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First Walking The Faiways for 2024 and I've got a few things to bring to you.
Come with me as I keep you informed with what's happening on golf courses around Australia with updates as to who is changing their course, which courses have architects starting new work and what has generally been happening around the country. The only place where you will get a huge insight from the inner working of Australian golf courses!
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
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Moore Park Golf Course in Sydney is at an important junction in its long history as a public golf course. Moore Park Golf Course was a golf course that from its very inception was built as a gateway to the sport of golf for the working class of Sydney. Those who could not afford an entry into the private exclusive clubs that were being built in the surrounding areas. A copy if you like, of how golf was accessed by those of the old country, Scotland.
Recently, pressure to retain 18 holes of golf at Moore Park has been brought to a head, when late last year the NSW Government announced its intention to repurpose approximately half of the golf course space for other outdoor activities which does not include golf.
Join me on this episode as I phone in a friend with one of the leaders of the campaign to save Moore Park Golf Course, Jared Kendler. Jared is a very passionate nearby resident of the Moore Park Golf Course and a regular player of the course. Listen as we take a very deep dive into what is at stake for the Moore Park Golf Course and its long history that began as the very first iteration of a public golf course in Australia way back in 1910. We also wade through the details that are sometimes overlooked when discussing Moore Park Golf Course and why we believe its very much worth saving and participating in the fight to save it as 18 holes.
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You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
Important links to help save Moore Park Golf Course:Save Moore Park Golf Course
Centennial Parklands - Have Your Say on the Future of Moore Park South
Survey: Share Your Ideas - Moore Park South
The Future of Moore Park South - Discussion Paper
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The Board Room segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is sponsored by The Social Media Birdie. If you're a golf club, golf course or business in the golf industry, then The Social Media Birdie is who you need to look after your social and digital media for you. Check them out by clicking here The Social Media Birdie
Ever thought "Hey, someone should build a golf course over there!" Well, that's exactly what touring professional golfer Mat Goggin thought many years ago of an area of land at 7 Mile Beach in Hobart, Tasmania.
If you're into golf then you've probably heard something about the new golf course being built at 7 Mile Beach. If not, that's ok, because I'm about to load you up full of sand! And by sand, I mean information about the 7 Mile Beach golf course as I spend some time with Mat Goggin, the driving force behind one of the most exciting golf course construction projects in Australia.
Join Mat Goggin and I as we discuss just how much time, effort and work is involved in building a world class public access golf course from scratch. Mat is very open as we dive not only into the moments that spawned the idea of building a golf course at 7 Mile Beach, but also the passion he is putting into this project and what he wants it to become.
This podcast you are sure to enjoy no matter how much you think you already know about 7 Mile Beach!
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
People and places mentioned in this podcast:
7 Mile Beach Golf Course
7 Mile Beach Instagram account
7 Mile Beach Golf Shop
Mat Goggin (Wiki Profile)
Lindy Goggin - One of The Greats (by David Newbery) Inside Golf - 27th May 2016
Clayton DeVries Pont (CDP)
Barnbougle
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
2009 Open Championship Turnberry
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This episode of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click on their name and it will take you straight to their website for more information or simply go to www.campbellchemicals.com.auThis was fun! This episode was recorded LIVE at the annual Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) Conference in Adelaide at the turf trade show booth of this podcast episode sponsor Colin Campbell Chemicals. Nadeem and I had a lot of fun at the conference recording this one which also gave me the opportunity to grab a few of the superstars of turf to sit down on the couch for a brief chat as they walked past. I sit down with a broad mix of guests for a few great chats about the conference and the greenkeeping industry.
Settle into that seat of yours, turn down the background noise and lets have a good time.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
People & Places mentioned in this podcast:
Colin Campbell Chemicals
The ASTMA
Royal Perth Golf Club
Te Arai Links
Dr Jim Brosnan
Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club
NSWGCA
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Keeper Of The Greens is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click on their name or go to and it will take you straight to their website for more information or simply go to www.campbellchemicals.com.au
Rowan Daymond is a Superintendent that has just experienced what it's like to LIV through being the host of a major tournament. (See what I did there?!)
Rowan's greenkeeping career began from humble beginnings in a small regional town along the mighty Murray River. Playing golf with his Grandfather as a young boy, Rowan would grow up to enjoy the game of golf along with getting a start as a greenkeeper on the local golf course of his home town of Coomealla. A move to the South Australian capital Adelaide would see Rowan gain significant experience under the guidance of a very well respected Superintendent before taking a break to travel to the UK. Rowan's career restarted back in Adelaide where he would begin his long relationship with The Grange Golf Club over a couple of stints including a rebuild.
