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.
Two weeks ago Marc Leishman was forced to withdraw from the recent Military Tribute at Greenbrier following an injury caused by a wayward shot from a pro-am partner but he has bounced back in style with a 3rd place finish at the Safeway Open in California. Leishman’s final round of 65 at the Silverado Country […]
Sarah Kemp – file photo LET After a fast start to the 2019 season had re-established her status on the LPGA Tour, NSW’s golfer Sarah Kemp has struggled on the LPGA Tour since but a 15th place finish at this week’s Indy Women In Tech Championship in Indianapolis is her best finish since a 10th […]
Photo courtesy of Getty Images Victor Perez claimed his maiden European Tour title, the Frenchman becoming the first rookie to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews Old Course, just 15 miles from the place he currently calls home, Dundee. It was a tense battle throughout as the 27-year-old locked horns with his […]
Karl Vilips – photo Justin Falconer Golf Australia US based Perth golfer, Karl Vilips, has finished as the leading Australian at the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship near Shanghai in China, the 18 year old recovering from a slow start to the event to finish in a share of 8th place in his first appearance in […]
The winner Toshi Muto – Asian Tour Brendan Jones has finished in 9th place at the Panasonic Open near Osaka in Japan, a final round of 1 under par 70 giving the 44 year old Canberra golfer just his second top ten of the Japan Tour season although his other was a victory in the […]
Photo Victor Perez – Getty Images The 54 hole cut has been made at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Scotland with England’s Matthew Southgate and Frenchman Victor Perez tied at the top of the leaderboard at 20 under par. Each player in the field has thus far played one round at each of the Old […]
Adam Scott was unable to maintain the pace of his opening round of 65 at the Safeway Open at the Silverado Golf Club in Napa in California, a second round of 73 leaving the 39-year old six shots off the pace of Bryson DeChambeau who leads by two over Nick Watney. Scott had shared the […]
Rahil Gangjee – Asian Tour Defending champion Rahil Ganjee has the lead at the Japan Golf Tour’s Panasonic Open at the Higashi Hirono Golf Club near Osaka, the 40 year old Indian golfer one ahead of a group of four players including Japan sensation, Ryo Ishikawa. Gangjee won this event by one shot last year […]
Photo: Windred in action today courtesy of AAC New South Wales golfer, Blake Windred, added a second round of 71 to his opening round of 63 to lead the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship into the weekend at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. Windred, who is currently Australia’s second highest ranked male amateur […]
Adam Scott – file photo Henry Peters It might be over a month since Adam Scott last played an event on the PGA Tour but if there was any residual rust in the system when he played his opening round of the Safeway Open in Napa in California today it was hardly evident. Scott began […]