The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast

Steve Smith
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The podcast to listen to if you want to know everything there is about Australian golf courses, greenkeeping and architecture so you can get more out of your game!

  1. 1d ago

    EP.199 Walking the Fairways - feat. Dave Meadows (Smoke & Soul Project)

    Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can check out their website www.dint.com.au. This segment of Walking the Fairways features the regular news from across Australia and New Zealand but there's also the addition of an interview with Dave Meadows. Dave is the Course Foreman of Royal Adelaide Golf Club, and he is currently doing an incredible project travelling the eastern half of Australia by car with his family, feeding the homeless and disadvantaged with his low and slow BBQ. Dave is doing something amazing right now and I just had to have him on the podcast so you can hear about his incredible act of kindness! The regular news also features the announcement of the return of the New Zealand Women's Open next year to the calendar, Waikanae Golf Club in NZ is adding a new tee to their 17th hole, Neangar Park GC in Victoria is hosting something special later this year, and Gold Creek Country Club in Canberra are continuing with more course improvements, along with plenty more as always. You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com People and places mentioned in this podcast: Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dave Meadows Smoke and Soul Project Website Dave Meadows Smoke and Soul Podcast - Spotify Dave Meadows BBQ - YouTube Dave Meadows Smoke and Soul Project - Go Fund Me Dave Meadows BBQ - Facebook Dave Meadows BBQ - Instgram Royal Adelaide Golf Club St Vincent de Paul Society The Salvation Army New Zealand Women's Open Wainui Golf Club Windross Farm Golf Course Terrace Downs at Fables Resort Waikanae Golf Club Muriwai Golf Club Phil Tataurangi Neagar Park Golf Club WPGA Tour of Australasia Thurgoona Country Club Resort Yamba Golf & Country Club Gold Creek Country Club Merredin Golf Club - Facebook EP.197 Keeper of the Greens - Harry Middleton EP.53 Keeper of the Greens - Simon Snedden EP.185 Royal Melbourne - Behind the Scenes of the Men's Australian Open Part 1

  2. Jul 15

    EP.198 The Design Brief - Harley Kruse (Kruse Golf)

    The Design Brief segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠McMahons⁠⁠. Check out their website to get a better understanding of their suite of services and outstanding portfolio of work at ⁠⁠www.mcmahons.net.au In his own words Harley Kruse wasn't drawing golf holes dreaming about designing golf courses when he was at school. He became a landscape architect and through working in his early career with Ross Perrett he was soon working on golf projects from a landscape architecture perspective. It wasn't until Ross Perrett teamed up with the late golfing great Peter Thomson and late Michael Wolveridge, which created the golf course design firm Thomson Wolveridge Perrett, that his career would soon turn much more to designing golf courses. Harley Kruse today is an incredibly experienced golf course architect working early on with Thomson Wolveridge Perrett before moving over to Greg Norman Golf Course Design and leading their team in Asia. Following a decline in the Asian golf market, Harley went out to work on his own and started Kruse Golf, but you'll quickly hear that he remained working collaboratively with peers of the architecture industry which he continues to do today. From designing the Norman course at Mission Hills in China, and Danang Dunes in Vietnam, to Settlers Run in Melbourne and more recently remodeling Royal Perth Golf Club with peers Clayton DeVries & Pont, there's a lot packed into this episode. Join Harley and I as we sit down to discuss his extensive golf course architecture career along with a couple of other design questions, in the wonderful Elanora Country Club clubhouse with the magnificent views to the Pacific Ocean! This is another interesting chat that I'm sure you'll take a lot away from. You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com People and places mentioned in this podcast: Kruse Golf Elanora Country Club Commonwealth Golf Club Catalina Club SAGCA The Lakes Golf Club Royal Sydney Golf Club Hanse Golf Course Design The Alister MacKenzie Society Royal Melbourne Golf Club North Berwick Golf Club Neil Crafter (SAGCA Member) Golf Monthly - What is a Revetted Bunker? Golf De Fontainebleau Clayton DeVries & Pont (CDP) Ross Perrett (SAGCA Member) Peter Thomson - Wiki Australian Senior Golfer - Vale Renowned Golf Course Designer Michael Wolveridge The National Golf Club Twin Waters Golf Club Links Hope Island Lakeside Golf Club Camden Justin Trott (SAGCA Member) Paul Mogford (SAGCA Member) Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) Bob Harrison (SAGCA Member) The National Golf Club - Moonah Course Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club Brookwater Golf & Country Club The Vintage Golf Club Ellerston Golf Mission Hills Sand River Golf Club Legend Danang Golf Resort Royal Perth Golf Club Cottesloe Golf Club Lukas Michel (SAGCA Member) Woodlands Golf Club Settlers Run Golf & Country Club Royal Adelaide Golf Club EP.193 The Design Brief - Michael Henderson EP.171 Keeper of the Greens - Darcy Jones EP.175 Keeper of the Greens - Jake Gibbs EP.93 Aussie Golf History - Killara Golf Club Part 1

