The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast

The Design Brief is back and this time I'm chatting with another member of The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, Ryan Van Der Veen. Ryan joins me to chat about his career, beginning with his time in golf course construction from a young age back in the USA where he was born. After getting his start using heavy machinery on weekends and school holidays, it was during his time studyi...

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠ www.dint.com.au and ⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.campbellchemicals.com.au There's lots going on around Australia and right here is where you will get all the info you need to stay up to date. I'm joined on this podcast episode by Tim Warren, Superintendent of Glenelg Golf...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shane Baker is Superintendent of Mosman Park Golf Club in Perth, Western Australia. Born an...

Rob Collins and King Collins Dormer are fast becoming well known throughout the United States of America, thanks in part to their design of cult hero golf course at Sweetens Cove Golf Club in Tennessee, and their big, bold, home run hitting design of the golf course at Landmand Golf Club in Nebraska, both under the former guise as King Collins. Apart from these special two designs, a number of oth...

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠⁠⁠ www.campbellchemicals.com.au and ⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠ www.dint.com.au Royal Sydney Golf Club has been through a great deal of hard in the background prior to the commencement of breaking ground by Golf Course Architect Gil Hanse and his team back in 2023. Gil was selected by...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jeff Powell is Superintendent of Ballarat Golf Club in regional Victoria. Known as a fantastic...

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠ ⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠ www.dint.com.au and Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.campbellchemicals.com.au There's lots going on around Australia and right here is where you will get all the info you need to stay up to date. Yowani Country Club in Canberra is growing in very well and we're starting to see just...

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Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ By the time you have finished listening to this episode, you'll want to be mates with Craig Walke...

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠⁠ www.campbellchemicals.com.au and Dint Golf Solutions⁠ www.dint.com.au This episode of Walking the Fairways sees me chatting with Greens Director of Ashgrove Golf Club, Simon Putral in Brisbane, and Superintendent of Lakelands Golf Club, Richard Flesser, on the Gold Coast, to gain...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Smith is a young passionate greenkeeper currently working at Piltdown Golf Club in the South Eas...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chris Rae is an expat Aussie and Superintendent of Orkney Golf Club. Orkney Golf Club is located on the...

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by Dint Golf Solutions www.dint.com.au and Colin Campbell Chemicals www.campbellchemicals.com.au On this episode of Walking the Fairways there's extensive news from right around Australia! You'll get an insight directly from Jared Kendler, board member and lead spokesperson of Moore Park Golf Collecti...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Terry Vogel is a man from the country through and through. What you're going to get from his story is a dee...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   The Women in Turf Program is supported by John Deere in collaboration with Envu and the Australian Sports Tur...

Thanks to The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, The Design Brief is back! Richard Chamberlain may not be a household name in Australian golf course architecture. As you'll soon hear, Richard is however extremely well experienced and has worked with some of those household golf course architecture names. From an early career in cartography Richard was soon to make a change into golf...

In news on Walking the Fairways I let you know about a $300M golf and surf resort coming to the Gold Coast, Rowan Daymond - Superintendent of The Grange GC in Adelaide drops in for a chat about preparing the course for LIV Golf Adelaide, Yowani Golf Club in Canberra gets a mention as their new layout design by Ben Davey from Contour Golf is growing in nicely, Mt Lawley Golf Club in Perth is soon t...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Kate Rainsbury is relatively young in the greenkeeping industry. However, what she may lack in experience she mor...

Walking the Fairways is the news segment of the podcast where I keep you up to date with happenings on golf courses around Australia including who is doing redesign works, new construction updates, which golf clubs are improving their golf courses, and any new architecture updates. On this episode I make a announcement of something new that I'm supporting in 2025 that we need your help with, and I...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠   There aren't many people who can say they have worked at the one place for nearly 40 years, and there are less people...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠   Glenn Stuart is Director of Courses at one of Australia's best golf facilities, Peninsula Kingswood, or PK as it's affect...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠   The tables are turned for episode 100 of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast when I, Steve Smith, become the guest on my own...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠   Superintendent of Mudgee Golf Club, Jason Seis, is a 5th generation farmer from the local Mudgee/Gulgong region of NSW. Knowi...

Kingston Heath Golf Club is co hosting the Australian Open this year. I recently travelled to Melbourne and was fortunate to be given an opportunity to play a round at Kingston Heath. In this episode of Walking the Fairways I want to give you an insight into just what I experienced and saw out on the golf course at Kingston Heath, along with giving you some things to look for if you're at the tour...

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. Check out the brand new ⁠⁠185 E-Cut⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠225 E-Cut⁠⁠ fully electric walk behind greens mowers from John Deere. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and ask for a demo. Sophie Warren is a young upcoming female greenkeeper! Having recently received the Turf...