Fast forward to today and Rowan leads a large team maintaining the largest golf facility in Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club which has just finished playing host to the very first LIV tournament held in Australia.
Sit down and grab a drink for this one as Rowan gives us an insight into what it was like hosting the newest version of tournament golf in the world. He also puts The Grange on your bucket list of courses to play as we explore just what make The Grange, The Grange.
Don't forget to join both Nadeem, from the sponsor of this podcast episode Colin Campbell Chemicals, and I at this year's ASTMA Conference in Adelaide, June 19 - 22. Don't forget you can register for free to enter the trade show by clicking this link https://www.astma.com.au/conference/trade-show-visitor-registration/
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
Places Mentioned in this podcast:
The Grange Golf Club
Coomealla Golf Club
Kooyonga Golf Club
Royal Adelaide Golf Club
Murray Downs Golf Resort
The Castle Course, St Andrews
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Walking The Fairways segment is here along with some news from what's happening on golf courses around Australia including the NT for something new. I also give you my take on the whole LIV/PGAT/EUROPGAT! So much going on but I just had to throw my thoughts in there this time around.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
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Keeper Of The Greens is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click on their name or go to and it will take you straight to their website for more information or simply go to www.campbellchemicals.com.auRecorded LIVE in the Maintenance Facility at Pennant Hills Golf Club.
Liam Ash could easily be confused with someone twice his age if you looked only at his list of places worked or had a conversation with him about greenkeeping, such is his level of experience and knowledge. But this well experienced young man now holds the keys to the castle, as he puts it, as Superintendent at one of Sydney's premier golf clubs, Pennant Hills Golf Club.
My conversation with Liam takes us through three states on the east coast of Australia, looking after turf grasses across the whole spectrum that grow in hot climates all the way to very cold. Liam started mowing grass at a very young age and it wasn't long before he began his greenkeeping career on the first rung like all of us, as an apprentice. Hard work and determination put Liam on a path to working for some of the best people in the industry before turning his hand to maintaining turf on private golf holes for some of Sydney's more wealthy people, before golf course greenkeeping called out his name again. This second stint came with a more hardened greenkeeper, one that could hold his own with the best at still quite a young age.
You're really going to enjoy this interview I have with Liam hearing about his broad experience gained in such a short space of time. Pennant Hills Golf Club itself is turning 100 this year and is soon to embark on a redesign which Liam gives us some insight on. There's lots in this one so come and join me for some fun as Liam and I chat with some unexpected noises in the background!
Don't forget to join both Nadeem, from the sponsor of this podcast episode Colin Campbell Chemicals, and I at this year's ASTMA Conference in Adelaide, June 19 - 22.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
Places Mentioned in this podcast:
Pennant Hills Golf Club
Brookwater Golf & Country Club
Barnbougle
Cape Wickham Golf Links
Monash Country Club
Killara Golf Club
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Ok, so here it is, my opinion piece on LIV Golf Adelaide!
Many of you have been wondering what I thought of LIV Golf Adelaide after my huge day trip from Sydney. I'm sure you've already listened to other podcasts and read articles about it, so to add to your understanding and even to your experience, here are my views and thoughts on the whole shabang!
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green.
Oh and don't forget to leave a review so more people can find and enjoy The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast just like you.
This episode of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is sponsored by - The Social Media Birdie
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Places mentioned in this podcast:
The Grange Golf Club
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Ok, so here it is! I finally managed to put this one together after recording it at the start of the year.
Metropolitan Golf Club holds a very special place in the heart of Australian golf. A host of multiple major tournaments throughout its history, Metro as it's affectionately known, is on most peoples bucket list and that of many professional players around the world.
Superintendent John Mann has only been at the club for a relatively short time, but as you will hear through his intelligent comments, is more than ready to take Metro to the next level. Come with us as we dive deep into the detail of Metro and unearth what is at the beating heart of one of Australia's finest golf courses as we also learn a bit about John Mann and what he brings to the table as a Superintendent with a great mind for history, agronomy and a level of detail that few possess.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green.
Oh and don't forget to leave a review so more people can find and enjoy The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast just like you.
This episode of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is sponsored by - The Social Media Birdie
If you need someone to take your social media and digital presence to the next level, look no further than The Social Media Birdie. We have the expertise to bring your social media and digital assets to life and engage your audience like never before. With a team that has industry experience in both digital marketing and golf, we're better than par!
