Australian Golf Passport

By Scott Warren & Matthew MollicaSports Golf

Australian Golf Passport episodes

June 11, 2024 Episode Forty Eight - Why Does Golf Architecture Matter?
Following on from a listener DM regarding course design issues, we devote an entire episode to the topic of golf architecture. Why does it matter? Why is the Old Course important, and why is Alister MacKenzie revered? How is it so many people long for firm and fast course conditions? All this, analytics, the wind at Cape Wickham, and more in a long discussion on one of our favourite topics.
Below are a few links to great books on the topic of course design - snoop around online for better pricing if you're keen.
Golf Architecture For Normal People
Geoff Shackelford
https://www.amazon.com.au/Golf-Architecture-Normal-People-Sharpening/dp/1732222754/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JYr823PROs8km2_HczuMwS9hmvLJJdhvk9kNxoW2XQo2s8GOEi3Nb5yVAFArjXe_.wQ_UZeRXWktLYCMFWDKWsaWSgVwks1-_UPnirCVS2m4&qid=1718145743&sr=1-1
Anatomy Of A Golf Course
Tom Doak
https://www.amazon.com.au/Anatomy-Golf-Course-Art-Architecture/dp/1580800718/ref=monarch_sidesheet
Grounds For Golf
Geoff Shackelford
https://www.amazon.com.au/Grounds-Golf-History-Fundamentals-Course/dp/031227808X
As always – special thanks to our podcast supporters – Angus & Grace Go Golfing and Burnley Brewing. Visit the Angus and Grace Go Golfing website, Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world. The winter range is superb, and as usual, fabrics, fits and colours are first class.
Burnley Brewing have a range of new and exciting beers available as winter sets in – get there and grab some before it sells out. Situated at 648-650 Bridge Road Richmond, their tap room is a great place to visit. And if you can't get there, check out Burnley Brewing online or on insta. Our proud supporter has something for everyone’s taste.
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.
Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
1 hr 38 min
May 10, 2024 Episode Forty Seven - How to win a club championship, with Warwick Dews
We recap Scott's win in the 2024 New South Wales GC A-Reserve club championship final, joined for the discussion by his opponent's caddie, NSWGC head teaching pro Warwick Dews.
Warwick and Scott recap the shots that made a difference, discuss what each camp was thinking in some key moments and Warwick casts a professional's eye over the mistakes Scott and his opponent Evan Nguyen made along the way, with lessons any golfer can benefit from learning.
Want to book a lesson with Warwick in NSWGC's state-of-the-art teaching facility? Click here: https://newsouthwalesgolfclub.gettimely.com/
Southout Angus & Grace, shoutout Burley Brewing.
1 hr 30 min
April 30, 2024 Episode Forty Six - Steve Keipert & Australian Golf Digest 2024 Top 100
Steve Keipert, editor of Australian Golf Digest joins us to chat about the magazine's latest rankings edition - with the Top 100 list of Australian courses controversially featuring a new #1. Cape Wickham sits atop the rankings for the first time.

Steve goes through the nitty gritty of the process, and talks all things rankings, course architecture, and Aussie golf in a stimulating discussion. We're really appreciative of his time and insight, and hope you enjoy this episode.
As always – special thanks to our podcast supporters – Angus & Grace Go Golfing and Burnley Brewing. Visit the Angus and Grace Go Golfing website, Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world.
Burnley Brewing have a new Belgian Trapist beer available as the temps drop – get there and grab some before it sells out. Situated at 648-650 Bridge Road Richmond, their tap room is a great place to visit. And if you can't get there, check out Burnley Brewing online or on insta. Our proud supporter has a brilliant range of locally brewed beers – with something for everyone’s taste.
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.

Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
1 hr 19 min
April 11, 2024 Ep45: Matt Mollica live from Augusta
Ever wondered what pure euphoria sounds like?Matt phoned in fresh from 12 hours walking the grounds of Augusta National to debrief on his day at The Masters.Just a quick episode, with regular programming to resume once Matty is back from his travels.Shoutout Burnley, shoutout Angus & Grace.
26 min
April 06, 2024 Episode Forty Four - Playing The Masters, with Lukas Michel
Lukas Michel joins the pod for a second time to chat about playing in the 2020 Masters Tournament: what he learned about the course; favourite shots, holes and greens; playing practice rounds with OWGR Top 10 studs; social distancing in The Crow's Nest, why food at The Masters tastes better & more.

