Golf

Bairnsdale Golf Club, which is closer to Paynesville, is down the coast from Lakes Entrance and may well be the start or the end of your golfing road trip between Sydney and Melbourne. It's a classic country course in exceptional condition. Jeff Graham's at the helm in Bairnsdale, avid golfer and fisher, he's right where he wants to be, and where we should definitely visit. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Darren Adam's a brick laying renovation expert who makes old things look great again. He strikes me as being entirely normal, especially when he talks about golf because he loves it. LOVES IT! One of my favourite chats about golf - and it's all about golf. A game he says is, amongst other things, solving problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Erskine - the 'Pioneer of Sports Management in Australia' has had a hell of a life. Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Shane Warne, Michael Parkinson, Tiger Woods - he's been involved with the very very best sport has to offer. And entertainment, think Michale Parkinson. What about V8 Supercars? Golf Tournaments? Tennis? He's been in and around some of the best bits of our lives since the 70's, and...

James Dean is an A Grade golfer with a vision - not just for good golf, but free golf. For someone at the very least. Build it, and they will come, he says. Is it that simple? It's a great idea, could it work at your club? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christian Small is a 20 year PGA Pro who's been involved in golf at just about every level. He sees the game quite simply but understands how complicated it really is. Or is it? Are we overthinking, over-feeling, over-analysing and not really understanding how to get the ball where we want it to go? It's a fun chat, we cover a lot of ground. He's a big, deep thinker with some very good thoughts. H...

Hickory golf? Kooky? Of course. Fun? Most definitely! Good for your 'real' golf game? Obviously - though I'm not sure why, but it is.   Consider this an invitation to become a national champion! Phil Baird is mad for it, he plays the wooden shafts Friday afternoons at Manly Golf Club and he's really very good. Funnily enough, since playing a bit with him, my handicap's come in. Coincidence? M...

Mike Clayton's got his name in the credits of a stack of great golf courses, not just in Australia but around the world. Barnbougle Dunes, Victoria, Kingston Heath, Metropolitan and now, the new darling of Australian golf, 7 Mile. He's refreshingly honest about anything to do with golf. Here, we go from his beginnings in golf to playing to Greg Norman and architecture and end up with LIV. What an...

Karen Lunn had a terrific life as a pro golfer, winning 16 times around the world in a career spanning over 30 years. Surprisingly, her legacy may not be her playing, but her role as a golfing administrator. She's at the forefront of bringing women's golf to the masses, and it's working. Beautifully. We caught up on ABC Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it me? Is it the clubs? Is it my brain or my back or what? What is it that surprises us ever so rarely with sheer beauty in our golf game, only to depart? And how do we find it again? Change things, obviously. Paul's an amateur golfer and a great guy on the hunt. This may well be a podcast about most of us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rod Tucker is a beautiful golfer. Straight, precise, on target almost all of the time - probably a lot like his umpiring around the world in the great game of cricket. From Dennis Lillee to Daryl Steyn to Warnie and beyond, he's seen a lot and is generous enough to share some of it. A great chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Royal Canberra Golf Club - of the famous Royal Golf Clubs has had a bit of work done - the Championship Nine has had more of a resurfacing than a face lift from the team at OCM and as it emerges from winter into spring, it's not just looking the goods, it's playing beautifully. Russell Ingram is the kind of captain any club would love, deeply passionate about the club, the course and the members....

Sri Lanka's probably better known for surfing than golf - definitely sapphires - but maybe there's a new jewel in the crown. On the southwest coast you'll find Shangri-la Hambantota: A relatively new hotel with a championship golf course that'll test any holiday player. Through an old sapphire mine, a coconut plantation and along the ocean, it's got beauty and challenge in equal measure. Luke Saha...

Chunta Wu is a Freshman at Minnesota University - One of two Gophers to compete in all 11 tournaments and twice led the team during an event this season, he has the second best scoring average and he's pretty much self taught, with a lot of love and help from his dad Martin. He's a young man on the move, and after completing his Freshman year as one of the Gopher's best golfers, he's back home for...

