Entries by Bruce Young

Brad Kennedy leads season ending Japan Tour event

Brad Kennedy today – photo and article Japan Tour Australian veteran Brad Kennedy showed little signs of discomfort from the pain in his knee as he took a share of the halfway stage lead of the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup after firing a second successive four-under-par 66 on Friday. The 48-year-old reached the 36-hole […]

Cameron Smith runs out of steam at Australian Open

Smith in action this morning – photo Australian Golf Media The hopes Cameron Smith held of winning a first Australian Open have appear on the brink after a second round of 73 to go with his opening 71 has him at 2 over par to sit one outside the cutline in a share of 77th […]

Micheluzzi and Kim lead their respective Australian Opens

David Micheluzzi – in action in today’s opening round of 63 – photo Golf Australia Day one of the historical combined gender Australian Opens is complete and two young Australians lead their respective fields at the Victorian and Kingston Heath Golf Clubs in Melbourne’s golfing mecca, the Sandbelt. Local golfer, David Micheluzzi, who last week […]

Four Australasians tackle LPGA Tour Final Stage

Su Oh – file photo – Bruce Young Final Stage Qualifying for the 2023 LPGA Tour begins today in Mobile in Alabama where 100 players will chase one of 45 cards and earn the right to ply their trade on the LPGA Tour next season. Playing alongside the top 50 players that battled each other […]

Home grown golfers hold favouritism at Australian Opens

Minjee Lee with her US Women’s Open trophy in Melbourne this week – photo Golf Australia Australian golf creates history this week when both the men’s and women’s Australian Open Championship are played concurrently at the Victorian and Kingston Heath Golf Clubs in Melbourne’s famed sandbelt. While the concept and format has been used successfully […]

Lucas Herbert fit for ‘home’ national open

Lucas Herbert generating media interest in Melbourne this morning – photo Golf Australia Victorian golfer Lucas Herbert is Australia’s third highest world ranked golfer and after back issues forced him to withdraw at last week’s Australian PGA Championship he is keen to bounce back with  good showing, if not better, at this week’s Australian Open […]

A happy Lydia Ko returns to world number one

Lydia Ko – a year of rewards for effort – photo LPGA Getty Images Lydia Ko’s return to the number one position in the female game following her win in the season ending LPGA Tour event, The CME Group Tour Championship, comes 5 years after her last time at the top of the Rolex Rankings. […]

Brendan Jones retains Japan Tour playing privileges

Brendan Jones – file photo Last week I made mention of the fact that Australian golfer, Brendan Jones, needed a good week at the final full field event of the year on the Japan Tour, the Casio World Open, in order to retain his playing privileges  in Japan for next season without the need to […]

Cameron Smith’s claims 3rd PGA title and fifth of 2022

Smith claims his third Australian PGA Championship – photo PGA of Australia Cameron Smith today won his third Australian PGA Championship, his fifth title of 2022 and although some would argue he should be the number two player in the world, in many eyes he is, so 2022 has been a breakthrough year in so […]