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.
Gabi Ruffels – file photo courtesy of USGA With just one round now to play at the Final Stage of qualifying in Spain, two Australians and two New Zealanders remain alive in their pursuit of playing rights to the 2023 Ladies European Tour. Of the ten Australians who began the 90 hole examination, only Hanee […]
Cameron Smith – one of several golfers no doubt relieved by the overnight news The news overnight that Augusta National Golf Club has agreed to their existing qualifying criteria for the 2023 Masters applying to all golfers irrespective of their allegiance to LIV Golf or otherwise will be a great Xmas present to Cameron Smith […]
Gabi Ruffels – former US Amateur Champion chasing status in Europe – photo USGA While most other golfers will be thinking of Xmas and the Festive Season ahead, several Australasians face an important last task in 2022 when they vie for the right to play the Ladies European Tour in 2023. The Final Stage of […]
Karis Davidson – file photo Queensland’s Karis Davidson and Victorian Su Oh have both regained the right to play the LPGA Tour in 2023 following the completion of Q Series qualifying in Alabama this morning. 144 holes were used to decide the 45 players who gained status of varying degrees with Davidson finishing in a […]
Andrew Evans – regains Japan Tour status The numbers of Australasian golfers plying their trade on the Japan Golf Tour will be reduced in 2023 following the completion of that tour’s Final Stage of Qualifying completed in Miyazaki in southern Japan this week. 93 golfers competed for a position inside the top 25 to secure […]
Richard Green – file photo Victorians Richard Green and David McKenzie have successfully negotiated one of the most demanding tests in professional golf after finishing inside the top five at Final Stage of PGA Tour Champions Qualifying in Arizona this week. For Green it marks a debut season on the PGA Tour Champions in 2023 […]
Nick Flanagan with Cathedral Golf Club’s owner David Evans – photo Gary Lisbon. The win by Newcastle’s Nick Flanagan in this week’s Cathedral Invitational at the Cathedral Lodge and Golf Club about two hours north of Melbourne, might have been achieved in a two day near end of season hit-out for many of those who […]
Su Oh – file photo Australian Golf Media All four Australasians have made it into the second week of the LPGA Tour Q Series qualifying, the opening 72 holes in Mobile in Alabama leaving all four inside the required mark to advance to week two being played nearby. The leading 70 of the original 100 […]
Adrian Meronk – photo Australian Golf Media The hot northerly wind which welcomed players to the Victoria Golf Club on Sunday at the men’s and women’s Australian Opens promised to add a different dynamic to proceedings and a sense of pending drama to the final round and almost immediately that would be the case. Overnight […]
Brad Kennedy – photo Japan Tour Australian Brad Kennedy has finished 8th in the Japan Tour’s season ending Golf Nippon Series event in Tokyo and has finished the season in 16th place on the Japan Tour money list and as the leading Australian ahead of Anthony Quayle who finished 19th. Kennedy earned the equivalent of […]