designed […]

No PGA Tour event but still plenty of golf betting options

45 years ago I caddied for the winner of the equivalent of this week’s European Masters (the Swiss Open) Bob Charles Three events come under our scrutiny this week, the Korn Ferry Tour’s Tour Championship, the Omega European Masters and the Cambria Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour. With no PGA Tour event for two […]

Big Week for Australian PGA Tour Hopefuls

Cameron Davis perhaps needs a top ten to regain his PGA Tour rights While there was a lot of hype and interest in the outcome of the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship last week, the equivalent event this week on the Korn Ferry Tour in Newburgh in Indiana could well provide even greater intrigue as many […]

PGA Tour Door Opens for Australians on Korn Ferry Tour

Curtis Luck – one of the Australians still with hope The door remains open for several Australians to claim a PGA Tour card for next season following the completion of the second event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, the Boise Open, this morning and one has walked through to reclaim his card. With just […]

Big payday for Adam Scott but McIlroy the FedEx star

Scott continues a great run of form Adam Scott has recorded his most lucrative week ever in tournament golf with a 6th place finish at the Tour Championship, earning US$1.9 million for his final standing (6th) in the FedEx Cup. Scott’s final round of 66 at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta included two […]

Good week for Wade Ormsby in Sweden

Ormsby quietly going about his business in Europe – file photo South Australian, Wade Ormsby, has finished in a share of 5th place at the Scandinavian Invitation in Gothenberg, Sweden, his first top ten on the European Tour since a runner-up finish at the Vic Open earlier this year. Ormsby began the day tied for […]

Quayle 6th behind Ishikawa in Japan

Anthony Quayle file photo courtesy of NZPGA Gold Coast based Northern Territorian, Anthony Quayle, has finished in a share of 6th at the Japan Golf Tour’s Shigeo Nagashima Invitational SEGASAMMY Cup in Hokkaido, the second season Japan Tour player continuing to impress in the early stages of his professional career. Quayle’s finish moves him to […]

Scott Treads Water in Atlanta

Scott needs a big finish over final 36 holes Brooks Koepka has moved into a one-shot lead through 36 holes at the Tour Championship in Atlanta in Georgia, a second consecutive round of 67 taking him clear of Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy as the race for the riches of the FedEx Cup heats up. […]

Jason Scrivener close to lead at Scandinavian Invitation

Jason Scrivener click to expand Yesterday it was Wade Ormsby who flew the Australian flag high when leading the Scandinavian Invitation after an opening round of 62 in Gothenburg in Sweden and today Jason Scrivener produced another low round (63) to move into a share of 4th place and three shots off the lead of […]