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.
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 […]
Perhaps this is one of the reasons we love the heat of tournament golf so much – waiting for an accident to happen or waiting to applaud and acknowledge a convincing winner. Today, on day four of the US Women’s Open in Birmingham in Alabama, we had both during various stages of the final round. […]
For every one of the 156 players who will tee it up at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in two weeks-time another 59 will have entered the event and not made it into the field. Such is the appeal of the United States’ national open championship. For many American golfers especially, an appearance at […]
Photo – 18th Shoal Creek courtesy of USGA This week’s US Women’s Open at Shoal Creek in Birmingham in Alabama showcases the best of women’s golf in every respect. It carries the most significant title, the richest purse and as a result the strongest field on a demanding layout made even longer by recent […]