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.
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 […]
Adam Scott file photo – JGTO Adam Scott will head to Australia this week with his game in good shape ahead of an attempt to win a third Australian PGA Championship and a second Australian Open later this month and in early December. Scott’s share of 5th place behind the Colombian Camilo Villegas at this […]
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 – 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. […]
Haydn Barron – the best of the Australians after day one – file photo Nine Australians and one New Zealander are amongst the 156 hopefuls chasing one of 25 cards on offer at the Final Stage of Qualifying for the 2024 DP World Tour. Australians Haydn Barron, Hayden Hopewell, Andre Lautee, James Machesani, Connor McKinney, […]
Cam Smith in action this week – image Paul Lakatos Cam Smith is just one shot off the pace at the Hong Kong Open, the two-time winner on the LIV Golf Tour in 2023, trailing only Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai at the halfway stage of the Asian Tour event at the Hong Kong Golf Club. Smith, […]
Steve Alker finished 4th in regular season Schwab Cup – file photo USGA Australasia will field its strongest-ever representation in the PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup starting in Phoenix on Thursday with Steve Alker, Richard Green, Rod Pampling and Mark Hensby making the select 36-player line-up, finalised at the completion of the last event […]
Brad Kennedy – image courtesy of JGTO Gold Coast golfer, Brad Kennedy, continued some good late-season form with a share of 6th place at the Japan Golf Tour’s Mynavi ABC Championship this weekend. Following on from his best of the season 3rd place finish at the Japan Open three weeks ago, Kennedy finished alone in […]
Phoenix Campbell – image Australian Golf Media 22-year-old Victorian amateur, Phoenix Campbell, has staged a whirlwind finish to the Queensland PGA Championship at the Nudgee Golf Club in Brisbane to win the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia event and with it the prospect of a professional career. Currently ranked 811th in the World Amateur rankings […]
Nick Voke – file photo New Zealand’s Nick Voke and Victorian Andrew Kelly share the halfway lead at the Queensland PGA Championship at the Nudgee Golf Club in Brisbane, the pair at 9 under and one shot ahead of Queensland’s Mitchell Varley. Voke has spent much of this year on the Asian Tour after two […]