Entries by Bruce Young

Leishman contends in Saudi Arabia Smith misses cut

Abraham Ancer – photo Asian Tour The top of the leaderboard in the opening event of the 2023 Asian Tour season, the US$5 million PIF Saudi International, is littered with LIV Golf members but there are plenty of others within striking distance who might take an opportunity to grab the riches of one of the […]

Matias Sanchez leads by three at TPS Murray River

Matias Sanchez – photo Australian Golf Media Victorian 24 year old, Matias Sanchez, has a three shot lead as the TPS Murray River In Honour of Jarrod Lyle event enters the weekend at the Cobram Barooga OLD Course on the border of NSW and Victoria. Sanchez, a former (2017) Australian Amateur Champion, has struggled in […]

McIlroy edges Reed in Dubai Herbert 3rd

McIlroy – enjoys his third Dubai victory – photo Getty Images Whatever way it is viewed, the final day of the 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic became a tournament promoter’s dream. The two protagonists in a petty spat earlier in the week, Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed, found themselves head to head against each other […]

Jason Day back inside top 100

Jason Day – file photo Jason Day’s share of 7th place at this past week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in Southern California has seen the 35 year old re-enter the top 100 in the world ranking for the first time since the Players Championship last year, working his way back from outside the […]

Women golfer, Min A Yoon, takes Australasian Tour event

Min A Yoon – photo Australian Golf Media The first PGA Tour of Australasia event of 2023 has been won by female golfer, Min A Yoon, the Korean’s final round of 63 earning her a one shot victory over local golfer James Marchesani with a further two shots back to 20 year old Gold Coast […]

Ryan Fox wins Seve Ballesteros Award

Ryan Fox alongside Carmen and Javier Ballesteros – photo Getty Images – article by DP World Tour Ryan Fox has won the 2022 Seve Ballesteros Award after being voted Player of the Year for last season by his fellow professionals on the DP World Tour. The 36-year-old becomes the first New Zealander to win the […]

Eduard and Singh take NSW Amateur titles

Shyla Singh and Abel Eduard  – photo Golf NSW The New South Wales Amateur titles have been completed at the Pennant Hills Golf Club in Sydney with Kingston Heath member Abel Eduard proving to be somewhat of a giant killer when he accounted for Australia’s current hottest amateur golfer, Harrison Crowe, in the men’s event […]

Encouragement continues for Jason Day

A venue where Day has enjoyed considerable success He might have bogeyed his final hole on each of the opening two days of the Farmers Insurance Open, but Jason Day has continued his recent and encouraging improvement, finding himself in a share of 10th place and although seven shots from the lead of Sam Ryder […]

Australasian Tour’s 2023 schedule begins on Mornington Peninsula

Todd Sinnott with the 2022 trophy – photo Australian Golf Media The PGA Tour of Australasia gets its 2023 schedule underway when the TPS Victoria hosted by Geoff Ogilvy gets underway at the Rosebud Country Club’s Composite Course on the Mornington Peninsula. The event brings together both men and women competing for the same purse […]

NSW Amateur Fields Decided

Chris Fan – photo David Tease Golf NSW The match play fields for both the Men’s and Women’s NSW Amateur Championships have been decided following the completion of 36 holes of strokeplay at the Ryde Parramatta and Pennant Hills Golf Clubs in Sydney. 32 men and 16 women will get their head to head match […]