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.
Marsh and I Carnoustie 1975 – click to open With the beginning of the 2018 Open Championship now just two weeks away, memories of my experience at Carnoustie and the great golfing layout she is come flooding back. In 1975 I caddied at Carnoustie in the third of three Open Championships I was involved in […]
Jon Rahm defends Irish Open title With the Open Championship rapidly approaching, this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Championship takes on an even greater meaning especially given the outstanding links course on which it is to be played. The two favourites this week are the man whose charity is the beneficiary of the event, […]
Ariya Jutanugarn chasing second major of her year with her 2018 US Open trophy. Photo courtesy of USGA This week we take a look at three events, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the Quicken Loans National and the HNA Open de France, assess some of the leading chances and try and find that elusive winner […]
Peter Thomson and the writer at the World Cup at Kingston Heath in 2016 I have had the good fortune to experience some great moments in golf involving, at times, some of the game’s greatest ever but a moment that will forever remain with me was at the closing ceremony of the World Cup of […]
So Yeon Ryu last week’s LPGA winner and defending champion this week This week we take a look at three events from a betting angle to assess a few possible chances at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship in Cromwell near Hartford, The European Tour’s BMW International in Pulheim in Germany and the LPGA Tour’s North […]
Dustin Johnson in action during US Open practice – Courtesy of USGA Darren Carroll The focus of this week’s golf betting rests largely on the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in New York but there is also an LPGA Tour event in Grand Rapids in Michigan. In this audio piece we take a look at […]
Jason Day speaks to the media today – photo courtesy of USGA / Ben Solomon Jason Day starts this week’s US Open at Shinnecock Hills as Australia’s leading chance on paper and today he talked to the media on his thoughts ahead of Thursday’s start to the second major of the year. Day has one […]
Jason Day and Tiger Woods during practice today – courtesy of USGA / Chris Keane An eclectic mix of Australians take on Shinnecock Hills and the game’s leading players this week when the US Open is played on Long Island in New York. The Australian line-up consists of three players who qualified through the various […]
Shinnecock Hills – photo courtesy of USGA / John Mummert The US Open begins Thursday at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton in New York, the golf course playing host to the event for the 5th occasion and remains the only venue to have staged the event in three separate centuries. Shinnecock Hills first […]
This week we take a look at three events in which betting is available through most agencies, namely the FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis in Tennessee, the Shoprite LPGA Classic in Galloway in New Jersey and the Shot Clock Masters near Vienna in Austria. We assess the leading chances and the Australians in each […]