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.
Robert MacIntyre faces the media today – image Australian Golf Media Having never had the opportunity to hear Scotland’s Robert Macintyre speak, other than in television interviews, I was looking forward to today’s media conference at the Australian PGA Championship and I wasn’t let down by the 27-year-old’s beautifully understated manner. The two-time winner and […]
Amy Yang – understated success as an LPGA Tour player – image Getty Images The CME Group Tour Championship win today by 34-year-old South Korean Amy Yang, her 5th on the LPGA Tour but her first on American soil, comes nearly 18 years after her playoff victory as a 16-year-old amateur at the Australian Ladies […]
Ben Campbell – continues a late season resurgence – file photo Australian Golf Media New Zealand’s Ben Campbell has followed up his outstanding win at last week’s Hong Kong Open by finishing 3rd in this week’s BNI Indonesia Masters and picking up another US$85,000. It was not only that Campbell produced such an impressive follow-up […]
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 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 – 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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 – 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 […]