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.
Rory McIlroy acknowledges the crowd after his birdie at the 18th – image USGA Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy, after their opening rounds of 5 under 65, lead the US Open at Pinehurst # 2 on a day in which scoring proved a lot better than most were predicting ahead of the event. 33 players […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cassie Porter – file photo – image Australian Golf Media Australian Cassie Porter has won her first Epson Tour event in her second season on what is essentially the feeder tour for the 2025 LPGA Tour and has moved into second place behind New Zealand’s Fiona Xu in the 2024 money rankings and 5th in […]
Cam Davis earns second US Open start – image Australian Golf Media Australian Cam Davis has been added to the field for next week’s US Open, the Sydney native surviving the gruelling Final Qualifying stage in Springfield Illinois, to claim one of the four spots available at his venue. 65 players were chasing one of […]
Minjee Lee plays from the rough at the 14th after taking an unplayable – image USGA Minjee Lee has finished in a share of 9th place at the US Women’s Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a final round of 78 dropping her from a share of the 54-hole lead to finish seven shots from the winner, […]
Minjee Lee and caddie Brad Beecher approaching the 18th today – image Chris Keane USGA Minjee Lee produced an equal-best third round of 66 at the US Women’s Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and takes a share of the 54-hole lead into tomorrow’s final round at the Lancaster Country Club. Lee shares the lead at 5 […]
Minjee Lee – hits her tee shot at the 17th today – image USGA Minjee Lee added a second round of 69 at the US Women’s Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and as the game’s most prestigious women’s event heads into the weekend, she finds herself just three from the lead and in a share of […]
Ryan Fox – file photo USGA Since his encouraging performance at Augusta National six weeks ago, Ryan Fox appears to be finding his feet on the PGA Tour. While he finished only 38th at the Masters, there was a lot to like about how he played that week and it seems the confidence from his […]