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.
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
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 – 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 […]
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 – 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 […]
Justin Thomas – he and Danny Lee share the lead New Zealander Danny Lee entered calculations for a potential Presidents Cup berth by taking a share of the third round lead at the C.J. Cup Nine Bridges in Korea today, and, although entering the week perhaps far from the mind of International Captain, Ernie Els, […]
Nicolas Colsaerts – one of the joint leaders – Getty Images Ryan Fox remains as the leading Australasian at the Amundi Open de France but he has slipped from a share of the tournament lead into 13th position following his second round of 74 at Le Golf National in Paris. Fox was on the back […]
Su Oh – improved showing thus far Victorian golfer, Su Oh, leads the Australians at the halfway stage of the Buick LPGA Shanghai event in China, rounds of 71 and 70 having her in a share of 15th place at 3 under and eight shots from the lead of Canadian Brooke Henderson. Minjee Lee is […]
Cameron Smith – file photo Henry Peters Cameron Smith might have lost ground in relation to the lead at the C.J. Cup Nine Bridges on Jeju Island off the southern coast of Korea, but at the halfway mark of the US$9.5 million event he is the leading Australian and five shots from the lead of […]
photo Golf Australia 17-year old Gold Coast golfer, Elvis Smylie, continued his rapid rise in Australian amateur golf this season with victory in one of the more significant events on the Australian men’s amateur schedule, the Keperra Bowl. Smylie won the Australian Junior Championship on the Gold Coast earlier this year before making the match […]