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EP.215 McMahons The Design Brief - Justin Trott (Programmed Turnpoint)
Saison 1 · Épisode 215
mardi 27 octobre 2026 • Durée 02:17:37
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 golf course construction and other sports turf work at www.mcmahons.net.au
Justin Trott is a name you may not be familiar with. But after this podcast episode you may well be asking, how did I not know?!
Justin grew up in a small regional township just outside Melbourne and was keen golfer. It was a very good round of golf and chance meeting with Ross Perrett as a kid that set a path for Justin's future to becoming a golf course architect. That chance meeting soon gave way to Justin doing work experience with Ross which then would see Justin's career begin at the same time as the boom of golf in Australia during the late 80's and early 90's working ultimately in the design house of the well known Thomson Wolveridge Perrett of the time.
Fast forward to today after being involved with numerous projects in many different capacities such as The National Golf Club, Moonah Links, Hamilton Island Golf Club, Cape Wickham, and most recently, The Cliffs Kangaroo Island, and Justin has now amassed a long, established, and fruitful career as a golf course architect, often without public recognition.
Join me on this incredible journey as Justin takes us through some of his biggest career moments, including a few stories about the late Peter Thomson, and a look into the future of golf course architecture in Australia as President of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects.
Richard Flesser is the superintendent of the Jack Nicklaus signature designed Lakelands Golf Club on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He might be leading the team maintaining this well known course right now, but his career began far from the highs of such a facility.
Growing up as a Gold Coast boy, Richard wasn't one of those kids who was always chasing golf. Whilst he began mowing lawns at an early age, his father was a butcher by trade, and Richard went about earning money trying his hand at a number of different jobs.
When he did get an opportunity to work on a golf course, it wasn't the glamourous well known tracks of the Gold Coast we hear about today, but it was a start nevertheless! From here he would go on to help build a number of the most well known golf courses of the Gold Coast through the boom years of golf in the 1990's before settling into a career greenkeeping groove at Royal Pines and then Lakelands Golf Club itself.
Join Richard and I as he takes us on a nostalgic trip through the years of golf on the Gold Coast and hearing about the rise in his career along with the rise of golf on the Gold Coast, learning and experiencing some of the highest level of maintenance and presentation of any golf course working under some of the country's best greenkeepers.
You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!
EP.213 Walking the Fairways - feat. Dave Meadows (Smoke & Soul Project)
Saison 1 · Épisode 213
mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:20:50
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.
On Walking the Fairways, the news segment of the podcast, I continue the search for the golf hole across Australia and New Zealand with the highest elevation drop from tee to green. I have a few new contenders in this segment and we have discovered a new clubhouse leader!
I also have news coming from Western Australia with the recent hosting of the WA PGA in Kalgoorlie Golf Course and the up coming WA Open at Secret Harbour Golf Links. There's updated news of a new architect involved at the soon to commence Lovedale Farm project in the NSW Hunter Valley, some info of new upgrades to The Coast Golf Club in Sydney, a rebrand of what was Ocean Dunes on King Island in Tasmania, some cryptic clues about Royal Queensland Golf Club's new short course, some public chatter about the idea of a possible new golf course near the Kurnell sand dunes.
And on top of all that, I'm joined once again by Dave Meadows, Course Foreman of Royal Adelaide Golf Club, but this time for a post trip update of his Smoke & Soul Project feeding the disadvantaged and homeless across Australia's east coast.
Ben Eddy is superintendent of Whaleback Golf Course. Whaleback is currently undergoing a significant investment from the local council on the back of an enormous amount of golf being played on the course!
Ben has had quite the journey in his career. From beginning as an apprentice at a regional golf course to working at one of Australia's finest courses, to his 2nd appointment as a superintendent at Whaleback. Ben is an incredibly passionate and energetic superintendent who strives to bring out the best on whatever golf course he helps maintain.
Ben also gives us an insight into the course at Whaleback including some unique WWII heritage buildings that are located on the site.
This chat is full of passion and we also dive deep into how and why Perth's public golf offering are so incredibly strong and well supported by the public. You will enjoy this one!
EP.211 Walking the Fairways - feat. Idris Evans (The Western Australian Golf Club)
Saison 1 · Épisode 211
lundi 28 septembre 2026 • Durée 52:22
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 time around as we peruse the news coming from golf courses across Australia and New Zealand I'm joined by Idris Evans, Superintendent of The Western Australian Golf Club in Perth, to discuss the enormous amount of work that the club is currently undertaking on course. Idris informs us on the details of the works and how the course team are part of the construction of the new works. We get a great insight from Idris as the club works towards their centenary year coming in 2028!
