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.
Hensby – photo Getty Images Mark Hensby has today won his first title on the PGA Tour Champions with a playoff victory over the Korean Charlie Wi at the Invited Celebrity Classic in Dallas, the pair locked in battle over four extra holes with both finding water at various stages before Hensby’s par to seal […]
Photo Japan Golf Tour Australian Lucas Herbert has birdied the second extra hole of a playoff against Canadian Aaron Cockerill to win the $A2.9 million ISPS Handa Championship in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. Both players finished 72 holes at 15 under and one ahead of Scotland’s Calum Hill but Herbert would hole a 12 foot […]
Talor Gooch and his Australian caddie Mal Baker embrace on the 18th green- photo LIV Golf Liv Golf’s first venture to Australian shores has resulted in one of the most heavily attended events ever seen in Australian golf and a three shot victory to American Talor Gooch with India’s Anirban Lahiri alone in second place […]
Cam Smith – photo Chris Trotman LIV Golf Cameron Smith might not necessarily be in genuine contention to win the first LIV Golf event held in Australia, but, by putting together a fine second round of 66 at The Grange Golf Club today, he has kept open the chances of a very high finish and […]
Karis Davidson – photo Getty Images / LPGA The Australasian challenge at the opening major of the year for women’s golf, the Chevron Championship in Houston, Texas, is well off the pace at the halfway mark. At the completion of the opening 36 holes, Gold Coast’s Karis Davidson is the closest of the seven golfers […]
Kazuma Kobori left- on his way to a successful professional career – file photo Australian Golf Media New Zealand amateur Kazuma Kobori has finished as the leading qualifier at the PGA Tour of Australasia Tour School completed at the Moonah Links Open course today. Kobori who four years ago, at the age of 17, won […]
Stephanie Kyriacou – photo Getty / LPGA Sydney’s Stephanie Kyriacou has made a fine start to her sixth major championship, producing an opening round of 68 to be just one off the lead at the Chevron Championship in Houston in Texas. An eagle at her final day capped off what had already been a solid […]
The Australians facing media in Adelaide today – Tertius Pickard Liv Golf On the eve of LIV Golf’s first event in Australia, it is clear that the four Australians in the field are enjoying almost unparalleled support as they set out to prove their competitiveness both as individuals and as a team in the US$25 […]
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 […]