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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.auIn this special segment of Walking the Fairways I have the privilege of chatting with Director of Course of Royal Melbourne Golf Club - Richard Forsyth. Richard gives us a full insight into just how the course has been coming along this season only 5 weeks out from the nation's biggest tournament! We talk about all the turf surfaces, turf challenges, expectations, and weather, along with many of the finer details that go into creating a true Royal Melbourne experience for the tournament.If you want to hear first hand exactly how the course is being prepared and know just what to expect for the tournament, then this is the podcast for you! Sit back and enjoy as Richard takes us around the composite course of the amazing Royal Melbourne Golf Club so close to round one of the men's Australian Open. You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookRoyal Melbourne Golf ClubMen's Australia Open 2025EP.95 Keeper of the Greens - Richard ForsythMetropolitan 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.auRighto, it's time for a deep dive for the turf nerds out there, or anyone who is interested in learning more about specific turf on a golf course.If you've ever wondered just how much thinking goes into preparing a golf course and it's turf surfaces, then this is very much the episode for you!I venture out to Duntryleague GC in Orange NSW to catch up with Superintendent Craig Geeve who generously gives us a deep insight into his maintenance practices of the unique turf surfaces of Duntryleague GC, including Poa annua putting greens and South African couch (Cyndodon tranvaalensis) fairways. There's lots of details in this one and lots of general conversation, discussion, questions, and personal insights from both of us.If you really want to go full turf nerd, join Craig and I out on course as this episode might just hit all the right notes and maybe even have you asking more questions afterwards. And that's how we like it. You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Duntryleague Golf ClubEP.145 Keeper of the Greens - Craig Geeve
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.auDion Cope is Superintendent of Redland Bay Golf Club in south east Brisbane in Queensland. He has had a long fruitful career in greenkeeping to get to where he is today which includes a number of years working in Asia.From first mowing a green at the age of 10, Dion was exposed to the trade of greenkeeping through his father. Growing up around greenkeeping didn't mean it would be Dion's chosen field, turns out he had a second significant vocation, rugby league! Dion received a contract through the Cronulla Sharks rugby league team in his early years, and through that, he was also able to work as a greenkeeper at the local Cronulla Golf Club. Dion eventually left the greenkeeping industry to pursue a career in rugby league for a while before a return to the industry at Ashgrove Golf Club in Brisbane. It was from here, and on the eve of being married, that Dion would get an opportunity to manage the large 54 hole golf facility of Tanjong Puteri Golf Resort in Malaysia. A number of years, a couple of clubs, and two children later, Dion and his family were to move back to Australia. Dion went through a few different work places in Australia before arriving and leading the team as Superintendent at Redland Bay Golf Club. He and the course team have been working through a greens replacement program to TifEagle putting surfaces as the club continues to improve the quality of their golf offering.Join Dion and myself for this sizable yarn into the depths of Redland Bay Golf Club, his greenkeeping career, the ups and downs of life, his structured and methodical approach to golf course management, and just listening to a great person from two fantastic industries greenkeeping and football!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Redland Bay Golf ClubCraigieburn - Wilmott Golf ClubOcean Shores Country ClubMeadowbrook Golf ClubRiverlakes Golf ClubCronulla SharksAndrew Ettingshausen (ET) - WikiCronulla Golf ClubRoyal Pines ResortAshgrove Golf ClubTunjong Puteri Golf ResortISO 9001Glenmarie Golf & Country ClubEP.44 Keeper of the Greens - Mick PascoeMt Warren Park Golf Club