Visit our website www.thesocialmediabirdie.com.au
Places mentioned in this podcast:
Metropolitan Golf Club
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Woodlands Golf Club
Commonwealth Golf Club
Healesville Country Club & Resort
Lonsdale Links
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Happy New Year and it's great to be back!
Starting off 2023 with Walking The Fairways. You have all been such loyal listeners that I've also added a small addition of Walking The Airwaves with some info about how big you've helped make The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast last year.
I've got a big year planned ahead and stay tuned for my new website coming out very soon where there will be more information for you to enjoy.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
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This podcast episode is proudly sponsored by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click their name or visit their website to find out how they can help you protect your turf - www.campbellchemicals.com.au
Something very different for me and you on this episode. I was invited to record live at the Colin Campbell Chemicals - Poa Forum held at Woodlands Golf Club on Melbourne's famed Sandbelt where two speakers were going to present loads of information about, you guessed it, Poa. Dr Jim Brosnan from University of Tennessee and Dr. Peter Boutsalis from University of Adelaide were incredible in what they delivered for everyone who attended.
This podcast episode however isn't about Poa itself but more about what some of the attendees thoughts were on attending education events like this and why they think it's important.
Thanks to Nadeem from Colin Campbell Chemicals for inviting me to attend the Poa Forum. Thanks also to those who gave their time for this podcast episode:
Pete Cawsey (Superintendent - Eastwood Golf Club)
Richard Forsyth (Director of Courses - Royal Melbourne Golf Club)
Doug Agnew (Teacher - Melbourne Polytechnic)
Brad Sim (Superintendent - Cape Kidnappers Golf Course)
Craig Anthony (Superintendent - Spring Valley Golf Club)
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
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Keeper Of The Greens is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click on their name and it will take you straight to their website for more information.
Tim Warren may be kicking goals left, right and centre as Superintendent at Glenelg Golf Club, but he's also worked at a number of golf courses prior to this position, many of which you may never have heard of.
Tim grants me, and you as the audience, an open invitation into his extensive greenkeeping career which saw him leave the family farm from rural Victoria for an early and brief taste of sports turf maintenance at the one and only MCG. Tim walks us through the challenges he encountered from being a hungry young greenkeeper in search of his first golf course as a Superintendent, through to managing a golf course during disastrous bushfires of Central Victoria, all the way to being ahead of the curve in environmental stewardship managing the course at Glenelg Golf Club in Adelaide.
Tim also gives us an insight into just what the team and club at Glenelg are getting up to on course (which is a great deal) including the work behind Tim and Monina Gilbey recently receiving the ASTMA Claude Crockford Sustainability & Environment Award. We also get talking about getting the message of the work golf clubs and courses are doing regarding environmental stewardship out into the broader community.
I don't think I need to tell you about my enthusiasm of having Tim on the podcast for this interview where I've been fangirling at the thought of this for quite some time! There's so much to take in during this podcast, so sit back and get ready to enjoy this one with Tim Warren.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green.
Places mentioned in this podcast:
Glenelg Golf Club
The Grange Golf Club
Royal Adelaide Golf Club
Kooyonga Golf Club
Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Resort
West Beach Parks Golf
Horsham Golf Club
Penola Golf Club
Millicent Golf Club
Mt Gambier Golf Club
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Campbell's Corner is a podcast segment with my sponsor of the podcast Colin Campbell Chemicals. www.campbellchemicals.com.au
This installment of Campbell's Corner has Nadeem passing over some of his best resources. Where you can find more information about the the science of the turf industry and a way for you to learn more in your own time.
We look at a number of book titles which are Nadeem's favourites. We also look into websites and social media groups, along with some of Nadeem's recommended podcasts to listen to. This is all in an effort to give you more places to further your knowledge with quick recommendations, saving all the research time often required to find the good stuff. Nadeem delivers the good stuff right to your ears and we have the book titles and other links below.
Links to things mentioned in this podcast:
Books Titles:
Turf Management by Turgeon and Kaminski
Compendium of Turfgrass Diseases by Smiley, Dernoeden, Clarke
Pest Management of Turfgrass for sport and recreation by Kaapro, Beehag, Manners
A Practical Guide to Turfgrass Fungicides by Latin
Management of Turfgrass Diseases by Vargas
Weed Control in turf and ornamentals by Turgeon, McCarty, Christians
Websites (clickable links):
Turf Management Australia facebook group
Resist Poa
Turfgrass Information File (TGIF)
University Websites (clickable Links):
Penn State
University Tennessee
Uni Florida
Rutgers
Clemson
Wisconsin University
North Carolina
Purdue
UC riverside
Podcasts (clickable links):
Behind The Turf
Turf Tuesdays
turfPH Dudes
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When it comes to golf, Canberra doesn't always come to mind first. We often think of Parliament House and politicians. Whilst there may not be many golf courses in Canberra, there are certainly some good ones and Federal Golf Club is one of those!
