Entries by Bruce Young

Lydia Ko wins big in second Saudi Ladies International victory

Lydia Ko – photo Ladies European Tour World number one Lydia Ko has consolidated and extended her lead in the Rolex World Ranking with a narrow one shot victory at the Aramco Saudi Ladies International in Saudi Arabia and in doing so secured her second largest cheque in the game (US$702,000). The figure is second […]

David Micheluzzi wins TPS Sydney to consolidate OOM lead

David Micheluzzi – image Australian Golf Media The young man who was already the Order of Merit leader on the PGA Tour of Australasia, David Micheluzzi, played his final ten holes of the TPS Sydney Presented by Webex event at Bonnie Doon in a massive nine under par to win his second PGA Tour of […]

Newly married Lydia Ko contending in Saudi Arabia

Lydia Ko – photo Ladies European Tour Perhaps ironically, the ladies don’t appear to be copping as much flack as the men by playing in Saudi Arabia this week, the US$5 million Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented by Public Investment Fund, at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in the KAEC in Saudi now […]

Travis Smyth in line for another big cheque

Travis Smyth – file photo Asian Tour Wollongong’s Travis Smyth sits in a share of 3rd place and just three from the 36 hole leader at the halfway mark of the Asian Tour’s US$2.5 million International Series event at the Doha Golf Club in Qatar. The leader Suradit Yongcharoenchai is at 5 under in the […]

Grace Kim continues women’s form in TPS events

Grace Kim – photo Australian Golf Media The two TPS Series mixed gender events events on the PGA Tour of Australasia to date in 2023 have been won by women and today, Sydney’s Grace Kim set up the possibility of a 3rd when she added a second consecutive round of 64 to lead the TPS […]

Adam Scott chasing third Riviera title as Tiger Woods returns

Two time champion Adam Scott and tournament host and now participant Tiger Woods – photo Getty Images The Genesis Invitational, or its equivalent, has always held a lot of interest with golf fans worldwide, to a large degree because of the quality of the Riviera Country Club’s traditional layout in Los Angeles and the field […]

Will the New Zealand Open uncover another rising star?

Tom Kim finished 4th in the last New Zealand Open – now number 15 in the world – photo Asian Tour – article NZ Open The New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport is back-in-play early next month and Tournament Director Michael Glading is hedging his bets on the young guns who are set to […]

Rhein Gibson wins second Korn Ferry Tour title

Rhein Gibson – photo Getty Images Australian Rhein Gibson has today won his second career Korn Ferry Tour event with a four shot win over American Kevin Dougherty at the Astara Golf Championship in Bogota, Colombia. Gibson’s final round of 64, was highlighted by two eagles over the closing nine including one at the last […]

Hendry and Shin Claim Vic Open titles

Ji Yai Shin and Mike Hendry – enjoying their Vic Open spoils New Zealander Mike Hendry and Korean Ji Yai Shin are the respective winners of the Men’s and Women’s Vic Opens played at the 13th Beach golf facility on the Bellarine Peninsula over the last few days. Hendry, whose last win was at the […]

Impressive PGA Tour Champions debut for Richard Green

Richard Green – file photo Australia’s Richard Green, on debut as a card holder on the PGA Tour Champions, has finished an impressive 3rd behind Canadian Stephen Ames at the Trophy Hassan 11 event at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam course in Rabat in Morocco. Green’s final round of 70 was the second best […]