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.
McIlroy holds aloft the 2013 Australian Open trophy – image Bruce Young The news this week that Rory McIlroy will appear in consecutive Australian Open Championships in 2025 and 2026 at Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath respectively, has proven to be perfect timing given the huge following and appeal McIlroy now holds in the game. […]
Jason Day during his 2018 Wells Fargo Championship win at Quail Hollow – image courtesy of Getty Images The late addition of Ryan Fox brings to eight the Australasian contingent to contest this week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. In world ranking order, Min Woo Lee, Jason Day, Adam […]
Embed from Getty Images Image courtesy of Getty Images New Zealander Ryan Fox’s breakthrough win on the PGA Tour at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina this morning, earned the 38 year old a cheque for US$720,000, taking his earnings for the PGA Tour season to US$1.2 million, but the victory has a far greater meaning […]
Lucas Herbert – image Asian Tour Lucas Herbert has today won his 6th event as a professional, securing previous titles on the DP World Tour, PGA, Australasian, and now Asian Tours with his five-shot win at the Asian/Japan Tour’s International Series Japan event in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Herbert recorded a total of 23 […]
Stephanie Kyriacou – just one from the lead – file photo LPGA/Getty Images Australians Stephanie Kyriacou, Hira Naveed and Minjee Lee and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko are very much in contention as the LPGA’s Mizuho Americas Open at the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey reaches its halfway stage. Kyriacou is just one off […]
Lucas Herbert in action during round two – image courtesy of Asian Tour Despite his significant success in LIV Golf and other events over the past few months, Lucas Herbert was perhaps unfairly overlooked by the PGA of America when it came to inclusion in the field for next week’s PGA Championship. Still, he has […]
Elvis Smylie – plays first US Major – image Australian Golf Media The field for the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been finalised with two Australians getting the chance to play the event for the first occasion when it gets underway on Thursday 15th May. Elvis Smylie and Karl […]
Scottie Scheffler – image PGA of America At this point last year, Scottie Scheffler had won four PGA Tour events and been runner-up on one other occasion. To date in 2025 there have been no wins but in his last three events there has been plenty of evidence to suggest a first win is at […]
Lucas Hebert in action this week – image LIVGOLF An outstanding final round of 10 under par 61, has given Australian Lucas Herbert a share of second place at the LIV Golf event at the Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico. Herbert, whose final round brilliance was four shots better than any other player recorded […]
Daniel Hillier – file image courtesy of Photosport / NZ Open New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier and Australian Elvis Smylie have both staked claims for a second DP World Tour title near the halfway mark of the Hainan Classic on the resort island of Hainan off the southern coast of China. Hillier completed a second round […]