Entries by Bruce Young

Ryan Fox sets up Dubai showdown with Rory McIlroy

Fox’s win at St Andrews several weeks ago played a key role in a thrilling finish to the season – photo Getty Images Ryan Fox’s runner-up finish to Tommy Fleetwood at the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City overnight has set up the juicy scenario of a battle royale between the New Zealander and Northern Ireland’s […]

Andrew Martin last man standing at Vic PGA Championship

Andrew Martin with his Vic PGA trophy – photo PGA of Australia. 38-year-old Victorian professional Andrew Martin has survived a five hole playoff against NSW’s golfer Lincoln Tighe, Victorian Brett Coletta and South Australian Adam Bland, to win the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links, the 2003 Australian Amateur Champion eventually winning with a birdie […]

Scott Hend’s revival continues in Egypt

Photo and article Asian Tour Scott Hend’s revival continued today after he shot a sublime eight-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead in the US$1.5 million International Series Egypt. The Australian, who has battled back from prostate cancer, looked like his old self today making nine birdies and one bogey at Madinaty Golf Club – […]

Eight Australians chasing DP World Tour status in Spain

Maverick Antcliff – hoping for a return to the DP World Tour – photo Getty Images / DP World Tour Eight Australians face the task of finishing inside the top 25 at this week’s Final Stage of qualifying to earn their right to play the DP World Tour next season. The event is played over […]

Alker and Harrington duke it out in Charles Schwab Cup final

Alker with perhaps his most important win thus far – the Senior PGA – photo Montana Pritchard PGA of America The final event of the 2022 PGA Tour Champions Tour will be played this week when the Charles Schwab Cup Championship is staged in Phoenix in Arizona with the leading 33 available players from the […]

Curtis Luck regains Korn Ferry Tour status

Curtis Luck – file photo Curtis Luck, the former US Amateur, Asia Pacific Amateur, Eisenhower Trophy and West Australian Open Champion will return to the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023 following the completion of that tour’s qualifying in Georgia over the weekend. The Korn Ferry Tour is essentially now the only means of accessing the […]

Several Australians advance to Europe’s Final Stage Qualifying

Perth’s Hayden Hopewell finished 4th at his venue – photo AAC Several Australians will advance to the final Stage of qualifying for next season’s DP World Tour following the completion of stage two qualifying at four separate venues in Spain overnight. The final stage will begin this coming Friday in Tarragona in Spain where 156 […]

Daniel Hillier’s European playing rights officially confirmed

Daniel Hillier with the trophy which set up his European Tour playing rights – file photo Getty Images New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier was unable to finish the season off in style at the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final in Mallorca but for the 23-year-old Wellingtonian it is a case of mission accomplished in 2022. Hillier […]

No joy for Australasians at Women’s Asian Pacific Championship

Huang Ting-Hsuan – photo R&A Chinese Taipei’s Huang Ting-Hsuan has won the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship in Pattaya in Thailand, her strong closing nine of 33 reversing a four shot deficit through nine holes of her final round to claim the title by two shots over Natthakritta Vongtaveelap of Thailand, the highest world ranked […]