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.
Jason Day during practice earlier this week – image R&A This week, Australian Jason Day will play his 14th Open Championship, 16 years after receiving a late call-up to his first at St Andrews in 2010, which was his first-ever major championship appearance. In his previous 13 starts through this week, Day has missed only […]
Royal Birkdale stages its 11th Open Championship – image R&A Seven Australians and three New Zealanders will face the starter on day one of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale this Thursday, the highly regarded layout proving to be a happy hunting ground for Australians in the past, with Peter Thomson winning twice there and […]
Tom Kim – back in the winner’s circle – image Getty Images Min Woo Lee reversed some rather ordinary recent form when he finished runner-up to South Korean Tom Kim at the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick. Lee, who has missed two of his last three PGA Tour cuts and […]
Major # 2 for the 25 year old Korean – image Mark Runnacles LET South Korea’s Haeran Ryu confirmed her standing as a genuine challenger to Nelly Korda’s crown as world number one when she won her 5th LPGA Tour title and her second major with a playoff victory over Canadian Brooke Henderson at the […]
Cameron Percy – file image courtesy of USGA Victorian Cameron Percy has the lead at the PGA Tour Champions event in Akron, Ohio, adding a second round of 66 to his opening 67 to be one ahead of Zach Johnson and Jerry Kelly at the Firestone Country Club. 52-year-old Percy is playing his 51st event […]
Lydia Ko in action during round two – image Ladies European Tour / Mark Runnacles In what has been a disappointing week thus far for the nine-strong Australasian contingent at the Amundi Evian Masters, New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has done best, the former winner of the event in a share of 18th place but seven […]
Min Woo Lee – file photo courtesy of PGA of Australia Former champion Min Woo Lee is just one behind a three-way tie for the lead at the Genesis Scottish Open, consecutive rounds of 66 having the 27-year-old at 8 under par and trailing only Rory McIlroy, Jordan Smith and Tom Kim as the event […]
Last year’s surprise and dramatic winner, Grace Kim of Sydney- image Ladies European Tour The fourth of women’s golf’s five majors in 2026, the Amundi Evian Championship, begins this Thursday in Evian les Bains on Lake Geneva on the border between Switzerland and France, but in France, where prizemoney exceeding US$9 million is on offer. […]
Kelsey Bennett during today’s play – image LET Mark Runnacles New South Wales golfer, Kelsey Bennett, was unable to hold on to her 54-hole lead at the Hulencourt Women’s Open in Belgium, but she would finish alone in second place, recording her second runner-up finish of the season to go with her win earlier in […]
Padraig Harrington – holds his third US Senior Open trophy – image USGA Jeff Haynes 54-year-old Padraig Harrington won three majors in regular tour golf (two Opens and a PGA Championship) and today he added a fourth major in senior golf when he played his way to a comfortable four-shot win over Stewart Cink at […]