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.
Jason Day – walks to the 17th green today – image R&A via Getty Images Jason Day’s equal best round of the day of 68 on day two of the Open Championship has moved the 36-year-old from his overnight 44th to a share of 7th at the halfway stage at Royal Troon. Day is now […]
Daniel Brown begins his impressive round of 65 – image R&A via Getty Images The opening day of the 152nd Open Championship was quintessential ‘Open Championship’ with squally windy conditions prevailing for most of the day and just 17 of the 157-player field able to break par. England’s David Brown currently 272nd in the world […]
Sarah Hammett in action this week – image USGA Queensland’s Sarah Hammett is the only Australian to have made it into the match-play phase of the US Junior Championships at the El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana in California. The 17-year-old from the Emerald Lakes Golf Club on the Gold Coast added a second round […]
The iconic and renowned Postage Stamp par 3 at Royal Troon – image R&A / Getty Images This week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon brings back memories of my first exposure to The Open Championship and the Troon Golf Club in 1973 (it became Royal Troon in 1978). I had caddied in Final Qualifying for […]
Adam Scott – in action today – image Getty Images 43 year old Adam Scott has fallen just short of his first win anywhere in more than four years but his runner-up finish in this past week’s Genesis Scottish Open provides just the boost he needs ahead of the final major of the year at […]
Stephanie Kyriacou – file photo courtesy of PGA of America Sydney’s Stephanie Kyriacou may have been denied her first LPGA Tour and major victory when finishing runner-up behind Japan’s Ayaka Furue at this week’s Amundi Evian Championship but, that she was in contention all week and fought her way to her best LPGA Tour finish, […]
The second round of the Amundi Evian Championship in Evian Les Bains in France was disrupted by dangerous weather late on Friday afternoon. Still, Sydney’s Stephanie Kyriacou finds herself in a share of second place and three from the leader Ayaka Furue with two holes to play of her round. After an opening bogey, Kyriacou […]
Lydia Ko holds the Evian Championship trophy she won in 2015 Former champion, Lydia Ko may still be the higher ranked female golfer in the world but the manner in which she has been playing in recent weeks, in which she has finished no better than 35th in her last four starts two of those […]
David Micheluzzi – file photo – image Golf Australia Australia’s DP World Tour rookie, David Micheluzzi, has produced his best finish on that tour by finishing in a share of second place behind Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson at the BMW International event in Munich. A stunning 3 wood to ten feet at the par 5 last, […]
Campbell with his trophy – image Asian Tour New Zealand’s Ben Campbell has continued a lucrative eight months in his professional career by recording his second Asian Tour victory and the third as a professional at the International Series Morocco event at the Dar Es Salam Campbell snatched a surprise victory from American John Catlin […]