Entries by Bruce Young

Takis and Dowling seven behind in Dubai

Billy Dowling en route to a round of 68 today – image APAC Queenslanders Billy Dowling and Harry Takis find themselves seven shots from the lead as the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship heads into tomorrow’s final round at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. At 10 under, they trail Japanese 16-year-old Taisei Nagasaki by those […]

Australian Harry Takis shares lead at Asia Pacific Am

Harry Takis during his second round of 66 – image APAC  A late surge in his afternoon on day two of the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship, has given San Diego State-based Queenslander, Harry Takis, a share of the lead at the halfway mark of the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship at the Emirates Golf Club in […]

Australians start well at Asia Pacific Am

Billy Dowling in action on day one – image APAC Australian golfers have started well at the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship in Dubai, the Gold Coast’s Billy Dowling sharing the lead after day one with a round of 66, while his fellow Queenslander Harry Takis is just one back. Dowling was in the second group […]

Asia Pacific Amateur Championship returns to Dubai

This writer interviewing Tianlang Guan during his historic win in Thailand in 2012 This week witnesses the 16th staging of one of golf’s more significant amateur championships, the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship, this year being played at the Emirates Golf Club, the second occasion the prestigious event is being played in Dubai. 41 teams from […]

Hannah Green finds late season form in Korea

Perth’s Hannah Green has bounced back from five missed cuts in her last six starts to finish tied for 5th at the LPGA Tour’s BMW Ladies Championship in Korea. A final round of 66, included four birdies in her last five holes after beginning the day by playing her opening four holes in 4 under, […]

Rare win by South African on PGA Tour of Australasia

Oliver Bekker with a long-awaited trophy – image Australian Golf Media  South African Oliver Bekker, who has missed the cut in his last eight tournament starts, has today won the WA Open at the Mt Lawley Golf Club to potentially resurrect a career that had appeared to be going nowhere. Currently ranked outside the top […]

New Zealanders lead the way in Perth

Mako Thompson leads by one at the halfway stage – image Australian golf Media  27-year-old New Zealand PGA Tour of Australasia rookie Mako Thompson has the halfway lead at the West Australian Open at the MT Lawley Golf Club in Perth, consecutive rounds of 68 leaving him one shot ahead of his fellow New Zealander […]

Austin Bautista reverses 2021 result with WAPGA victory

Austin Bautista – image Australian Golf  Media A 28-year-old New South Welshman, Austin Bautista, has reversed the result of four years earlier, coming from behind to win the WAPGA Championship at the Kalgoorlie Golf Course in Western Australia. In 2021, it was NSW’s Jay Mackenzie who defeated Bautista by two shots, and in the early […]

Australia runner-up in Eisenhower behind South Africa

NSW Declan O’Donovan – finished runner-up in the Individual Race – image IGF The Australian team of Declan O’Donovan, Billy Dowling and Harry Takis has finished in second position at the Eisenhower Trophy, eight shots from the runaway leaders, South Africa, at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. The Australians were able to close […]