Entries by Bruce Young

Mixed fortune for Caitlin Peirce at US Am

After controlling her morning, Round of 31 match throughout before winning 3&1 on day two of match play at the US Women’s Amateur in Los Angeles, South Australian, Caitlin Peirce, staged a strong comeback in her afternoon Round of 16 match against Florida’s Megan Schofill to square the match after being 3 down at the […]

Golf NSW enhances women’s events

    Bonville Resort ,  Coffs Habour – host of the Australian Women’s Classic Australia’s best up-and-coming female golfers are set to test their skills on some of New South Wales’ finest courses, with the Australian Women’s Classic – Bonville and the Women’s NSW Open returning in early 2024. The Women’s NSW Open will take […]

Caitlin Peirce advances to second round at US Women’s Am

Bel Air Country Club in the suburbs of Los Angeles – photo USGA Australian Caitlin Peirce has survived a tight encounter against Canadian Savannah Grewel to advance to the second round of the US Women’s Amateur Championship at the Bel Air Country Club in Los Angeles. South Australian, Peirce, rallied from a two-hole deficit through […]

Seven Australasians attempt final women’s major of the year

Walton Heath’s Par 3 9th of the Composite Women’s Open Course – photo David Cannon Getty  Six Australians and one New Zealander are in the field for this week’s AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath, the first time the event has been played at the heathland layout in Surrey. Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, […]

Last hole mistake proves costly for Scott Hend in Jakarta

Scott Hend file photo – courtesy of Asian Tour  Scott Hend had done everything right in today’s final round of the Mandiri Indonesia Open at the Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta until, that is, he stood on the 18th tee tied for the lead with the eventual winner, Nitithorn Thippong of Thailand. Six birdies […]

New Zealand’s Kazuma Kobori wins prestigious Western Am

Kazuma Kobori – seen here following his Australian Amateur win earlier this year. Image Australian Golf Media  New Zealand’s Kazuma Kobori has won the Western Amateur Championship in Glenview in Illinois, one of the oldest and most prestigious amateur events in the USA, joining his fellow countryman, Danny Lee, as a winner of the time-honoured […]