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.
Josh Bai during his Round of 16 match – image USGA Ishika Samant The US Amateur Championship journey at the Merion Golf Club in Philadelphia has ended for New Zealanders Josh Bai and Zackary Swanwick following day two of Matchplay, with Swanwick defeated in the morning round of 32 and Bai advancing to the Round […]
Zackary Swanwick in action during today’s Round of 64 match – image Ishika Samant, USGA New Zealanders Zackary Swanwick and Josh Bai have advanced to the second round of matchplay at the US Amateur Championship at the Merion Golf Club in Philadelphia. Swanwick, who qualified as the 18th-ranked player after 36 holes of strokeplay, defeated […]
Josh Bai in action today – image USGA The 36-hole qualifying phase of the US Amateur Championship has been all but completed at the Merion Golf Club and the Philadelphia Country Club in Pennsylvania. A handful of players are still to finish their second rounds after darkness halted play and will need to return on […]
Min Woo Lee – finished best of the Australasians in the FedEx Cup rankings Last week’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, brought to a close the PGA Tour’s regular season for 2026, and now the FedEx Cup Playoffs begin with the staging of this week’s FedEx St Jude Championship at the TPC Southwind in […]
Kelsey Bennett in action this week – image courtesy of Ladies European Tour Kelsey Bennet has continued her impressive Ladies European Tour season with a 5th place finish in the lucrative PIF London Championship at the Centurion Club, maintaining her third place in the 2026 L.E.T Order of Merit. Bennett, from Mollymook on the south […]
Queensland’s Harry Takis leads the Australasians in world ranking – image APAC Four Australasians will look to add to the victories of Nick Flanagan, Curtis Luck and Danny Lee as US Amateur Champions from our part of the world when they play the game’s most prestigious amateur championship in Philadelphia later today. Queensland’s Harry Takis […]
Ella Scaysbrook during her Round of 16 match today – image USGA Australia’s bid for a second US Women’s Amateur Championship title has ended at the Round of 16 stage at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee, the last two of six Australian entrants in the event, NSW’s golfers, Ella Scaysbrook and Rachel Lee, being […]
Sydney’s Rachel Lee – won in extra time against highly regarded Aphrodite Deng Five Australians safely negotiated their way into the match play phase of the US Women’s Amateur Championship in Tennessee, but three now remain after the opening day of knockout matches. Unfortunately for the leading qualifier amongst the Australians, Jazy Roberts, she fell […]
Jazy Roberts in action today – image Darren Carroll USGA Victorian golfer Jazy Roberts has, by some margin, done best of the six-strong Australasian contingent during the 36-hole qualifying for the US Women’s Amateur Championship at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. While several players are still required to finish their second rounds tomorrow due […]
Shiho Kuwaki poses in front of the iconic Royal and Lytham clubhouse – image R&A via Getty Images Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki recorded a final round of 1 under 70 to come from three behind the 54-hole lead at the AIG Women’s Open Championship and then emerge the winner of a two-hole playoff against Germany’s Esther […]