Entries by Bruce Young

Jason Day begins 2023 well in La Quinta

Jason Day – file photo Jason Day has recorded just two top tens on the PGA Tour in the last twelve months but in his first event of 2023 he has himself nicely positioned at the American Express Championship. The 35 year old is in a five way share of 3rd place and although five […]

Jason Scrivener contending again in Abu Dhabi

Jason Scrivener – file photo PGA of Australia Perth’s Jason Scrivener, a runner-up in this same event in 2021, finds himself in a share of 3rd place and just one off the lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship as the event enters the weekend at the Yas Links Abu Dhabi. Just a handful of […]

Four Australasians in Abu Dhabi field

Ryan Fox – file photo PGA of Australia The DP World Tour begins its regular season events for 2023 in Abu Dhabi this week with the staging of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at the Yas Links Abu Dhabi. Four Australasians take their place in the field headed by the current world # 28 Ryan […]

Important top ten for Aaron Baddeley in Honolulu

Aaron Baddeley – file photo Bruce Young Aaron Baddeley, playing on sponsor’s exemption at this week’s Sony Open, has finished in a share of 7th place in the event at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu and as a result will assure himself of a start in next week’s American Express event in La Quinta. […]

Adam Scott improves in Honolulu

Adam Scott – not without hope entering the weekend – photo Golf Australia A second round of 66 has moved Adam Scott within six shots of the halfway leader, Chris Kirk, at the Sony Open being played at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. Scott improved 31 places from his opening round of 69 and […]

New Zealand and Japan claim Australian Amateur titles

Kazuma Kobori and Mizuki Hashimoto – with their trophies – photo Golf Australia New Zealand sensation Kazuma Kobori has today become just the third New Zealander since World War 11 to win the Australian Men’s Amateur Championship, the 21-year-old edging clear of a congested final round leaderboard to win by two shots following a final […]

Australian Amateur Championships dominated by foreigners

A typically spectacular view at the NSW Golf Club – photo NSW Golf Club The respective men’s and women’s Australian Amateur Championships have reached the halfway stage at the New South Wales and St Michaels Golf Clubs on the coastline of Sydney’s eastern suburbs and it is a case of Internationals leading the way in […]

Jon Rahm’s brilliance secures first Sentry TOC title

Jon Rahm – file photo A stunning final round of 63 has seen Jon Rahm come from seven shots off the 54 hole lead and win the Sentry Tournament of Champions by two over long-time leader, Collin Morikawa with a further two shots back to Tom Hoge and Max Homa. After being twice runner-up in […]

Gough and Araki respective Master of Amateur Champions

Gough and Araki – Master of Amateurs Champions – photo Anthony Powter England’s John Gough and Japan’s Yuna Araki have emerged as the winners of their respective Master of the Amateurs Championships at the Southern Golf Club in Melbourne, Gough home by four over Scotland’s Gregor Tait while Araki won by six over her fellow […]