  3. Jul 13

    EP.197 Keeper of the Greens - Harry Middleton (Muriwai Golf Links)

    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 Harry Middleton is Superintendent of the wonderful Muriwai Golf Links just to the north west of Auckland in New Zealand. Growing up and playing golf at Mount Maunganui, Harry was exposed to and got his early taste of greenkeeping local to home. And from here he would soon get an opportunity to start an apprenticeship at the local Omanu Golf Club. Upon becoming a qualified greenkeeper Harry began looking abroad to gain more experience in the industry which would lead him to the Home of Golf - St Andrews! You'll have to listen in for Harry's full story which is unbelievable and includes a stint at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club and also maintaining a football stadium in England before the opportunity to lead the team at Muriwai Golf Links. Lap this one up and with a few laughs along the way as I venture virtually across the ditch for this unreal conversation. You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me an email to - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ People and places mentioned in this podcast: Muriwai Golf Links St Andrews Beach Golf Course Portsea Golf Club The National Golf Club ASTMA OCM Design Huntingdale Golf Club Lonsdale Links Phil Tataurangi - LinkedIn Tara Iti Mt Maunganui Golf Club Omanu Golf Club St Andrews The Road Hole - YouTube Swilcan Bridge - Wiki Leo Barber - LinkedIn The Hills Golf Club Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club Hayling Golf Club AirSwing Media Ranfurlie Golf Club Concord Golf Club Renaissance Golf Design Tom Doak The National Golf Club - Long Island Courses EP.195 Keeper of the Greens - Brenden Benad EP.179 Keeper of the Greens - Andrew Anderson

  4. Jul 9

    EP.196 Walking the Fairways - feat. Fraser Brown (Lake Karrinyup Country Club) & Nathan Baker (ASTMA Award Winner)

    Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can check out their website www.dint.com.au. This segment I have 2 guests joining in on the pod. Fraser Brown, Superintendent of Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, jumps on to give us an update of what they have been up to with an irrigation system being installed. I also make a phone call to Nathan Baker, winner of this year's ASTMA Graduate of the Year Award from the national turf conference in Melbourne. Along with a chat with these guests I have a full wrap up of the award winners of the ASTMA conference, there's plenty happening in Perth with Royal Perth GC getting stuck into their final stage of their redesign of their golf course, Mandurah Country Club is also installing new irrigation. Moore Park GC in Sydney has been officially cut in half and Gailes GC in Brisbane is doing some bunker improvements on course. There's always plenty of info to stay up to date with and there's plenty of laughs in this one too! p.s. Make sure you listen past the end for some bloopers! You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com People and places mentioned in this podcast: Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lake Karrinyup Country Club Byron Bay Golf Club Kingston Beach Golf Club Mosman Park Golf Club Bardwell Valley Golf Club Trentham Golf Club Bega Country Club Apollo Bay Golf Club ACTSTMA - Facebook VGCSA NSWGCSA VGCSA & NSWGCSA 2026 Country Conference Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Resort Royal Hobart Golf Club Meadowbrook Golf Club Royal Sydney Golf Club ASTMA Kingston Heath Golf Club QSTMA Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) - Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) BoM - June 2026 Likely Impacts of El Niño BoM - Sea Surface Temperature Maps BoM - Maps of Recent and Past Conditions BoM - Australian Rainfall Since 1900 The Western Australian Golf Club Royal Perth Golf Club Clayton DeVries & Pont (CDP) Kruse Golf Mandurah Country Club East Geelong Golf Club Gailes Golf Club Wynnum Golf Club Moore Park Golf Course Camden Golf Club Bondi Golf & Diggers Club Dave Meadows Smoke & Soul Project Dave Meadows Smoke & Soul Project Podcast EP.87 Keeper of the Greens - Fraser Brown EP.192 Keeper of the Greens - Hayden Mead EP.168 Keeper of the Greens - Tom North EP.159 Keeper of the Greens - Adam Marchant EP.119 Keeper of the Greens - Shane Baker EP.102 Keeper of the Greens - Idris Evans EP.185 Royal Melbourne - Behind the Scenes of the Men's Australian Open Part 1

  5. Jun 29

    EP.195 Keeper of the Greens - Brenden Benad (Manly Golf Club)

