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. JAN 5

    EP.162 Keeper of the Greens - Jock McPherson (Congressional Country 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 Jock McPherson comes across as a humble kinda bloke. And when you find out that his greenkeeping career began in Tamworth, NSW, it kinda sounds about right too. But when you find out that he is currently Senior Assistant Superintendent at the one and only Congressional Country Club just outside Washington DC in the USA, you really want to know more! I'm not going to divulge his whole career in this caption needless to say that Jock's story is one you want to hear. Jock's career story includes both golf courses in Tamworth, the extremely private and famed Ellerston golf course, and a career changing melting pot of USA experiences thanks to the Ohio State Program. Jock may come across as somewhat calm and unassuming, but don't let that fool you, he has worked hard to carved out a greenkeeping career that many will find inspirational and even admire! Join Jock and I as we step through his wonderful career, from country NSW, all the way to the big smoke of Congressional just outside Washington DC, discussing the wide range of different weather conditions and diverse turf surfaces he has experienced in a relatively short time frame. This is one you will enjoy! 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: Congressional Country Club Cal Club (California Golf Club) Tamworth Golf Club Longyard Golf Course Greg Norman Golf Course Design Tamworth, NSW - Wiki Ellerston Barnbougle The Cliffs Kangaroo Island EP.135 Steve's Ransom Special Guest - Mike O'Keeffe Ohio State Program Austin Country Club Austin, Texas - Wiki Medinah Country Club OCM Golf Course Design

    1h 35m

  2. 12/29/2025

    EP.161 Walking the Fairways - Including an update about the North Adelaide Public Golf Course Redevelopment

    Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make sure to check out their website www.dint.com.au This segment has lots of news once again from all over Australia and little from New Zealand with a focus on smaller clubs and regional golf clubs. There's also a whole lot of detail that was recently released about the redevelopment of the public North Adelaide golf course in readiness to host LIV Adelaide in 2028 which I will go through with you at length. Join me for the very last podcast episode of 2025 before we fire things up in the new year! 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 Caloundra Golf Club Nedlands Golf Club North Adelaide Public Golf Course North Adelaide Public Golf Course Redevelopment Details Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) Kooyonga Golf Club Women's Australian Open Mount Osmond Golf Club Balgowlah Golf Club Palm Beach Golf Club Mudgee Golf Club Young Golf Club Cobram Barooga Golf Club Medway Golf Club Queenscliff Golf Club Midlands Golf Club Riversdale Beach Golf Club EP.117 Walking the Fairways - Adam Marchant EP.159 Keeper of the Greens - Adam Marchant EP.99 Keeper of the Greens - Jason Seis

    1h 13m

  3. 12/27/2025

    EP.160 Steve's Random Special Guest - Nadeem Zreikat (International Turfgrass Society)

    Whilst it's called Steve's Random Special Guest, this episode brings back long time friend of the podcast, Nadeem Zreikat. This time however, Nadeem has a new title to add to his repertoire - board member of the International Turfgrass Society. Nadeem joins me to talk about not only his recent appointment as part of the International Turfgrass Society, but also we discuss just what the society of all about and what they do in the world of turf. Many of you may not have heard of them before, me included, and this was a great little chat to hear about the many benefits of their work and also how you can be involved to help improve yourself. And, with the recent news of the passing of Peter McMaugh, we finish off the podcast with a late inclusion of our own little tribute to Peter's life and work. Thank you to Avondale Golf Club for allowing us to record this podcast episode inside their wonderful clubhouse. You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green! You can contact Nadeem on these details below: Email - zreikat@campbellchemicals.com.au Phone - 0403 110 608 LinkedIn - Nadeem Zreikat 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: International Turfgrass Society (ITS) Avondale Golf Club Brett Morris - LinkedIn Will Bowden - LinkedIn Behind The Turf Podcast EP.39 Behind the Turf Podcast - Peter McMaugh Part A (Spotify) EP.40 Behind The Turf Podcast - Peter McMaugh Part B (Spotify) The R&A and Torgerson Gilbey - Golf Course 2030 Project ASTMA article - Vale Peter McMaugh

