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.
Ryan Fox – file photo Henry Peters New Zealand’s Ryan Fox seems to thrive on links golf and he again proved that was the case with an opening round of 64 at the Old Course at St Andrews on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. Fox trails South African Justin Walters […]
Hideki Matsuyama appears a good hope in California This week’s betting focus rests on the PGA Tour event in Napa in California, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland and the LPGA Tour event in Indianapolis. click below to listen
Lucas Bjerregaard – defending champion courtesy of Getty When the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was introduced to the European Tour in 2001, few would have imagined the great success the event would have experienced over the next eighteen years. The concept of Europe’s leading professionals playing with celebrities from the sporting and entertainment world and […]
Clearwater Bay – photo Bruce Young Due to continued demonstrations, civil unrest and safety concerns in Hong Kong, PGA TOUR Series-China is canceling the 2019 Clearwater Bay Open scheduled for October 17-20 at Hong Kong’s Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. The 2019 PGA TOUR Series-China season will now conclude at the Macau Championship, October […]
Brendan Jones – photo courtesy of Asian Tour The Japan and Asian Tours again join forces this week when the ¥150,000,000 (A$2 million) Panasonic Open Golf Championship is played at the Higashi Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo near Osaka. The event is being played for the 4th occasion although this it will be the first […]
A good week for Cameron Percy If the International Presidents Cup captain Ernie Els was concerned about just who he might include in his final picks for his side for Royal Melbourne in December prior to this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson in Mississippi, then his task became just that much harder with the […]
Danny Willett claimed his second Rolex Series title in successive seasons as the Englishman overcame Jon Rahm in stunning fashion to win the BMW PGA Championship title, his first victory on home soil. The former Masters Tournament champion was locked in a tense battle with the determined Spaniard all weekend at Wentworth Club and there […]
Australian Matthew Griffin has finished 7th in the Japan / Asian Tour’s Shinhan Donghae Open in Korea, his best finish since becoming a first-time father in June. 36 year old, Griffin, finished 8 shots behind the eventual winner, Jbe Kruger, but it was an encouraging week for the Victorian who began the season extremely well […]
Cameron Percy – file Victorian golfer Cameron Percy has continued his recent resurgence by working his way into contention at the PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson in Mississippi. With the event halted for darkness on Friday evening, Percy finds himself in a share of 6th place and three from the lead of Korea’s […]
photo courtesy of USGA / Chris Keane – click to open The Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy is headed overseas. Lukas Michel, 25, of Australia, became the first international golfer to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, rallying twice from 3-down deficits to defeat Joseph Deraney, 36, of Tupelo, Miss., 2 and 1, in the […]