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.
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 […]
Adam Scott plays his 8th Tournament of Champions – photo PGA of Australia The PGA Tour begins its 2023 calendar schedule this week with the now traditional staging of the Sentry Tournament of Champions for winners and those otherwise eligible from performances in the previous calendar year, but twelve months on from Cameron Smith’s first […]
Harrison Crowe – defending champion, Asia Pacific Amateur Champion and 2023 Masters invitee – photo AAC The Master of the Amateurs gets amateur golf underway for 2023 when the highly regarded title goes up for grabs at the Southern Golf Club in Melbourne’s Sandbelt, where the event is to be staged for the next three […]
Kirsten Rudgeley – great boost to her professional aspirations – photo WATC A former winner of and runner-up at the US Women’s Amateur Championship, Gabi Ruffels, and Perth’s, Kirsten Rudgeley, have emerged as the two Australians to gain the all important Category 12 status for the 2023 Ladies European Tour following the completion of their […]
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 […]