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.
Lydia Ko with her 2016 ANA Inspiration ( now Chevron) trophy. – photo Getty / LPGA The first major of the year for women’s golf is played this week in Houston, Texas, when the time honoured Chevron Championship (formerly known under various names including Nabisco Dinah Shore, Nabisco Championship and ANA Inspiration) begins on Thursday. […]
L-R Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau – photo Charles Laberge LIV Golf Not since the days of the Kerry Packer funded Australian Open in the 1970’s has a field consisting of so many major winners been assembled for an Australian stroke-play event when Liv Golf’s Adelaide version gets under way on Friday. The […]
Cameron Davis – file photo Sydney’s Cameron Davis has recorded his second top ten of the 2023 PGA Tour year with a share of 7th place at the RBC Heritage Classic at Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. As was the case at the recent Players Championship where he finished […]
Brett Drewitt – file photo – a return to the PGA Tour now likely New South Wales golfer, Brett Drewitt, might have narrowly missed out on a second Korn Ferry Tour victory at the Veritax Bank Championship in Arlington in Texas this morning, but by finishing second to American Spencer Levin the 32 year old […]
Grace Kim file photo – Sean Haffey Getty / LPGA In just her third event as an LPGA Tour card holder, 22 year old Sydney golfer, Grace Kim, has today broken through for her maiden win at that level with a birdie at the first extra hole of the Lotte Championship in Hawaii to defeat […]
Scottie Scheffler – can he repeat his 2022 win? They may be seven months apart and on the other side of the world to each other but the Masters and the Melbourne Cup are two sporting events in which Australians, whether they be fans of the respective sports or not, suddenly become experts and enjoy […]
Dimi Papadatos – file photo NSW golfer Dimi Papadatos made an almost dream start to a Korn Ferry Tour campaign when losing a playoff to American Ben Kohles at the Astara Chile Classic in Santiago. Papadatos, who was making his debut on the Korn Ferry Tour after gaining conditional status via the Tour School last […]
Brooks Koepka – photo LIV Golf The focus of the Liv Golf World turns to Augusta National this week following the completion of their Orlando event this morning. Brooks Koepka won his first tournament in more than two years with a one shot victory over Colombian Sebastian Munoz and heads to Augusta National with his […]
Breanna Gill -photo and article David Tease Golf NSW New South Wales golfer, Breanna Gill, won the Australian Women’s Classic – Bonville after a nail biting finish that saw her claim victory at Bonville Golf Resort near Coffs Harbour in a sudden death playoff. Gill made a three-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole […]
Tom Power Horan – photo Australian Golf Media It was perhaps fitting that two of the most consistent players throughout the season featured during the final stages of the 2022/2023 PGA Tour of Australasia, with Victorian Tom Power Horan edging out John Lyras by one shot after a tense final round battle at the National […]