The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast

This episode sees the return of Walking The Fairways with news coming from parts of the country far and wide including South Australia, Queensland & Western Australia. I also take some time to interview Loch & Leesh, the couple behind their own great Aussie adventure and website called Finding Fairways. I hope you enjoy the conversation we have and start to think about your very own golf a...

In this episode I give you a greenkeeping industry update from my recent trip to the annual ASTMA conference at the Gold Coast. And the main segment of this podcast is the second time around for Aussie Golf History on the life story of professional golfer/greenkeeper/course architect Ernest Banks and his time spent working on just a few golf course both in England and here in Australia. I hope you...

Episode 19 takes you on a lap of the country giving you an update of what's happening on some courses this time throughout NSW, VIC & SA but I can't forget about an update of 7 Mile Beach Golf Course. The Greenkeepers Shed makes a return where I give you an idea into just how water is used as a tool on a golf course and not just to water the grass! Please like, share, subscribe and as always i...

This episode is all about Barnbougle in Tasmania.  I catch up with Ross Flannigan for our Golf Chat segment and we discuss our first experience at an Australian golf mecca. You can listen to Ross Flannigan on the My Love Of Golf Podcast on your favourite podcast app.

I catch up with our resident golf course architect & current President of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects Harley Kruse from Kruse Golf. I get an update on work he's being doing at Blackheath Golf Club in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, we talk about the rediscovery of a lost golf course steeped in history in southern NSW and Harley lets us in on a new project he's set to be...

In this episode I have plenty of news coming out of eastern Australia after the devastating floods. I also tell you whose installing new mini golf courses in Western Australia and South Australia along with other happenings around the country. The Greenkeepers Shed is where i explore how changing the regular setup of a golf course in turn changes your experience and how you play your regular golf...

Heaps of golf course news coming out from around the country on the whole including Victoria, Queensland, NSW and South Australia. I also talk briefly about the sensational innovative golf tournament known as The Players Series which was just held at Bonnie Doon Golf Club in Sydney. My latest interview is with Tony Ellis, known as The Nomadic Golfer who epitomises everything that we can only do re...

In this episode I have plenty of news coming out of Tasmania including the recently announced 7 Mile Beach Golf Course along with lots coming out of Queensland at the moment. My first interview of 2021 is recorded with the one and only Australian golf author and publisher Paul Daley and we talk about his latest book Ben Hogan: The Yardstick of Golfing Greatness. If you're interested in purchasing...

Welcome to 2021! I kick off the year as per program with Walking The Fairways with some new works going on at Hope Island Golf Club in QLD and contractor announced for the construction of Cannon Hill Community Links in Brisbane amongst a few other bits of news. The Greenkeepers Shed makes a return to the podcast where I talk about the battle of keeping the greens and what's involved in greens main...

Walking the Fairways includes info about the new Bougle Run short course at Barnbougle which is to become a 52 hole facility (not 42 as I mention - Clearly I can't count whilst talking!) and some news coming out of Royal Canberra and Elanora Golf Club in Sydney. I also catch up with friend of the podcast Ross Flannigan and I learn about wedges as I want to know more before I buy some new gear and...

In this episode I walk the fairways and talk about a couple of big name courses coming back for play along with other happenings on the east coast and I launch my first Aussie Golf History segment on Australian professional golfer and architect Dan Soutar.  Short in segments but full of interest. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did researching for it! As always thanks for listening.

In this episode of Walking The Fairways, the heavens are starting to open up and deliver some liquid gold, there's some news of a new golf course development that has recently fallen over along with plenty of course works happening across the country. I catch up with Ross Flannigan from The My Love Of Golf Podcast and we chat all things golf and equipment in the current world. Finally The Greenkee...

This episode of Walking The Fairways I talk about a couple of states in Tasmania and Western Australia that have some news coming out of them. The Greenkeepers Shed segment talks about the relationship between golf course architecture and golf course maintenance and how they relate to your experience.  And finally Golf Travel with the last travels recommendations for NSW. I hope you enjoy lis...

This week is a long walk on the Walking The Fairways segment with news from South Australia, NSW & Queensland. I launch into the second part of Golf Travel with more golf holiday locations for you to enjoy throughout NSW and this time including SA. The Greenkeepers Shed keeps its regular spot as I give you some information about the relationship between green speeds and hole locations and what...

Walking The Fairways this week are headlines from Queensland & NSW including a new golf course set to be built in Brisbane and an update to of what's going on in some regional courses in NSW. A new segment simply called Golf Travel has been brought in to help you find some golf courses to play when you travel within your state and we start off with NSW in this episode. The Greenkeepers Shed ke...

A golf podcast from a different angle! A short walk this week on Walking The Fairways in this episode before I up the ante in the Greenkeepers Shed talking about the speed of golf courses and their unspoken impact on the game. Also in this episode I bring in a segment called The Design Brief where I will be talking to Australian golf course architect Harley Kruse from Kruse Golf about some new gol...

A golf podcast from a different angle! In this episode I start as always with Walking The Fairways which includes a fresh Covid update, some news from Tasmania and some fresh info from the NSW Mid North Coast. I talk to you about bunker sand in the Greenkeepers Shed and why sand ain't sand and how it can affect your game. And Nick from AirSwing Media drops me a line and we chat about golf in New Z...

A golf podcast from a different angle! I have the great pleasure of interviewing Ross Flannigan from The My Love Of Golf Podcast among many other ventures to his name. Ross has a great broad insight and knowledge into the golf industry along with being a podcast veteran and I absolutely love his passion for the sport. You can find Ross on social media - Instagram: @myloveofgolf & @ross.flannigan.g...

A golf podcast from a different angle! In this episode I start as always with Walking The Fairways which includes an update to some flood affected courses in Sydney, an update of an island paradise golf course and inform you about some inner city golf courses.  I finally get to talk to you about grain on a golf green in the Greenkeepers Shed segment and how it can affect your game. And to complete...

A golf podcast from a different angle! In this, the third episode of my podcast, Walking The Fairways includes a sweep through of the Covid-19 update for golf, I touch on a golf course that's closed down in WA and I look into a major holiday destination and what's happening there in regards to golf courses.  To finish the show off I'm introducing a new segment called Vicarious Golf with AirSw...

A golf podcast from a different angle! So happy to be back for my second podcast. This episode I start with an updated Walking The Fairways segment including what's happening with Covid-19 and golf, Sandy Golf Links, Leura Golf Club & Killara Golf Club. I also talk about golf course vegetation and how much work is involved with it's maintenance in The Greenkeepers Shed. And the episode finishe...

A golf podcast from a different angle! My very first podcast where I start off by introducing myself, where I come from and what I love about golf. I'll give you a virtual tour of some of what's been happening recently in the golf course landscape across Australia in my new Walking The Fairways segment, and also some insight into why greens renovations are important to you as a golfer in The Green...