Entries by Bruce Young

Eclectic mix of countries chasing Australian Open title

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen – enjoying one of many holes putts today – image Golf Australia Five different countries are represented amongst the leading eight players heading into tomorrow’s final round of the Crown Australian Open, with seven of that group chasing a first Australian Open title. The odd man out is Adam Scott, who is looking […]

Royal Melbourne bares another of her many faces at Australian Open

Rory McIlroy’s impact on the tournament has been clearly shown already – image Golf Australia One of the features which makes Royal Melbourne the highly recognised golf course it is, is the capacity to show its many different faces day to day. Today’s second round of the  Crown Australian Open provided further proof of just […]

Fox and Ortiz match Smylie’s early lead

Elvis Smylie and caddy Brad Beecher en route to a round of 65 this morning – image Golf Australia When play drew to a close after a demanding opening day of the 2025 Crown Australian Open Championship at Royal Melbourne, three players, one from the morning field and two who played late in the day […]

Rory McIlroy rekindles Australian Open’s glory days

Rory McIlroy – in action during today’s pro-am – image Golf Australia Not since 2009 has there been so much hype about a 72-hole golf tournament in Australia, and it is no coincidence that the man who is responsible for nearly all of that hype at this week’s Australian Open, Rory McIlroy, could well be […]

Spain’s David Puig secures important career victory

David Puigh enjoying the moment after his two-shot victory – image PGA of Australia 23-year-old Spaniard, David Pugh, joins his fellow countryman, Seve Ballesteros, as one of two Spaniards to win the Australian PGA Championship and the first non-Australian since 2016 with his two-shot win at Royal Queensland today. Starting the day as one of […]

Fascinating shootout awaits at Royal Queensland

Anthony Quayle hits his tee shot at the par 5 9th – image PGA of Australia A Spaniard, a Portuguese and a Queenslander will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the BMW PGA Championship at the Royal Queensland Golf Club in Queensland, the trio one ahead of New Zealand’s Kazuma Kobori and […]

Late rush gives New Zealand’s Kobori Australian PGA lead

A very happy leader at the halfway point, Kazuma Kobori – image courtesy of PGA of Australia The impact of Thursday’s afternoon deluge during round one of the BMW Australian PGA Championship has had its ongoing consequences, with round two unable to be completed before darkness brought play to a close at 6.25. Around 20 […]

Opening round of Australian PGA Championship delayed by storm

Sebastian Garcia – can he build on his early lead – image PGA of Australia With the predicted afternoon deluge arriving at 3.15 at Royal Queensland during round one of the BMW Australian PGA Championship, many golfers were left having to finish off their opening rounds at 6.00 a.m. on Friday morning and with Friday’s […]

Quayle and Williams make great start to new combination

Quayle and Williams in action this morning – image PGA of Australia The morning field experienced perfect conditions for much of their opening rounds of the BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland, a light breeze kicking in mid-morning, making the last few holes a little more difficult, but, overall, given the volatile weather in […]