Entries by Bruce Young

Smith and Smylie lead into PGA’s final round

Cam Smith in action today – image Australian Golf Media Cameron Smith shares the lead with outstanding young Australian prospect and first-round leader, Elvis Smylie, into tomorrow’s BMW Australian PGA Championship, as he chases a 4th victory in this prestigious Australian flagship event. Smith added a 2nd round of 65 in the weather-reduced event today […]

Ben Campbell starts well in Hong Kong Open defence

Ben Campbell in action during round two  – image courtesy of Asian Tour  New Zealand’s Ben Campbell’s opening two rounds of the Hong Kong Open at the Fanling Course have left him at 12 under par and one shot ahead of the field in the defence of the title the 33 year old won twelve […]

Elvis Smylie takes early lead at BMW Australian PGA Championship

Elvis Smylie in action during round one – image Australian Golf Media The early morning players on day one of the BMW Australian PGA Championship were blessed with near-perfect scoring conditions and, if the leaderboard at the halfway point of the day was any indication, they took advantage. Despite a deluge of rain over the […]

Jason Day excited to be playing on home soil

Jason Day at Royal Queensland today  – image Australian Golf Media  Jason Day’s first appearance in an Australasian Tour event since 2017 was met with a warm reception by the media in his media appearance at Royal Queensland today. To some extent, it was like the return of a long-lost son and the media present […]

Cam Davis under the radar but very much a PGA Championship contender

Cam Davis on course this week – image Australian Golf Media Former Australian Amateur and Open champion, Cam Davis, plays this week’s BMW Australian PGA Championship under the radar to some extent, but given his standing amongst Australian golfers he deserves to be one of the favourites to win his third Australian flagship event. The […]

Min Woo Lee talks PGA defence, Jason Day and 2024 year

Min Woo Lee – image Australian Golf Media  As rain poured, defending champion Min Woo Lee cut short his practice for this week’s BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland and faced the media ahead of his return to the scene of his magnificent victory twelve months ago. Fresh from a midfield finish at last […]

Royal Queensland’s 17th – the calm before the storm

The par 3 17th at Royal Queensland – looking from and to the tee – images Bruce Young The BMW Australian PGA Championship gets underway this Thursday, but on Tuesday, when so many of the field were making their final preparations, Royal Queensland’s layout and surroundings were serene. By Sunday however that peace and calm […]

Nelly Korda makes it seven wins for the season

Nelly Korda – wins her 7th title of the season The LPGA Tour heads to Naples in Florida this week for the season-ending event on that tour, the CME Tour Championship. The leading 60 players in the Race to the CME Globe rankings at the completion of this past week’s event, The ANNIKA in Florida, […]

Adam Scott completes great season with 3rd place in Dubai

Adam Scott finishes his season in style – file photo Australian Golf Media Adam Scott has finished in an impressive share of 3rd place at the season-ending event on the DP World Tour, the DP World Tour Championship. Scott adds another €525,000 to his already significant earnings for the season and while without a victory […]