    37 min

  4. 12/22/2025

    EP.159 Keeper of the Greens - Adam Marchant (Royal Sydney 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 Adam Marchant has just overseen one of Australia's most significant golf course rebuilds! You wouldn't know it but Adam's current high level of responsibility as Royal Sydney Golf Club's Director of Grounds comes from humble beginnings in regional NSW. Adam grew up in the NSW country town of Mudgee. Well known as a wine region, Mudgee couldn't be more removed from the hustle and bustle of Sydney and the high profile Royal Sydney Golf Club. For a time, Adam's father was a trainee professional golfer at the local Mudgee Golf Club where Adam would frequent as a kid and learned the game of golf. Adam would also get his first taste of greenkeeping at Mudgee GC doing school work experience on course for a couple of weeks. And it was from here that Adam realised what he wanted to do. Although his first employment began as an apprentice greenkeeper at one of Mudgee's bowling clubs, Adam had the opportunity to visit Royal Sydney Golf Club in his early years of learning the trade. This lit a fire in Adam and he soon chased for a chance to work as an apprentice greenkeeper at a golf course, Royal Sydney no less. And it is from this beginning that Adam has climbed from the bottom to the very top of maintaining the golf course at Royal Sydney! I'm not going to give it all away here needless to say that Adam's story is one of perserverance, dedication, achieving goals and staying humble. He has achieved so much at such a revered golf club, along with recently working with one of the world's most renowned golf course architects in Gil Hanse for one of Australia's most significant golf course transformations. Join Adam and I as we step through his amazing greenkeeping career all the way to today as Director of Grounds, experiencing and managing an incredible facility of not just golf, but world class turf surfaces of bowls, tennis, and croquet (funny story in this episode)! I couldn't think of a better way to cap of an amazing 2025 than to have the opportunity to share this unique conversation with Adam, from one of the world's most amazing greenkeeping office's, at one of Australia's most well known and historically significant golf club's. 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: Royal Sydney Golf Club Hanse Golf Course Design Mudgee Golf Club Club Mudgee (Bowling Club) Mudgee - Wiki Ross Watson - Planet Golf Croquet Australia - Eire Cup 2011 Davis Cup Tie at Royal Sydney All England Lawn Tennis Club - Wimbledon Harley Kruse - Kruse Golf EP.99 Keeper of the Greens - Jason Seis

    1h 55m

  5. 12/17/2025

    EP.158 Walking the Fairways - Including My Experience at the Men's Australian Open

    Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make sure to check out their website www.dint.com.au This is a slightly different Walking the Fairways. There's the usual news from around Australia and New Zealand including the brand new ISPS Handa Japan Australasia Championship to be held at Royal Auckland & Grange GC, Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast is set to lose 9 of it's 27 holes, and Aston Hills Golf Club is doing some work to rebuild their practice facilities. I also provide you with some of my own experience from the men's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne where I was down there to record an upcoming behind the scenes podcast series and some videos with Beschen Pou about what it takes to prepare and deliver RM's Composite Course for the tournament. This was an incredibly exciting experience and I can't wait to bring it to you, but i will give a little taste of just what it was like within the team for the 4 days I was recording for. Hope you enjoy this episode as we get a little close towards the end of 2025. 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 ⁠Royal Melbourne Golf Club ISPS Handa Japan Australasia Championship - Golf Australia Magazine Royal Auckland & Grange Golf Club Humpty Doo Golf Club RACV Royal Pines Resort Royal Fremantle Golf Club Glenelg Golf Club Ryan Van Der Veen Crafter + Mogford Golf Strategies Aston Hills Golf Club Newcastle Golf Club Harrison Golf 7 Mile Beach Golf Course Clayton DeVries & Pont (CDP) Rockingham Golf Club EP.95 Keeper of the Greens - Richard Forsyth (Royal Melbourne Golf Club) EP.75 Keeper of the Greens - Tim Warren (Glenelg Golf Club) EP.69 Sustainable Golf - Monina Gilbey (Glenelg Golf Club) EP.121 The Design Brief - Ryan Van Der Veen (Van Der Veen Designs) EP.84 The Board Room - Mat Goggin (7 Mile Beach Golf Course)

