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.
45 years ago I caddied for the winner of the equivalent of this week’s European Masters (the Swiss Open) Bob Charles Three events come under our scrutiny this week, the Korn Ferry Tour’s Tour Championship, the Omega European Masters and the Cambria Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour. With no PGA Tour event for two […]
Cameron Davis perhaps needs a top ten to regain his PGA Tour rights While there was a lot of hype and interest in the outcome of the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship last week, the equivalent event this week on the Korn Ferry Tour in Newburgh in Indiana could well provide even greater intrigue as many […]
Curtis Luck – one of the Australians still with hope The door remains open for several Australians to claim a PGA Tour card for next season following the completion of the second event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, the Boise Open, this morning and one has walked through to reclaim his card. With just […]
Scott continues a great run of form Adam Scott has recorded his most lucrative week ever in tournament golf with a 6th place finish at the Tour Championship, earning US$1.9 million for his final standing (6th) in the FedEx Cup. Scott’s final round of 66 at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta included two […]
Ormsby quietly going about his business in Europe – file photo South Australian, Wade Ormsby, has finished in a share of 5th place at the Scandinavian Invitation in Gothenberg, Sweden, his first top ten on the European Tour since a runner-up finish at the Vic Open earlier this year. Ormsby began the day tied for […]
Anthony Quayle file photo courtesy of NZPGA Gold Coast based Northern Territorian, Anthony Quayle, has finished in a share of 6th at the Japan Golf Tour’s Shigeo Nagashima Invitational SEGASAMMY Cup in Hokkaido, the second season Japan Tour player continuing to impress in the early stages of his professional career. Quayle’s finish moves him to […]
Scott needs a big finish over final 36 holes Brooks Koepka has moved into a one-shot lead through 36 holes at the Tour Championship in Atlanta in Georgia, a second consecutive round of 67 taking him clear of Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy as the race for the riches of the FedEx Cup heats up. […]
Jason Scrivener click to expand Yesterday it was Wade Ormsby who flew the Australian flag high when leading the Scandinavian Invitation after an opening round of 62 in Gothenburg in Sweden and today Jason Scrivener produced another low round (63) to move into a share of 4th place and three shots off the lead of […]
Adam Scott makes solid start despite two double bogeys – file While there was a concern by many that one of the PGA Tour’s flagship events, the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, might have appeared a little gimmicky in its new format, by the completion of day one of the season-ending […]
Ormsby in action today – Getty Images Australia’s, Wade Ormsby, has the opening-round lead at the Scandinavian Invitation in Gothenburg in Sweden, but was joined in what was an enjoyable day for South Australians by Adam Bland, who holed a seven iron from 154 metres on the tenth hole to win a Volkswagen Touareg V6 […]