Entries by Bruce Young

Caddying – then and now

I had my first caddying gig at the inaugural Otago Charity Classic in Dunedin in New Zealand when I managed to get the bag of New Zealand’s then rising star, John Lister as a result of my sister being a good friend of John’s sister. In 1970, at the age of 17, and as what […]

Is Japan’s first male major title close at hand?

The likelihood of Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama becoming the first male golfer from that country to win a major championship looms large, the 24 year old already with three PGA Tour titles to his name in addition to his eight Japan Tour victories and five top tens in the major championships he has played as a […]

When Chubby met Rika

Rika Batibasaga – now with his name on the bag – image Bruce Young  Chance meetings are often the way that great relationships begin. Whether of the business, friendship or romantic variety, the most enduring can often begin in the most unusual of circumstances. 25-year-old Queensland golfer Rika Batibasaga is a case in point. When […]

Wayne Perske – not all beer and skittles

  Wayne Perske in action at Hyatt Regency Coolum circa 2009 – file image Bruce Young I wrote for Australian golfer Wayne Perkse’s website between 2006 and 2009 and was in regular contact with the Queenslander. No-one was more shocked than myself when Perske was busted for the possession of cocaine in Japan in October […]