    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 Brenden Benad hasn't followed the usual path to becoming a Golf Course Superintendent. Not at all! In fact, he is probably one of very few that have gone from maintaining horse racecourses over to maintaining golf courses. Yes, from the outset, and unbeknownst to me, Brenden's greenkeeping career is rather different to most I've had the pleasure of chatting with on the podcast in the past. And from that difference comes many different rabbit holes. We also get to learn about the Manly golf course and what makes it such a unique and interesting site to maintain on top of being a highly regarded and historic golf course. Our conversation also takes in topics such as leadership, people management, team culture, professional development, personal growth, and the often less discussed topic of mental health. We go into all sorts of areas in this one and enjoy ourselves along the way with a few laughs, and many sayings and analogies! If any of the discussions in this podcast raised concerns with your mental health you can contact: Lifeline (Australia): 13 11 14 or visit ⁠⁠⁠www.lifeline.org.au⁠⁠⁠ Beyond Blue (Australia): 1300 224 636 or visit www.beyondblue.org.au⁠⁠⁠ MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978 or visit www.mensline.org.au⁠ You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me an email to - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ People and places mentioned in this podcast: Manly Golf Club The Australian Golf Club Mornington Racecourse Caulfield Racecourse - Wiki Royal Melbourne Golf Club Elanora Country Club Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Thomson Perrett (Now Perrett Webb) Redland Bay Golf Club The Lakes Golf Club EP.95 Keeper of the Greens - Richard Forsyth EP.122 Keeper of the Greens - James Newell EP.149 Keeper of the Greens - Dion Cope

  6. Jun 22

    EP.194 Walking the Fairways - feat. Jimmy Downes (Humpty Doo Golf Club)

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  7. Jun 16

    EP.193 The Design Brief - Michael Henderson (Holes in the Ground)

    The Design Brief segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠McMahons⁠. Check out their website to get a better understanding of their suite of services and outstanding portfolio of work at ⁠www.mcmahons.net.au From humble beginnings in Melbourne after finishing school, Michael Henderson found a desire in wanting to understand golf course architecture much more. He read all he could find and put himself on a path to earning an opportunity to work in this rather niche industry. From submitting design work to a golf course architecture competition, to working at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Michael wanted in on the golf architecture world and nothing was going to stop him. He gained a couple of different opportunities over time working with a couple of well known firms, including shaping on site helping to build the well known and now famous Tara Iti in New Zealand. Fast forward to today and Michael is now a member of the Society of Australian Golf Course architects having completed his own work to redesign an amazing transformation of Mallacoota Golf Club after the devastating 2019 bushfires, along with recent work at Flinders Golf Club on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. Come along for the ride as we launch into Michael's background and career, along with some fun and interesting discussions around courses other than 18 holes. You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com People and places mentioned in this podcast: Holes in the Ground Michael Henderson SAGCA Profile Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA) The Lakes Golf Club Pennant Hills Golf Club Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Sandhurst Club North Berwick Golf Club Hokitika Golf Club Royal Melbourne Golf Club Tom Doak Tony Cashmore Profile - Planet Golf Tara Iti Golf Club 13th Beach The Dunes Golf Links Renaissance Golf The National Golf Club - Gunnamatta Course Concord Golf Club 7 Mile Beach Clayton DeVries & Pont (CDP) Mallacoota Golf & Country Club Mallacoota's Story - The Victorian Bushfires Remembered Curlewis Golf Club Flinders Golf Club Wollongong Golf Club Alister MacKenzie Society Barwon Heads Golf Club Newgreens Chatswood Moore Park Golf Course Barnbougle - Bougle Run Kingston Heath Golf Club - The Furrows Latrobe Golf Club - The Island Commonwealth Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Crafter Mogford - Golf Strategies EP.187 The Design Brief - Scott Champion EP.78 Keeper of the Greens - John Mann EP.130 Keeper of the Greens - Adam Lamb

  8. Jun 11

    EP.192 Keeper of the Greens - Hayden Mead (Kingston Heath Golf Club)

    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 Hayden Mead is the Superintendent of one of Australia's greatest golf courses, Kingston Heath Golf Club. I made the journey to Kingston Heath to sit down with Hayden in the clubhouse and record our conversation. We discuss his career at length, from starting his greenkeeping career after finishing school and working his way up the ladder to Superintendent. I'm not going to give anything away with this one other than to say, this is a long journey of only two courses, and you know it ends up at Kingston Heath. We discuss a whole lot including greenkeeping, personal growth, people management, history, vegetation, and tournament hosting, along with the immediate future of Kingston Heath being this year's host of the men's Australian Open and 2028 Presidents Cup! Slide into a comfy seat, put your ears on and get ready, this is one you don't want to miss! You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me an email to - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ People and places mentioned in this podcast: Kingston Heath Golf Club Jacks Point The National Golf Club - Long Island Ashley Mead Cranbourne Golf Club Spring Valley Golf Club Australian Open Presidents Cup Victoria Golf Club

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