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.auThis segment of Walking the Fairways has double the impact with two Andrew's joining me on the podcast to give you updates from deep within their respective golf courses. Andrew Anderson, Superintendent of Ranfurlie Golf Club, jumps on to give you and update about some new course work that began this week with the supervision of architects CDP. And I have a chat on site with Andrew Hamill, Superintendent of Blackheath Golf Club, when I visit the course to see just what they're up to with some new construction and to see how everything is looking leading up to their big Pro-Am tournament that will be held at the end of the week!There's also other information from around the country including the newly redesigned Mt Lawley GC standing up to the pro's for the WA Open and some state award winners from both the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Queensland (GCSAQ) and Victorian Golf Course Superintendents Association (VGCSA).You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & Facebook7 Mile Beach GolfEP.84 The Board Room - Mat GogginRanfurlie Golf ClubClayton DeVries Pont (CDP)VGCSAWangaratta Golf ClubPatterson River Golf ClubFlinders Golf ClubHoles in the Ground Golf Course ArchitectureYowani Country ClubContour Golf DesignBlackheath Golf & Community ClubEP.88 Keeper of the Greens - Matthew BaileyNambucca Heads Island Golf ClubStonecutters Ridge Golf ClubKooyonga Golf ClubLoxton Golf ClubMount Lawley Golf ClubEP.139 Keeper of the Greens - Rod TattHarvey Golf ClubEP.147 Keeper of the Greens - Kasey WilliamsGCSAQRedland Bay Golf ClubMaleny Golf ClubEP.137 Keeper of the Greens - Nik Smith
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.auKasey Williams is about as passionate a young greenkeeper as you'll come across. A native of Busselton in WA, Kasey wasn't sure just what she wanted to do when she finished school. She came across a local ad for an apprentice greenkeeper and knew that she enjoyed being outside and was already working casually at the local hockey club. She took the plunge into a career that both she and her school friends knew nothing about. And she was hooked.Learning her craft under Superintendent Lance Knox, Kasey's passion grew and grew. She was soon on a plane to the east coast of Australia to be part of the Women in Turf Program supported by John Deere Golf at Cobram Barooga Golf Club in NSW. Following that she took the next step in applying to be a volunteer at the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne. To her surprise she was accepted by Kingston Heath Golf Club and was again on a plane, but this time to Melbourne for the biggest tournament in Australia!Having completed her apprenticeship at Busselton Golf Club, Kasey is now a fully qualified greenkeeper and has recently accepted a role and made the move to Harvey Golf Club, also in Western Australia.Join Kasey and I as we chat about her career, her passion for turf and golf, where she wants to go in her career, and a whole lot more (including tea) from the south western corner of WA.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Harvey Golf ClubBusselton Golf ClubDilmah Tea - WikiEP.65 Keeper of the Greens - Lance KnoxBoolbardie Country Club Golf CourseSecret Harbour Golf LinksCobram Barooga Golf ClubWomen in Turf ProgramWembley Golf CourseKingston Heath Golf ClubASTMAGCSAWA
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.auThis segment of Walking the Fairways has information coming from Australia and New Zealand including Kooringal Golf Club in Victoria, Cumberland GC and Newcastle GC in NSW, and Royal Queensland in QLD to name a few. I'm also joined on this segment by Superintendent Nathan Bennett of Royal Adelaide GC in South Australia and I've discovered some info about another new course that is soon to be built in New Zealand.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookRoyal Adelaide Golf ClubKooringal Golf ClubCrafter + Mogford Golf StrategiesKew Golf ClubEast Geelong Golf ClubCarnarvon Golf ClubCamden Golf ClubEastlake Golf ClubCumberland Golf ClubHarrison GolfPort Kembla Golf ClubNewcastle Golf ClubGlenelg Golf ClubAston Hills Golf ClubIndooroopilly Golf ClubSouthport Golf ClubRoyal Queensland Golf ClubOCM DesignWindross Farm Golf CourseDouglas LinksHamish Edwards on Douglas LinksRBT DesignsBendigo Golf ClubRACV Healesville Country Club & Resort
