Entries by Bruce Young

Newly turned professional wins LIV Series Bangkok

Eugenio Lopez Chacarra – photo Jonathan Ferrey Getty Images / Liv Golf A 22 year old recently turned professional, Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, has given his career the ultimate boost by taking out the Liv Series Bangkok event by three shots over Patrick Reed and in doing so has not only won the US$4 million first prize […]

Presidents Cup Internationals impress in Las Vegas

Cameron Davis – file photo Bruce Young Several of the international players who performed with distinction at the recent Presidents Cup have backed up with impressive starts to the PGA Tour event in Las Vegas, the Shriners Children’s Hospital Open. Mito Pereira leads the event through 36 holes at 12 under and one ahead of […]

Min Woo Lee finds form in Spain

Min Woo Lee – file photo PGA of Australia Despite his significant talent and promise, Perth’s Min Woo Lee’s form in 2022 has not lived up to the high reputation he has, but in today’s second round of the acciona Open de Espana Presented by Madrid, (Spanish Open) the 24-year-old Perth golfer’s round of 65 […]

Improvement for Marc Leishman in Bangkok

The Stonehill Golf Course’s 18th hole – photo Getty Images Marc Leishman’s 2022 season has been well below that he has experienced in recent years, slipping from 36th in the world ranking at the end of 2021 to a current 63rd but an opening round of 66 in the 6th of the LIV Golf Series […]

LIV Golf Series reaches Asia

Will Cam Smith and caddie Sam Pinfold be celebrating again this week? LIV Golf hits Asia for the first occasion this week when the 6th in their eight event 2022 schedule, is played in the Province of Pathum Thani in Thailand. The Stonehill Golf Course plays host to the event so soon after its opening […]

Another impressive week for New Zealand golfers

Ryan Fox – reaches an all time high in DP World Tour and World rankings – photo Getty Images For the second week in succession New Zealand golfers have performed with distinction on their respective professional tours. Last week, Daniel Hillier won his second event on the European Challenge Tour and Steve Alker finished in […]

Daniel Hillier leads again in France

Daniel Hillier – photo Getty Images New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier has set about consolidating the standing his victory in last week’s European Challenge Tour event has given him on the Road to Mallorca Order of Merit, taking a share of the lead at the halfway mark of Hopps Open de Provence in Mallemort in France. […]

Steve Alker extends Charles Schwab Cup lead

Steve Alker – file photo courtesy of USGA Amidst the significant interest generated in world golf by the Presidents Cup battle in North Carolina, New Zealand’s Steve Alker continued his amazing run on the PGA Tour Champions with a share of the runner-up position at the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach. Alker finished one […]

New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier closes in on DP World Tour card

Daniel Hillier – photo Getty Images New Zealand golf now appears likely to have another representative playing the DP World Tour in 2023 following the success of Wellingtonian, Daniel Hillier, in a Challenge Tour event in Europe this weekend. Hillier produced a stunning final round of 64 to win the Swiss Challenge at  Golf Saint […]