    57 min

  6. 12/14/2025

    EP.157 The Design Brief - Mike Clayton (Clayton DeVries & Pont)

    Here is a convo that I'm sure you are going to enjoy! I chat with Mike Clayton from Clayton DeVries & Pont and member of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects. Mike has been in the golf industry for a long time in various forms. From playing professionally and competing at the highest level, to writing, to designing golf courses. Known for speaking his mind and how he sees things, I felt it was high time I invited Mike on for a chat. We discuss many different topics, some of which include how he first got into golf course architecture as a profession, his past design work, and the relationship between architecture and greenkeeping to name just a few. Needless to say that I was packing it at the thought of speaking with someone of Mike's calibre. Nevertheless, we had a laugh from time to time as we discussed things that hopefully you haven't heard anywhere else before. Sit back, load up your favourite beverage, and make sure your ears and eyes are set to open! 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: Too many to list but here goes.... Clayton DeVries & Pont Clayton Golf Mike Clayton - Wiki Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA) Barnbougle Ranfurlie Golf Club Victoria Golf Club Royal Queensland Golf Club The National Golf Club Cape Wickham Golf Links Claude Crockford - Royal Melbourne Golf Club Kingston Beach Golf Club The Vines Resort Palm Meadows Golf Course Morfontaine Golf Swinley Forest Golf Club National Golf Links of America RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort Rosebud Country Club Green Acres Golf Club 13th Beach Golf Links 7 Mile Beach Golf Course Lake Karrinyup Country Club Terrey Hills Golf and Country Club Peter Fowler - Wiki Woodlands Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Royal Melbourne Golf Club Kingston Heath Golf Club St Andrews Beach Golf Course Peter Thomson - Wiki Seve Ballesteros - Wiki Golf.com 2025 World Top 100 Spirit of St Andrews - Alister MacKenzie (Evalu18.com) Golf Architecture for Normal People - Geoff Shackleford Anatomy of a Golf Course - Tom Doak (Evalu18.com) Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club Kruse Golf - Harley Kruse Club Catalina Narooma Golf Club Royal Perth Golf Club Mount Lawley Golf Club OCM Design Gosnells Golf Club Tom Doak Lancelin Golf Club - Facebook Yering Meadows Golf Club Capital Golf Club Moonah Links Resort The Dunes Golf Links Portsea Golf Club Sorrento Golf Club Port Fairy Golf Links Royal Hobart Golf Club Elanora Country Club Kew Golf Club Royal Sydney Golf Club Hanse Golf Course Design EP.84 The Board Room - Mat Goggin (7 Mile Beach Golf Course) EP.118 The Design Brief - Rob Collins (King Collins Dormer) EP.78 Keeper of the Greens - John Mann (Metropolitan Golf Club) EP.156 Keeper of the Greens - John Spraggs (Royal Wellington Golf Club) EP.95 Keeper of the Greens - Richard Forsyth (Royal Melbourne Golf Club) EP.101 Keeper of the Greens - Glenn Stuart (Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club)

