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.
New Zealand’s Josh Geary defends his Vic Open title The world of professional golf builds momentum into 2026, when the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour begin their seasons in Dubai and Hawaii, respectively. In Dubai, the Dubai Invitational at the Dubai Creek Resort provides a forerunner to next week’s significantly more lucrative Dubai […]
Chris Wood – the NSW Open earns starts in the International Series events – image PGA of Australia The four Australians who made it to the final rounds of qualifying for the three available places on the 2026 LIV Golf League have been unable to secure one of those coveted spots. Matt Jones, chasing a […]
Connor McKinney – image PGA of Australia Sottish born West Australian, Conner McKinney, might have stumbled over the closing stages of the Webex Player Series Perth event at Royal Fremantle today but such was the lead that he had built up in the early stages of his final round that he was still able to […]
Travis Smyth – one of four Australians advancing to the final 36 holes – image PGA of Australia Australians Travis Smyth, Chris Wood, Cory Crawford, and Matt Jones remain alive in their quest for a place in the Liv Golf League in 2026 following the completion of the opening 36 holes of qualifying in Lecanto, […]
Connor McKinney – the recent recruit to the DP World Tour has made a good start to 2026 Scottish-born West Australian Connor McKinney takes a one-shot lead into tomorrow’s third round of the Webex Players Series Perth, adding a second round of 68 to his opening 63 at the Royal Fremantle Golf Club to be […]
Matt Jones – former Liv golfer trying to earn his way back 16 Australasian golfers are in the midst of a battle for the right to play LIV Golf in 2026, with qualifying currently underway in Lecanto in Florida for three places in the lucrative league, beginning this season on February 4th in Riyadh. The […]
Can Austin Bautista add to his recent WAPGA success – image PGA of Australia The PGA Tour of Australasia gets the 2026 professional golfing year underway this week in Perth when the second half of the 2025/2026 PGA Tour of Australasia schedule begins with the $250,000 Webex Players Series Perth hosted by Minjee and Min […]
Ryan Fox’s win in Canada sees him as Australasia’s leading world-ranked male golfer at year’s end – image Getty / PGA Tour As the golfing season draws to a close, it is always of interest to see the progress, or in some cases, lack of, that various Australasian golfers have made in their standing in […]
Will Florimo – led the Australians in Thailand – file image PGA of Australia Three Australians have gained the right to play the Asian Tour in 2026 following the completion of Tour School Qualifying in Thailand today. Queensland’s Will Forimo in 5th place, his fellow Queenslander, Brett Rankin, in 10th place and NSW’s Harrison […]
Marc Leishman – image PGA of Australia Marc Leishman’s narrow but impressive victory in yesterday’s Vic PGA Championship at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula brings to a close the first half of the 2025/2026 PGA Tour of Australasia season. Leishman’s final hole birdie on the windswept layout saw him overcome the long-time leader Josh […]