Entries by Bruce Young

South Australian Blum leads Webex Players Series Victoria

Kristalle Blum – image Australian Golf Media South Australian Kristalle Blum has retained her first-round lead at the halfway stage of the Webex Players Series Victoria event as the mixed-gender event heads into the final 36 holes at the Rosebud Country Club on the Mornington Peninsula. The 26-year-old, who plays on the Ladies European Tour’s […]

Interesting Australasian mix at Torrey Pines

New Zealand’s Ryan Fox makes PGA Tour debut as cardholder Four Australians and one New Zealander play this week’s Farmers Insurance Open over both the North and South Courses at the famed Torrey Pines near San Diego, one of whom has an outstanding record at the venue. In his last eleven starts in this event, […]

Lydia Ko completes New Zealand trifecta in Orlando

Lydia Ko – wins 20th LPGA Tour title – image Getty Images  Lydia Ko has completed a unique trifecta for New Zealand golfers this weekend by closing out the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona in Orlando Florida, winning the opening event of the LPGA Tour season by two shots over Alexa […]

Kobori adds to New Zealand success with first win as professional

Kazuma Kobori – image Australian Golf Media Kazuma Kobori’s amazing twelve months of golf continued today when he claimed his first title as a professional with a two-shot victory at the Webex Player Series event at Cobram Barooga on the Murray River. Just a few hours after fellow New Zealander Steve Alker claimed the opening […]

Steve Alker begins potentially great day for New Zealand golf

Steve Alker – image courtesy of Getty Images  New Zealand’s Steve Alker has picked up where he left off in 2023 with a resounding win at the opening event of the 2024 PGA Tour Champions season in Hawaii. Just over two months after winning the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in November, Alker today won […]

Six Australians earn Asian Tour cards for 2024

Justin Warren – file photo Bruce Young Six Australians have earned playing rights for the increasingly lucrative 2024 Asian Tour following the completion of 90 holes of Final Stage Qualifying in Thailand today. Justin Warren 3rd, Sam Brazel 16th, Maverick Antcliff 17th, Jordan Zunic 23rd, Harrison Crowe 27th and Lachlan Barker 30th, all finished inside […]

Martin and Kelly lead at Murray River

Andrew Kelly – image Australian Golf Media  The first event in the Webex Player Series for 2024 has reached its halfway point, the Webex Murray River event tied at the top with Victorians Andrew Kelly and Andrew Martin ahead by one over New Zealanders Kazuma Kobori and Mike Hendry and Japan’s Kotona Fukaya. Another shot […]

Croker and Shinchi Australian Amateur Champions

Mamika Shinchi and Quinnton Croker – Australian Amateur Champions – image Australian Golf Media Queensland’s Quinnton Croker and Japan’s Mamika Shinchi are the Australian Amateur Champions following the completion of their respective championships at the Yarra Yarra Golf Club in Melbourne today. Croker, from the Royal Queensland Golf Club, has been in outstanding form in […]

Australian Amateur Championship reaches halfway point

The Australian Amateur Championship men’s and women’s trophies – image Australian Golf Media Inclement weather and conditions delayed play for more than two hours on day two of the Australian Amateur Championships at the Yarra Yarra and Keysborough Golf Clubs in Melbourne but by day’s end things were back on schedule and a cut made […]

Large number of Australasians chasing Asian Tour status

Harrison Crowe chasing important status in Asia – image Golf NSW The Asian Tour stages the Final Stage of qualifying for its 2024 schedule at the Springfield Royal Country Club and Lake View Resort and Golf Club in Hua Him Thailand, the field facing 90 holes before the leading 35 players earn their way onto […]