    1h 48m

  7. 12/10/2025

    EP.156 Keeper of the Greens - John Spraggs (Royal Wellington 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 John Spraggs is a born and bred New Zealander and it gives e great pleasure to have John as my very first New Zealand interview on John Deere Keeper of the Greens. John is Course Manager of Royal Wellington Golf Club in the southern part of New Zealand's North Island. John grew up on the family dairy farm. Although he worked on the farm, it wasn't going to be his long term career. He found an opportunity as an apprentice greenkeeper and took it with both hands. Thoroughly enjoying his time learning the greenkeeping trade, it wasn't long before John knew it was managing a golf course that he really wanted to do. Early in John's career he became Superintendent and it was from here that he started to make his mark on New Zealand's greenkeeping industry. After working at a number of courses as Superintendent John took on the superintendents role at Mount Maunganui Golf Club in Tauranga where the club would host the NZ PGA Championship in 1985 that would be won by Frank Nobilo. Following a number of years at Mount Maunganui Golf Club, John made the move back to Wellington at Hutt Golf Club before he would accept the role leading the team on course at Royal Wellington where he has now been for the past 20 years! This is a wonderful conversation encompassing a long and established greenkeeping career and a number of New Zealand golf courses that I'm sure you will enjoy listening to! 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: Royal Wellington Golf Club Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club Manawatu Golf Club Wanganui Golf Club Pirongia Golf Club Hamilton Golf Club - St Andrews Course Manly Sea Eagles rugby league team Westown Golf Club Mount Maunganui Golf Club NZ PGA Championship Frank Nobilo wiki Boulcott's Farm Golf Club (Merged with Hutt GC) Scott Macpherson Golf Design Greg Turner Cape Kidnappers Golf Course Te Arai Links GEO Foundation Sustainable Golf Women's Amateur Asia Pacific Championship Asia Pacific Amateur Championship Asia Pacific Golf Confederation USGA GS3 Ball Wairakei Golf & Sanctuary Kinloch Golf Club EP.127 Keeper of the Greens - Mark Spraggs EP.135 Steve's Random Special Guest - Mike O'Keeffe

    1h 37m

  8. 12/01/2025

    EP.155 Steve's Soapbox - Moving the Australian Open around Australia

    This is something a bit different. I don't often like to give my opinion on things but with the Australian Open on this week held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, I felt it was time to talk about the men's Australian Open. On this episode of the podcast I raise the question of why doesn't the men's Australian Open move around Australia? It's been locked up between Sydney and Melbourne for the best part of 50 yrs (with 2 exceptions in 1998 and 2001) and no one seems to think there's anything wrong with that. Well I do! On top of my idea for the next 20yrs of men's Australian Open courses, I ignite the same argument with the men's Australian PGA Championship with it being locked up in Queensland, and I also talk about the idea of bringing back the Australian Masters. There's also something more given that golf is back to being an incredibly popular spectator sport in Australia, I also raise the idea of something that's been asleep for a long time - The Australian Match Play Championship. I think there's arguably an appetite for it too. Join me as I explore the idea of these tournaments being different to what they are today and even bringing some back, along with my ideas of just where to host them. You might think I'm mad, you might think I'm crazy, maybe you might even agree with me on some points, but at the end of this podcast, I ultimately want you thinking about how can we make these tournaments better still. Oh and if you're interested, get in now and book your place by clicking here for the John Deere Technology Demonstration Event & Operations Centre Mini Clinic on 10th December 2025 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: Australia Open wiki Royal Melbourne Golf Club Kingston Heath Golf Club Lake Karrinyup Country Club Royal Sydney Golf Club 7 Mile Beach The Grand Golf Club Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club (PK) Royal Adelaide Golf Club Royal Canberra Golf Club NSW Golf Club Darwin Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Links Kennedy Bay Golf Course Royal Queensland Golf Club Kooyonga Golf Club Royal Hobart Golf Club Victoria Golf Club The Lakes Golf Club RACV Royal Pines Terrey Hills Golf and Country Club Joondalup Resort Palmerston Golf Club Huntingdale Golf Club Commonwealth Golf Club Yarra Yarra Golf Club The National Golf Club - Long Island Course Woodlands Golf Club Moonah Links - Open Course Bonville Golf Resort Hope Island Golf Course Mount Lawley Golf Club Glenelg Golf Club Barwon Heads Golf Club Maroochy River Golf Club Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club Gold Creek Country Club St Andrews Beach Golf Course

    1h 12m
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