Mark Dobbo Dobson is an advisor and strategist to wildly successful people - sports folk, business people and teams of various types. He understands what it takes to succeed, and even better, can explain it in ways everyone can understand. We chat about everything from winning to mindset to faith and confidence and even hope. It all adds up to a fun, very informative listen. Hosted on Acast. See a...

AI is everywhere. For some, it's great news, for others and intellectual struggle. How about AI and your golf game? And not just an app with yardage, but an actual caddie chatting with you about the course you're playing and the conditions you're playing in, in real time. It's a thing. Clive Mayhews' Golf. AI is at the cutting edge of golf tech, and by his own admission, he's an evangelist with so...

Put Lightning Ridge Golf Course on your to play list - at the very least, it'll bring you to Lightning Ridge. There's a fantastic sense of humour in this opal town of Northern NSW, it's a field of dreams for many where some even strike it rich. 'Cutty' is a local whose injuries currently hold him off the course, but he knows it, and a fair slice of life in Lightning Ridge. Dave and Phil are mid-ga...

David Mc Kerihan is a good, old fashioned sports fan. If there's a ball being belted, he'll watch it. For over 20 years he's worked on a bunch of tipping comps, for us golfers, the best is Major Major. A tipping comp around the Majors and there's definitely something here for anyone wanting to start their own comp. It's about golf, but it's more than that. It's friendship, staying in touch and win...

Royal Hobart has a massive history. New GM Nathan Sharrock is new to the club, whilst PGA professional Tim Cameron has been around a little longer. They both have terrific golfing stories - as does their golfing home. AND, there's a Masters tie in here that goes beyond the only ever Australian Open Champ who's won and done the job in Tasmania at RH - the great Jack Nicklaus Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Exciting news, golfers. 7 Mile Golf Club is almost ready. It's the vision of Tassie golf pro Matt Goggin, and he's taken Anthony Toogood along for the ride from the very beginning. Part of the legendary Tasmanian golfing Toogoods, Anthony has his own story to tell, which now includes 7 Mile, probably 5 Mile, and a few other golfing miles as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Les Browne's been a member of his golf club for over 60 years, he's been involved with Golf Australia, Golf NSW and more in numerous facets and is now the Captain of the Australian Golf Historical Society. He knows golf, how it's played and has some interesting insights into the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Dickson is a film maker who's turned his hand to writing. His first novel is based in golf and probable truth. Here he talks golf and life and story telling. To get hold of The Embedded Lie go to https://www.dicksonfilms.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Byron Bay's Golf Course is beautiful. Beautifully situated, beautifully prepared and beautiful to play. It's Byron, what would you expect? Greg Stewart's the long time pro and the love he has for the place is reciprocated by members and guests. He's spent a lifetime in golf and as such, has a lifetime of stories to tell. And, he's a great bloke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Lakes Entrance Golf Club is a rare delight... A tough test of anyone's golf game on something of a sleeper - but it's only a sleeper because not enough people know about it. The greens are great, the wind howls, the water's in play and the test is true. As you'll hopefully experience, you can pretty much have it to yourself. The Captain and the President love the place, and reckon you will, too. H...

Bright Golf Club is a beauty. Set in a picturesque valley and running along the Ovens River, it's beautiful. Cam Wicks has had a lot do with that, he's been the course super for a long time, and it's easy to see why he loves the place. John Ruddock's a newcomer, but he moved to Bright for the golf course - has there been a better endorsement? Together, they tell a bit of the Bright story, and some...

Antonio Gelonisi was part of the gang that started Piranha Golf - an Australian golf club manufacturer with a niche dream to provide golfers with weaponry to take on their golf courses. It's a chance to sneak inside the mind of someone who's done what a few of us might think we'd like to try... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.