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.
Ben Campbell – file photo Ben Campbell and the rest of the Hong Kong Open field might have had a struggle to stay in touch with the eventual three-shot winner, Patrick Reed, but Cambell’s runner-up finish adds another US$220,000 to his 2024 season’s earnings in Asia which are now nearly $US 850,000. The defending champion, […]
Perhaps the first of many significant titles for 22 year old Elvis Smylie – image Australian Golf Media Gold Coaster, Elvis Smylie, has for several years given every indication he would develop into one of Australia’s best players and his victory in today’s BMW Australian PGA Championship confirmed that promise. His two-shot victory over the […]
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 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 […]
A gloomy scene on a rained-out second day at Royal Queensland – image Australian Golf Media With something like 250 mm of rain falling on the Royal Queensland Golf Club in the previous six days, something just had to give, and the victim would be round two of the BMW Australian PGA Championship. To a […]
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 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 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 – 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 […]
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 […]