Entries by Bruce Young

Andy Ogletree overcomes John Augenstein to win US Amateur

Ogletree alongside the famous statue of Payne Stewart – click to expand – USGA Chris Keane   21 year old Mississippi golfer, Andy Ogletree, has won the US Amateur Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina, overcoming an early deficit before finally hitting the front at the 32nd hole and going on to win the 36 hole […]

Finalists Decided at US Amateur Championship

  The rather impressive action of Andy Ogletree – courtesy of USGA Chris Keane Amateur golf’s most significant event, the US Amateur Championship, has reached the Finals in Pinehurst in North Carolina with Mississippi’s Andy Ogletree and Kentucky’s John Augustein to face off in tomorrow’s 36 hole final. The championship match will be played over […]

Percy and Luck Well Placed in Columbus

Curtis Luck – improved sharply today Australians Cameron Percy in 8th place and Curtis Luck (17th) are well enough positioned as the opening event of the Korn Ferry Tour finals, the Nationwide Children’s Hospitals Championship heads into the weekend in Columbus in Ohio. Both players are chasing PGA Tour cards via the three event series […]

Adam Scott Loses Ground at BMW Championship

Scott loses ground but not out of it – file phot0 Adam Scott was unable to build on his fine start to the BMW Championship in Chicago and although he still recorded a 1 under par second round of 71, he lost 13 places and as the event heads into the weekend he finds himself […]

Birthday Boy Vilips Eliminated at US AM

Karl Vilips during today’s match – Photo courtesy of USGA / Chris Keane An 18th birthday is supposed to be a big day for a teenager but the now 18-year old Australian, Karl Vilips, won’t necessarily be seeing it that way having been beaten in the quarter-final of the US Amateur Championship at Pinehurst No […]

Karl Vilips Through to Quarter Finals at US Am

Vilips in action today – photo USGA Chris Reaves 17-year-old Karl Vilips has kept Australian hopes of a 3rd US Amateur Championship title alive by winning both his Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches on a hot day in Pinehurst, North Carolina today. Vilips defeated American Steven Fisk in the morning round and […]

Timely return to form for Cameron Percy

Cameron Percy – file photo – click to expand Australian golfer, Cameron Percy, has a share of the lead at the opening event of the Korn Ferry Tour finals, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Columbus in Ohio, Percy looking to regain full PGA Tour status after finishing 58th in the Korn Ferry Tour (ex […]

Karl Vilips and Jack Trent remain alive at US Am

The US Amateur Championship trophy – USGA – click to expand 17-year old US based Perth golfer, Karl Vilips, and Brisbane’s, Jack Trent,  are the only Australian survivors following the completion of the opening round of match-play at the US Amateur Championship in Pinehurst in North Carolina. They, along with Sydney’s Blake Windred, were the […]

Three Australians Guaranteed to Advance at US Amateur

Blake Windred today – courtesy of USGA Michael Reaves Three Australians have advanced to the leading 64 players to qualify for the match-play phase of the US Amateur Championship at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst North Carolina, NSW’s Blake Windred the best of them when he finished in a share of 12th place at 1 […]