Pete Dunn is Director of Agronomy & Facilities at Federal Golf Club. Growing up in Canberra and getting into greenkeeping from a very young age afforded Pete the opportunity to get two trades under his belt. Pete is well equipped with the knowledge and skills to take Federal to the next level. During his career Pete has worked at a number of golf courses throughout Canberra taking in all of what works best before getting the opportunity to lead the team at Federal Golf Club.
Located at Red Hill Nature Reserve, which is basically within Canberra's city limits, Federal is a golf course that gets plenty of camera work from not only golfers but also tourists and diplomats alike. A very Australian setting is the backdrop of Federal and also what keeps the peace from the all encompassing National capital and its suburbs.
Join Pete and I as we chat about his greenkeeping career and dive into the details of what makes Federal Golf Club different from other golf courses in Canberra.
Places mentioned in this podcast:
Federal Golf Club
Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club
Yowani Country Club
Royal Canberra Golf Club
Murrumbidgee Country Club
Red Hill Nature Reserve
Crafter + Mogford Golf Strategies Golf Course Architects
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Dan Soutar was one of the founding fathers of golf in Australia. Emigrating to Australia in 1903 from Scotland, Soutar quickly established himself as one of the best golfers in the country and it wasn't long before he also turned his hand to golf course design for a number of clubs on the east coast of the country.
This story is a golf course/club biography of sorts and is centred around one of the golf courses that Soutar designed in the early 1900's, talking about its life from inception all the way through to today. I look into how the golf course and golf club began and its rise in the early days of the game becoming popular in Australia.
The fairways of this course were graced by some of the most famous names in Australian golf from the early 1900's including Dan Soutar himself, Joe Kirkwood, Fred Popplewell, Charlie Campbell, Tom Howard and Eric Apperly.
Come with me on this nostalgic trip as we begin at a time when people used to travel by steam train and a big tee shot went 180 yards!
People and places mentioned in this podcast:
EP.11 Aussie Golf History - Dan Soutar
EP.20 Aussie Golf History - Ernest Banks
Dan Soutar
Joe Kirkwood
Fred Popplewell
PGA of Australia
Nick Farr-Jones
Edwina Kennedy
Royal Adelaide Golf Club
Manly Golf Club
Concord Golf Club
The Australian Golf Club
Mudgee Golf Club
Christchurch Golf Club
Leura Golf Club
Wentworth Falls Country Club
Blackheath Golf Club
Bonville Golf Resort
Tallwoods Country Club
Dame Nellie Melba
Nelly Melba & The Daffodil Farmer
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Keeper Of The Greens is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click on their name and it will take you straight to their website for more information. Don;t forget to click here https://poaforum.floktu.com/ to buy your ticket to join the Poa Forum at Woodlands Golf Club in Melbourne on 25th October 2022.
Broome Golf Club is unique and it is remote. It has plenty wonderful wildlife in a quintessential Aussie setting and it's maintenance team is led by Superintendent Jason Johnson. Jason is the kind of guy you want to work for and the kind of guy you want working for your club. He's intelligent, humble, passionate and above all a down right great bloke!
Join us on this entertaining and enjoyable conversation as Jason delves into his greenkeeping career path which by his own admission is indifferent. A path less travelled, sure. But one that has led Jason to the remote tourist destination of Broome where he is very much at home. Jason let's us in on just what it takes to maintain a golf course in such a remote region of Australia and also such a challenging climate of Australia. If I'm being honest, I'm still unsure just how he and his team does it!
You will definitely laugh along the way during this podcast, no doubt like I did, and you will also realise what the future holds for Broome Golf Club with a person like Jason as Superintendent. A very bright one!
So strap yourself in, grab a drink of choice and put your thongs on because this one will take you away for an adventure!
Things mentioned in this podcast:
Broome Golf Club
Margaret River (Margs) Golf Club
The Australian Golf Club
What is Pindan?
Just how far it is from Broome to Perth for TAFE
Sydney Funnel-Web Spider
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Pat Wilson is Pambula born and bred! It's in his veins and he's proud to say it. So when you hear him talk about George Bush, The White House, President's Cup and Wimbledon, you could be forgiven for thinking he's a globe trotting, city slicker. Nothing however could be further from the truth.