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.auCraig Geeve, by his own admission, thinks differently, and in my opinion, is why you're going to absolutely love this chat!Craig comes from Sydney where he had a love of outdoors and would eventually get into greenkeeping. It was during his greenkeeping apprenticeship that Craig would learn from his early mentor and Superintendent at the time, Peter Watts, how to think more about keeping the greens rather than just going about it as you've been shown.Craig enjoyed study and found, along with working under some of Sydney's most revered superintendents, that further study could really elevate his knowledge of greenkeeping even more so.Throughout his career path Craig moved through a number of Sydney's best golf clubs such as Elanora, Pennant Hills, Royal Sydney, and Bonnie Doon which included one men's Australian Open and three TPS tournaments. This increasingly exciting and challenging workload would set Craig up to finally want his own superintendent's role where he would accept the position in the NSW country town of Orange at the unique Duntryleague Golf Club.Join me for a very in depth Steve's Super 7, lots of deep rabbit holes, an amazing career journey, a great regional golf course, some very interesting grass varieties, and one big technical breakdown, as Craig and I chew the fat about his time in greenkeeping so far, and the way he goes about building a great working environment and delivering the best turf surfaces and golf course he can with his team at Duntryleague!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Duntryleague Golf ClubMuirfield Golf Club (Sydney)Terrey Hills Golf and Country ClubPeter Watts - 2017 Claude Crockford Award recipientElanora Country ClubPennant Hills Golf ClubRoyal Sydney Golf ClubBonnie Doon Golf ClubEric Apperley - Top 100 Golf CoursesEP.50 The Design Brief - Ted Stirling
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.auThis segment of Walking the Fairways has information coming from Brisbane Golf Club and their greens resurfacing program, the Jack Nicklaus designed Lakelands on the Gold Coast is soon to embark on the rebuilding of their 18th green, lots of course machinery investment around Australia including at a number of regional golf clubs, Wagga Wagga Country Club is about to begin work on their golf course under the design hand of OCM, Royal Adelaide begins redesigning their 17th hole, and Links Kennedy Bay in Perth is soon to open after a 5 year redesign.I also chat with Toronto Golf Club Superintendent Aaron Cachia about what it's like to have a brand new maintenance facility and we discuss what work they've recently completed on course working into their masterplan from golf course architect Harley Kruse from Kruse Golf.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookToronto Golf ClubBrisbane Golf ClubLakelands Golf ClubGold Creek Country ClubYowani Country ClubContour Golf Golf DesignMerewether Golf ClubFinley Golf ClubCalderwood Golf ClubWagga Wagga Country ClubEP.11 Aussie Golf History - Dan SoutarOCMOatlands Golf ClubMount Derrimut Golf & Community ClubYarra Yarra Golf ClubBox Hill Golf ClubMount Gambier Golf ClubVisit Mount Gambier - The Limestone CoastNew Terry Wirrina Cove Golf ResortRoyal Adelaide Golf ClubRoyal Perth Golf ClubCDPKruse GolfCountry Club LauncestonTasmania Golf ClubSandhurst ClubEP.100 - When the Host Becomes the GuestBusselton Golf ClubHarvey Golf ClubThe Australian Golf ClubGrange Golf ClubGolf Course Superintendents Association Queensland (GCSAQ)
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.auKeegan Powell is Superintendent of The Sands Torquay, a unique golf course set alongside some of Victoria's most beautiful coastline. Keegan's career thus far has been a list of different experiences and study. From growing up in Melbourne and beginning his working career as an armature apprentice, which didn't take his fancy, to starting his greenkeeping career proper at Melbourne's Northern Golf Club in..........well, Melbourne's north!It wasn't long before Keegan had his sights set overseas which brought his attention to the Ohio State Program which many young Australians and New Zealanders have taken part in. Working at a couple of the USA's most exclusive private clubs saw Keegan gain much experience, along