Entries by Bruce Young

David Micheluzzi picks up where he left off with Vic PGA victory

David Micheluzzi – photo Australian Golf Media  Victorian David Micheluzzi has essentially picked up where he left off seven months ago with a come-from-behind win at the Vic PGA Championship at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula. Micheluzzi was the leading player on last season’s PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit and returned to […]

Minjee Lee poised at CME Group Tour Championship

Minjee Lee in action in round two – image Getty Images  Australia’s Minjee Lee is just one shot off the pace at the halfway stage of the US$7 million CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida. Lee added a second round of 67 to her opening 64 to trail only Alison Lee and Nasa Hataoka […]

Kazuma Kobori’s immediate impact as a professional

Kazuma Kobori – in action this week – image Australian Golf Media New Zealand’s recently turned professional, Kazuma Kobori, has made yet another statement early in his career in the paid ranks by leading the Vic PGA at the halfway mark. Kobori, from Rangiora near Christchurch, turned professional immediately after the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship […]

Sam Jones and Haydn Barron earn DP World Tour cards

Haydn Barron – file photo Australian Golf Media New Zealand’s Sam Jones and West Australian Haydn Barron have secured the right to play the DP World Tour next season by finishing inside the top 25 and ties following the completion of 108 holes in Tarragona, Spain. In all 33 players finished inside the required mark. […]

RSM Classic offers last chance saloon for Australians

Harrison Endycott – seemingly assured of conditional status but a big week would help – file photo Golf NSW The final event of the 2022 / 2023 PGA Tour season begins on Thursday when the RSM Classic on St Simons Island in Georgia gets underway. The event provides one last chance for those on the […]

Four Australasians in season ending DP World Tour Championship

Ryan Fox – file image courtesy of USGA The 2023 DP World Tour’s schedule comes to an end this week when the season’s finale, the DP World Tour Championship, is played at the Jumeira Estates in Dubai. The leading fifty players on this year’s Race to Dubai, following last week’s Nedbank Challenge in South Africa, […]

Steve Alker’s amazing run continues in Phoenix

Steve Alker – photo Getty Images  Steve Alker’s 7th PGA Tour Champions victory in Phoenix this past weekend at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship to finish the 2023 season as the runner-up in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup, further highlights what a remarkable 27 months it has been for the 52-year-old New Zealander since first […]

Kerry Mountcastle adds to great New Zealand golfing weekend

Kerry Mountcastle – image Australian Golf Media New Zealand’s Kerry Mountcastle, currently ranked 1931st in the world ranking, will make a significant dent in that ranking and ensure access to all the upcoming events on the PGA Tour of Australasia with victory today in the Gippsland Super Sixes event at the Warragul Country Club in […]

Ben Campbell’s strong finish claims Hong Kong Open

Ben Campbell – image Paul Lakatos In what is no doubt the most significant moment in the golfing career of New Zealander Ben Campbell, the 32 year old Queenstown based golfer holed a 15-foot putt at the final hole of the Hong Kong Open to defeat Australia’s Cam Smith and secure the US$360,000 first prize. […]