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.
Hend’s length should be of assistance – image Asian Tour PGA Tour Tour Champions is in Benton Harbor in Michigan this week where it plays its second major of the season, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Included in this week’s field are 14 Australians and two New Zealanders with several gaining a rare opportunity to […]
Jason Scrivener earns his second US Open start Perth’s Jason Scrivener will join his fellow Australians Jason Day, Min Woo Lee and Cameron Smith along with New Zealander Ryan Fox in the field for the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst on June 13th but with Final Qualifying still to be played at a further ten […]
Xander Schauffele – rewarded for consistency – image PGA of America Xander Schauffele has today broken through for his much anticipated first major, a final hole birdie at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky to defeat Bryson DeChambeau, after leading or sharing the lead after every round and emerging from a last-day shootout. Developing a reputation […]
Hannah Green – two wins and now a runner-up finish in 2024 Australians Hannah Green and Gabi Ruffels have finished second and tied 3rd respectively in this week’s LPGA Tour event in New Jersey, finishing so close to the game’s hottest player right now, Nelly Korda, an indication of just where the games of Green […]
Collin Morikawa en route to a share of the 54 hole lead – image PGA of America With just one round remaining at the 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville Kentucky, 15 players are within five shots of the lead held by Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele and with only five of those previous major championship […]
The horseshoe-shaped green at the 18th hole at Valhalla – image PGA of America While the PGA Championship has often been seen as the poorer cousin of the four major championships, there is little doubt of the anticipation building for the 2024 version. Despite the event typically attracting the strongest of the four major championship […]
Gabi Ruffels – LPGA Tour / Getty Images Victorian Gabi Ruffels has produced her best finish on the LPGA Tour and, in doing so, collected her biggest cheque (US$201,000) when recording a 3rd place finish at this past weekend’s Cognizant Founders Cup event in Clifton New Jersey. Ruffels may have finished a massive 15 […]
Jason Day – game building to a peak – image Getty Images / PGA Tour While the talk of the Signature event Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte in North Carolina was of the brilliant final round of Rory McIlroy to win that particular event for the 4th time, Jason Day has continued his build-up to […]
Mike Hendry – image Australian Golf Media New Zealand’s Michael Hendry has continued a remarkable comeback from a life-threatening illness by winning his second Japan Golf Tour event in Gunma Prefecture to the north and west of Tokyo. Hendry, who just over twelve months ago was diagnosed with leukemia and underwent serious treatment to overcome […]
Steve Alker – image PGA of America New Zealand’s Steve Alker extended his lead at the top of the Charl Schwab Cup points table with a runner-up finish in the opening major of the PGA Tour Champions, the Regions Traditions in Birmingham, Alabama this morning. Alker’s brilliant final round of 63 was by three shots […]