with a close encounter with Michael Jordan! From here Keegan travelled further to the UK working at the one and only Sunningdale Golf Club then a stint in Dubai, before heading back to Australia to see where he would work next.It wasn't too long before Keegan landed the job as Assistant Superintendent at The Sand Torquay where in time he would eventually take on the role as Superintendent.Join me for a new 12 month term of Keeper of the Greens in partnership with John Deere Golf, including a revamped Steve's Super Seven questions, as we head to the beginning of Victoria's Great Ocean Road for some fun stories and an interesting insight into another great golf course!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:The Sands TorquayThe Great Ocean Road - WikiGoonawarra Golf ClubNorthern Golf ClubOhio State ProgramEP.135 Steve's Random Special Guest - Mike O'KeeffePlainfield Country ClubIsleworth Golf ClubSunningdale Golf ClubAl Badia Golf ClubRiversdale Golf ClubVictorian Golf Course Superintendents Association (VGCSA)Breamlea Flora and Fauna Reserve
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.auThis segment of Walking the Fairways has plenty of information coming from a number of courses around Australia and New Zealand that we haven't heard from at all on the podcast before. Lots of places dealing with too much rain but things are turning now that we have officially hit Spring!I'm also joined on this episode by Head Greenkeeper of Humpty Doo Golf Club in the Northern Territory, Jimmy Downes. Jimmy gives us an update of the work that he has been up to on course including some green extensions and tee work. Jimmy also launches into a first for The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast, where he becomes our very first state correspondent delivering news for golf courses across the NT.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookHumpty Doo & Rural Area Golf ClubEP.90 Keeper of the Greens - Jimmy DownesTallebudgera Golf CoursePalm Meadows Golf CourseNoosa Springs Golf ResortRedcliffe Golf ClubCrafter Mogford Golf StrategiesPalmerston Golf & Country ClubGardens Park Golf LinksJabiru Golf ClubKatherine Country ClubDarwin Golf ClubGove Country Golf ClubNorthbridge Golf ClubLynwood Golf & Country ClubCowra Golf ClubDuntryleague Golf ClubClub TocumwalRobertson Lodges - Kauri CliffsCheltenham Golf ClubBayside City Council Meeting 19th August 2025Victoria Golf ClubBarwon Heads Golf ClubTasmania Golf Club7 Mile Beach Golf CourseEP.118 The Design Brief - Rob CollinsKing Collins Dormer
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.auDamien Bell has a greenkeeping career that doesn't follow the traditional path. Growing up at Wellington, in country NSW, greenkeeping wasn't exactly on his mind when looking for work after leaving school. After falling into a greenkeeping apprenticeship, as he puts it, he was literally thrown the keys to the golf course after his boss had an accident at home and was unable to return to work. A steep learning curve by anyone's standards. Damien stood tall and took on all the challenges that confronted a young man looking to learn the trade of greenkeeping, and after completing his apprenticeship, went on to win the national apprentice of the year award which laid down a path to a different world.Damien was soon on a plane to the USA before taking on a new role in Sydney and living in the big smoke! As life changes, so do your priorities, which would then see Damien and his young family looking to return to country life and taking on the role as Superintendent at the club where his career began. But this was only another small step in his career to date.Join Damien and I as we record this one in person at the Wellington Golf Clubhouse, catch up on old times, discuss what it's like living and working in a regional town, the highs and lows of maintaining a regional golf course within the swings of Mother Nature, the incredibly unique setting and location of Wellington Golf Club, and the club's bright future under the new management of Wellington Soldiers Club! Oh, and there's plenty of laughs along the way of course!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Wellington Golf ClubManly Golf ClubPennant Hills Golf ClubASTMA Golf Course Graduate of the Year Award (past winners)Wellington CavesJenolan CavesBig Cedar LodgeBig Cedar Lodge - Cliffhangers Course video
