Entries by Bruce Young

Amy Yang shares halfway lead KPMG Women’s PGA

Amy Yang in action today – image PGA of America 34-year-old South Korean Amy Yang has taken a share of the halfway lead at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at the Sahalee Country Club near Seattle, a bogey-free best of the day round of 67 having her join the early day two leader, American Sarah […]

Grace Kim runner-up in LPGA Tour’s Meijer Classic

Grace Kim – image PGA of America Sydney’s Grace Kim has narrowly missed out on a second LPGA Tour title after losing a two-hole playoff to American Lilia Vu at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan. Grace was tied with Vu and soon-to-be-retired American Lexi Thompson through 72 holes after taking a five shot lead […]

Bryson DeChambeau wins 2nd US Open in cliffhanger

DeChambeau poses in the bunker from which he produced a miraculous par save – image USGA In one of the more gripping final round US Open battles, Bryson DeChambeau has won his second US Open title with a one-shot victory over Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst No 2. Beginning the day three ahead of McIlroy, Patrick […]

Bryson DeChambeau takes three shot lead at Pinehurst

A more engaging and relaxed DeChambeau appears to be having its impact – image USGA Bryson DeChambeau has taken the US Open by the scruff of the neck with a best-of-the-day third round of 67 and leads by three heading into tomorrow’s final round at Pinehurst No 2. A double bogey at his 16th hole […]

Aberg providing further proof of rising star status

Ludvig Aberg and caddie Joe Skovon study a putt at the 3rd today – image USGA Rising superstar, Ludvig Aberg, is playing in just his third major championship but having finished runner-up on debut at the Masters he has already displayed a capacity to handle the biggest of stages and this weekend he might get […]

Cam Smith talks Pinehurst’s nuances ahead of US Open

Cam Smith signing autographs this week – image USGA Cam Smith was today in the final stages of preparation for this week’s US Open when he talked to Golf Channel’s Johnson Wagner and described his thoughts on Pinehurst # 2 and some of the challenges he and the rest of the field will face. It […]

Pinehurst # 2 both good and bad memories

The 18th green at Pinehurst # image USGA Pinehurst # 2, the host of this week’s US Open, rekindles many memories for me, some good some not so. In 1994 I had been working in a marketing role for Graham Marsh’s golf course design company in Robina since arriving on the Gold Coast in 1991 […]

Adam Scott earns late reprieve into US Open field

The rugged but stunning look of Pinehurst # 2 – image USGA This week’s US Open Championship at the famed Pinehurst # 2 in North Carolina will see six Australians and one New Zealander tee it up in what is the flagship of American golf. Adam Scott joined the field today as one of the […]