I've got some news from Waikanae Golf Club and Muriwai Golf Club in New Zealand as both clubs are continuing to move through their masterplans prepared by Phil Tataurangi. There's also some info from Virginia Golf Club in Brisbane, Mollymook's famed Hilltop course on the NSW South Coast, and Fairbairn Golf Club in the ACT.
And I've got a number of new nominations for the golf hole with the highest drop from tee to green in Australia which I share and work through with you!
The Golfing Greenkeeper podcast is the place to listen if you want to know what's happening on all types of golf course across Australia and New Zealand, not just the big name courses!
EP.210 The Design Brief - Paul Mogford (Crafter + Mogford)
Saison 1 · Épisode 210
jeudi 24 septembre 2026 • Durée 02:17:18
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
Paul Mogford came into golf course architecture from a landscape architecture background. It was after reading an article written by the late great Peter Thomson that, as Paul puts it, "lit a flame". And so began his pursuit to work in the golf course architecture industry.
This conversation with Paul explores some of Paul's work as an architect such as Metropolitan and Sanctuary Cove, and there's a brand new project soon to start. We also explore his partnership in business with Neil Crafter where they would ultimately become Crafter + Mogford, and I have an interesting question for Paul to close out our conversation, which is met with an equally interesting answer!
This conversation will keep you entertained and maybe even asking yourself some questions, particularly at the end, so get comfy, put your ears on and join us as we go deep!
Glenn Beauclerc is superintendent of Links Hope Island on the Gold Coast. Designed by Australian architecture firm Thomson Wolveridge Perrett opening in 1993, Hope Island is often considered one of the Gold Coast's best golf courses! Glenn shares with us his insight into what goes into making Hope Island such a great golf course, along with how he, his team, and the owner are working hard and planning for significant investment to the property in the near future.
Glenn also shares with us his greenkeeping career journey. A journey that includes working a a number of the Gold Coast's best courses and tournaments including the Ladies Masters at Royal Pines and the men's Australian Open at The Grand Golf Club. We also dive into his infatuation with 328 couch, the only turf type he worked with on greens throughout his extensive career and why he considers it the best. Oh and there's plenty of laughs along the way with a few flashbacks!
Load this one up and get ready for a deep dive where I haven't been before!
EP.208 Walking the Fairways - feat. Richard Flesser (Lakelands Golf Club)
Saison 1 · Épisode 208
jeudi 10 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:20:41
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 time around on Walking the Fairways, along with some news coming from Queensland, WA and South Australia, I made my way to Queensland's Gold Coast where I wanted to learn more and share with you exactly what Superintendent Richard Flesser from Lakelands Golf Club is working on with his greens. This is one I'm sure you will be interested in listening to.
James Thomas is Superintendent of Bayview Golf Club on Sydney's Northern Beaches. He's also a local boy, growing up in this area, playing golf, and building a career in greenkeeping from starting at a young age.
Join James and I on this wonderful conversation as we learn exactly how he climbed his way through the ranks in his career to becoming superintendent at Bayview GC and some of the challenges he's had to work through almost from the moment he became the Super.
We also learn a great deal about Bayview Golf Club itself, how the club has invested in their golf course over the years, and a few of the unique challenges that James and his team have to manage to deliver the best quality playing surfaces they can for people to enjoy! This one you're sure to enjoy and learn from at the same time.
EP.206 Walking the Fairways - feat. Jarrod Castle (Rich River Golf Club)
Saison 1 · Épisode 206
mardi 25 août 2026 • Durée 01:04:39
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.
I'm joined by Superintendent of Rich River Golf Club, Jarrod Castle. Jarrod jumps on the podcast to let us know about some significant course upgrades that have begun on the property beginning with the East Course, along with plans for their West Course. The club has engaged golf course architects Harrison Golf who will no doubt work to bring the best out of the property and set the club up well for the future.
I also have updates from a number of other regional golf clubs that are doing work to improve their courses including Newcastle, Nelson Bay, Oberon, and Fairbairn. Along with news coming from Tasmania Golf Club and the new Hogan Gully project in Arrowtown, New Zealand.
Oh, and it turns out I'm searching for the highest tee to green golf hole elevation drop in Australia! Help me out if you can.
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