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.auThis segment of Walking the Fairways has plenty of information coming out of NSW including the well known Mollymook Golf Club's Hilltop Golf Course. We stop in quickly to the ACT with some information from Canberra Public Golf Course, before a jump to NZ with some information about the new Glendhu Golf Course being built on the banks of Lake Wanaka. Arm End in Tasmania also has a little bit of news. The big part of this episode however is the conversation I have with Superintendent Chris Rae of Orkney Golf Club in the UK having now completed hosting the 2025 Island Games. Chris jumps on the pod to give us an insight as to what it was like hosting the games and preparing the golf course with a challenging lead up to the event in such a remote part of the world.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookMollymook Golf Club - Hilltop Golf CourseRyan Van Der Veen - Van Der Veen DesignsShoalhaven Heads Golf ClubGerringong Golf ClubStrathfield Golf ClubNewgreens Chatswood Golf ClubCrafter + Modford Golf StrategiesBexley Golf ClubCanberra Public Golf CourseParaparaumu Beach Golf ClubTakapuna Golf Course2023 Auckland Floods - Floodlists.comGlendhu Golf CourseSpring Valley Golf ClubOCM Golf DesignHuntingdale Golf ClubCranbourne Golf ClubArm End Golf CourseThaxted Park Golf ClubGlenelg Golf ClubWhaleback Golf CourseWembley Golf CourseOrkney Golf Club2025 International Island Games - OrkneyOrkney - WikiEP.110 Keeper of the Greens - Chris Rae (Orkney Golf Club)EP.127 Keeper of the Greens - Mark Spraggs (Tuncurry Golf Course)
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.auRod Tatt is Course Manager of Mt Lawley Golf Club in Perth, Western Australia. His most recent years have been working through a remodelling of the entire golf course under the architecture hand of OCM. Being his first post as a superintendent in Western Australia, Rod has had to workout pretty quickly how to get the most out of the golf course in Perth's unique environment that is so different to the east coast. That being said, it's all the more interesting when we learn that Rod is originally from regional Victoria, not far out of Melbourne, where he got his first taste of greenkeeping. Greenkeeping and golf came as a pair for Rod in his younger days where it wasn't long before he got really involved working on golf courses on Melbourne's famed Sandbelt region along with playing competitive golf.Rod's story is one of learning through experience and learning from great mentors. He has worked at some of Australia's best courses, including as Superintendent, with some of the best golf course architects, and now brings his particular set of skills to Perth where he has been involved in delivering an incredible new version of Mt Lawley for it's members and guests.This is an interesting conversation with a few deep dives and visited rabbit holes, that neither of us saw coming, including player expectations and just what does the term "consistency" mean in golf maintenance.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Mount Lawley Golf ClubWalton Heath Golf ClubBacchus Marsh West Golf ClubBacchus Marsh - WikiBallarat Golf ClubVictoria Golf ClubJohn Sloan - LinkedInMike ClaytonCranbourne Golf ClubWoodlands Golf ClubYarra Yarra Golf ClubTom DoakRenaissance Golf DesignBrian SlawnikSan Francisco Golf Club - Links MagazineCal ClubOCM Golf DesignRod Tatt - Claude Crockford Award 2023Fairway to biodiversity - Western IndependentWA OpenLake Karrinyup Country ClubJoondalup Golf ResortSecret Harbour Golf LinksThe Cut Golf Course
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.auThis episode of Walking the Fairways sees a lot of information coming out of some clubs in Queensland including the Sunshine Coast, there's been some extreme weather through the northern parts of NSW including a widespread rare snow event, and the big ticket item, the very first catch up with New Zealand Superintendent - Harry Middleton of Muriwai Golf Links. Harry gives us an insight into the unique Muriwai Golf Links along with some course upgrade works they're currently working on and what they're looking forward to in the future.A wide ranging insight on this episode so come along for the journey!