Pat is certainly a well experienced greenkeeper and his journey around the world with the Ohio State Program gave him all the overseas and greenkeeping experience anyone could ask for. Always grounded by his family, upbringing, country life and a life mantra of treating people how you want to be treated, Pat has boomeranged from an apprentice greenkeeper at Pambula Merimbula, around the world and back to Pambula Merimbula, this time as Superintendent. This is a great story of what greenkeeping has done for Pat and in my opinion what Pat has done for the local area of Pambula Merimbula. Pat has ensured that the golf club is a way for young people to gain experience in a work place environment and also a place to start a career in greenkeeping if they choose. He also leads the maintenance team that work hard to present the golf course of Pambula Merimbula in top condition for the locals and visitors of the magnificent NSW South Coast.
Plug your ears in for this one and by the time you've finished listening you will want to book your next holiday at Pambula Merimbula and drop in to say hi to Pat.
People & Places mentioned:
Pambula Merimbula Golf Club
White House Putting Green
President's Cup
Tura Beach Country Club
Ohio Program
2019 Bushfires
EP.66 Aussie Golf History - Kameruka Golf Course
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This could quite possibly be the most important podcast interview I've done!
Monina Gilbey is the Biodiversity Manager at Glenelg Golf Club in Adelaide, South Australia. Her role in part entails maintaining and managing the out of play areas of the golf course which includes both the flora and fauna of the overall golf course land. Glenelg Golf Club as a whole, have committed to a sustainable future in maintaining the golf course land and part of that is the backing of Monina and Superintendent Tim Warren's vision in the potential that the golf course land at Glenelg can offer the local environment and community. Through the hard work of everyone involved at the club, the land of the course has now become a sanctuary for local flora and fauna, living in harmony with a fully functioning, highly regarded 18 hole golf course, which in my eyes is a model for the future.
Monina let's us all in on just what they have been creating and preserving at Glenelg Golf Club. Monina also explains how important the green space of golf courses, and only golf courses are, as wildlife sanctuaries in urban centres, contrary to the social and media commentary we all hear about. We talk about insects, birds, endangered plants that only remain on golf courses in Adelaide, and also a favourite topic of mine - HONEY!
There's so much in this podcast to take in that you really need to share it around to all lovers of wildlife and plant life! We need more people to hear about just what is happening and what is possible using the land of a golf course for preservation and conservation of flora and fauna in a modern world!
Places and people mentioned in this podcast:
Glenelg Golf Club Glenelg maintenance team Instagram Glenelg maintenance team Facebook
The Grange Golf Club Royal Adeialde Golf Club Kooyonga Golf Club Green Adelaide
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It's time to go to the Melbourne Sandbelt, to a place you may or may not have heard of before for this segment of Keeper Of The Greens. Keysborough Golf Club is my next stop and Superintendent Nick Launer is my guest on the podcast for this episode.
Nick grew up in regional Victoria where the local golf club, Neangar Park, was his Royal Melbourne as he puts it. Considering his future work prospects at a young age, Nick made a phone call to start a career path working in sport that would ultimately lead him to getting his first taste of sports turf management at one of Australia's best golf courses!
Through working at a number of fantastic golf courses in his career and being mentored along the way by some of the best in the greenkeeping industry, Nick has garnered a load of experience and skills which culminated in securing the role of Superintendent at Keysborough Golf Club.
Come along with Nick and I for this great journey as we discuss his career in full and open up some of the detail of Keysborough Golf Club that you may not have heard before.
People & Places mentioned:
Keysborough Golf Club Neangar Park Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Murray Downs Golf & Country Club
Royal Melbourne Golf Club 2018 World Cup of Golf Just what is the Melbourne Sandbelt?
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Thanks to The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, The Design Brief has expanded!
The new Design Brief kicks off with me interviewing Australian Golf Course Architect Ben Davey from Contour Golf. Ben has a wealth of knowledge and experience that began with working on some of the best new golf courses in Victoria during his early career, and then on some amazing new golf course projects overseas. Getting a start in the golf architecture industry from an incredibly left field meeting opportunity, Ben has clearly worked hard throughout his career to get to where he is today with his own company, Contour Golf, currently working all over Australia.
Come with me and enjoy a very interesting conversation as we discuss some of Ben's work, his career, and I ask some broader questions in search of Ben's thoughts.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
People and places mentioned:
The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects Contour Golf Bob Shearer Darius Oliver: Planet Golf
The Dunes Golf Club Ivanhoe Golf Course Kwinana Golf Club Tasmania Golf Club Yowani Country Club
Murrumbidgee Country Club 13th Beach
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