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookMuriwai Golf LinksToowoomba City Golf ClubRedcliffe Golf ClubIndooroopilly Golf ClubPerrett Webb Golf Course ArchitectsCairns Golf ClubMount Coolum Golf ClubNoosa Springs Golf ResortGolf Course Superintendents Association of Western Australia (GCSAWA)Margaret River Golf ClubBusselton Golf ClubDunsborough Lakes Golf ClubArmidale Golf ClubSnow in Armidale - news.com.auWoolooware Golf ClubBingara Gorge Golf CourseMarrickville Golf, Sporting & Community ClubYarra Yarra Golf ClubOcean Dunes King IslandTasmania Golf ClubClayton Devries & Pont (CDP)Kruse Golf - FacebookPortsea Golf ClubRichmond 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.auNik Smith is Superintendent of Proserpine Golf Club in regional North Queensland, but don't let that detail have you thinking he hasn't seen much. Oh no!Nik's career began on the Melbourne Sandbelt at Commonwealth Golf Club. Through some old school perseverance, Nik was given an opportunity to carve out the beginnings of his greenkeeping career at Commonwealth GC where he really got a taste for the trade. His next step would be to the one and only Kingston Heath Golf Club where he would spend a few years working, including preparing for the 1995 Men's Australian Open that was won by Greg Norman.From here you'll just have to listen and see how wild Nik's ride becomes, which if you're reading this, includes thousands of kilometres travelled, remote country towns, one of Perth's best golf courses, wild buffalo and a crocodile! Sit back, take a big deep breathe, tighten up your seatbelt because this one is wild!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Proserpine Golf ClubCommonwealth Golf ClubKingston Heath Golf ClubLake Karrinyup Country ClubPelican Waters Golf ClubMaleny Golf ClubGove Country Golf ClubEP.130 Keeper of the Greens - Adam LambEP.90 Keeper of the Greens - Jimmy DownesMick McCombe - Claude Crockford Award Winner 2025Nhulunbuy wikiGroote Eylandt wiki
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.auThis episode of Walking the Fairways takes you through a special honour bestowed to one of New Zealand's long time Superintendents, a stack of work being completed at a regional golf club in South Australia, we hear direct from Federal Golf Club's Superintendent Pete Dunn about the work they're moving through in the nation's capital, there's some significant news from the NSW South Coast, and I see first hand some upgrade work being completed at a couple of courses in Melbourne.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookJohn Spraggs - LinkedInNew Zealand Golf Course Superintendents Association (NZGCSA)Royal Wellington Golf ClubEP.127 Keeper of the Greens - Mark SpraggsSouth Lakes Golf ClubFederal Golf ClubFederal Golf Club Maintenance Department - InstagramWPGA Championship & Festival of GolfSanctuary Cove Golf & Country ClubCrafter + Mogford Golf StrategiesClub CatalinaKruse Golf - FacebookClayton Devries & Pont (CDP)Strathallan Golf ClubRanfurlie Golf ClubAndrew Anderson - InstagramSun City Country ClubMaroochy River Golf ClubPaul McLean - LinkedIn
This is a belter of a podcast yarn! If ever there was one you want to listen to, this is it. It's worldly, it's diverse, it's interesting, it's education, and most of all it's fun along the way.Mike O'Keeffe heads up the sports turf arm of the Ohio State Program in the USA. The program itself is tailored for young people who are looking to gain significant experience in golf greenkeeping at some of the most iconic golf courses of the USA preparing for some of the biggest golf tournaments in the world.I wanted to chat with Mike to understand more about the Ohio State Program in detail, how big the program is, why it works so well for us Aussie's and New Zealanders, and why Mike is so passionate about the program and pours so much of his heart and soul into the people that participate!Join us for a hell of a ride and some amazing insight into a program and someone (Mike) that probably single handedly has changed the lives of so many people in the greenkeeping industry and made them into some of the best greenkeepers and professionals of the industry!You can contact Mike on these details below:Whatsapp +1-614-620-7720E-mail okeeffe.1@osu.eduSkype: turfokeeffeFacebook: Mike O'KeeffeLinkedIn - Mike O'KeeffeYou hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Ohio State ProgramOakmont Country ClubQuail Hollow ClubPebble Beach Golf LinksChevy Chase ClubSherwood Country ClubDLF Golf ResortSunningdale Golf ClubNSW Golf ClubRoyal Perth Golf ClubKalgoorlie Golf CourseSorrento Golf ClubGlenelg Golf ClubKeperra Golf ClubEP.95 Keeper of the Green - Richard ForsythEP.78 Keeper of the Greens - John MannEP.75 Keeper of the Greens - Tim WarrenEP.130 Keeper of the Greens - Adam LambEP.119 Keeper of the Greens - Shane BakerEP.127 Keeper of the Greens - Mark SpraggsEP.61 Keeper of the Greens - Glenn Gibson-SmithEP.57 Keeper of the Greens - Pat CaseyEP.70 Keeper of the Greens - Pat WilsonEP.97 Keeper of the Greens - Sophie WarrenEP.104 Keeper of the Greens - Kate RainsburyEP.107 Keeper of the Greens - Women in Turf Program
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.auBrian Palmer leads the very small team of just 3 who maintain the 50 hectare site of the most southern 18 hole golf course in Australia - North West Bay Golf Club.Through this fantastic, grounded conversation, Brad imparts some wonderful insight into golf in Tasmania along with telling us his career journey from Kingston Beach Golf Club through Llanherne GC and now to North West Bay GC. Born and bred locally in the Hobart region, Brad bounced through a few industries before searching for the industry that would see him stay to make a career out of. And that was greenkeeping!Join us as Brad takes us on a deep dive into Tasmanian and Hobartian golf, along with a detailed account of the magnificent Poa greens and blended Fescue and cool season grass fairways that adorn North West Bay Golf Club whilst it lies in wait for you to come and visit for a round! You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:North West Bay Golf ClubKingston Beach Golf ClubLlanherne Golf ClubRoyal Hobart Golf ClubTasmania Golf ClubArm End Golf CourseBarnbouglePittwater Golf ClubTasmania Sports Turf Managers Association (TSTMA)Bruny Island
This episode offers my opinion relating to recent comments from an Australian sports media personality. I call the comments out for being harmful and negative to the broader golf and greenkeeping industry and give my thoughts about how we can all learn from them and commit to being better communicators.That's it, nothing more for this one.Not sure if you'll like it, or loath it, but its here for you if you're interested in my thoughts on a different subject.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.com
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.auThis episode runs through the award winning superstars of turf from the 2025 ASTMA Turf Conference that was recently held in Sydney. I also go through the hosts courses for the tournaments that have been announced for the first half of the PGA Tour of Australasia beginning in PNG in August 2025.There's lots of news as always coming from all corners of the country including Superintendent Lance Knox from Busselton Golf Club dropping by to give us an update of just what they've been up to in the south west of Australia improving their golf course.And I can officially announce that from this point on Walking the Fairways will include New Zealand as I endeavor to find reports of courses and clubs that are working on their properties to improve them for player to enjoy, beginning on this episode with some info coming out of Muriwai Golf Links and Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club.Thanks to everyone who continues to support and listen to the podcast, and I look forward to continuing to provide you with great content!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookThe Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend me an email to - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & FacebookGlenelg Golf ClubAvondale Golf ClubMaleny Golf ClubThe National Golf ClubRoyal Adelaide Golf ClubPGA Tour of Australasia ScheduleNorth Adelaide Golf CourseGreg Norman Golf Course DesignKoooyonga Golf ClubFlagstaff Hill Golf ClubFederal Golf ClubBusselton Golf ClubMaroochy River Golf ClubMcLeod Country Golf ClubNoosa SpringsSanctuary Cove Golf & Country ClubBexley Golf ClubEast Geelong Golf ClubQueenscliff Golf ClubKew Golf ClubGisborne Golf ClubMuriwai Golf LinksParaparaumu Beach Golf ClubClayton Devries PontKruse Golf - FacebookPortsea Golf Club
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