We also discuss his amateur career, his internal wrestle with the decision to ultimately not turn pro, his blossoming career as a golf course architect & how he keeps the game sharp now with a full-time job.

You could listen to Lukas read the phone book for four hours and not grow tired, but you'll have to make do with this 90 minutes of gold from one of our favourite people in Aussie golf.

Shoutout Angus & Grace. Shoutout Burnley.
1 hr 28 min
April 02, 2024 Episode Forty Three - Listener Qs + Matt is Masters-bound
A quick catch-up before Matt's departure for the US to attend the Masters and play some all-world golf courses.
We answer some listener questions, several with a Masters theme, go through some four-word course reviews of Aussie courses by American golf course architect Jaeger Kovich following his recent trip to the Sandbelt and chat a bit about what makes the Masters so special.
Links below to the Fried Egg Golf podcast episodes with Geoff Ogilvy discussing the golf course and tournament:
Playing in the Masters

Holes 1-9

Holes 10-18
As always – special thanks to our podcast supporters – Angus & Grace Go Golfing and Burnley Brewing.Visit the Angus and Grace Go Golfing website, Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world.
Burnley Brewing are back in the swing of things in 2024 – reinstating Trivia Tuesday at their tap room – situated at 648-650 Bridge Road Richmond. Go visit Burnley Brewing online or on insta. Our proud supporter has a brilliant range of locally brewed beers – with something for everyone’s taste.
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
40 min
March 22, 2024 Episode Forty Two - Four word course reviews are back!
Four-word course reviews are back!
After an initial catch-up on some recent news in Aussie golf & the pursuit — not all of it successful — of their 2024 goals, Matt and Scott turn their attention to the 2024 Golf Australia Magazine course rankings.
They go course by course through the top 20 with four-word course reviews for each of them, as well as some general discussion to begin of the noticible trends around courses moving up and down the board.
As always – special thanks to our podcast supporters – Angus & Grace Go Golfing and Burnley Brewing.Visit the Angus and Grace Go Golfing website, Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world.
Burnley Brewing are back in the swing of things in 2024 – reinstating Trivia Tuesday at their tap room – situated at 648-650 Bridge Road Richmond. Go visit Burnley Brewing online or on insta. Our proud supporter has a brilliant range of locally brewed beers – with something for everyone’s taste.
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
1 hr 30 min
March 09, 2024 Episode Forty One - Mike DeVries & 7 Mile Beach
A real treat to chat with esteemed golf course architect Mike DeVries. Boasting decades of experience in the industry, Mike is one of the men on the ground at 7 Mile Beach. This episode focusses lots on the course, as well as Mike’s portfolio of courses, his thoughts on construction, and so much more.

The preamble of the episode includes Scott and Matt discussing recent golf course property sales in Melbourne (Kingswood and Cranbourne) as well as the date of golf at Oakleigh Public golf course. And Scott recaps his recent visit to Broken Hill.

As always – special thanks to our podcast supporters – Angus
And Grace Go Golfing, and Burnley Brewing.
Visit the Angus and Grace Go Golfing website, Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world.
Burnley Brewing are back in the swing of things in 2024 – reinstating Trivia Tuesday at their tap room – situated at 648-650 Bridge Road Richmond. Go visit Burnley Brewing online at www.burnleybrewing.com.au or on insta. Our proud supporter has a brilliant range of locally brewed beers – with something for everyone’s taste.
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.
Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
1 hr 28 min
February 16, 2024 Episode Forty - Greg Chalmers
A snippet of 1998 Australian Open winner Greg Chalmers was featured within our previous episode – a focus on Royal Adelaide. This episode of the pod is the full chat with one of the more under-rated Australian golf talents of recent times.

It was a real pleasure to speak with Greg – he covered a wide range of topics during his talk with us. We present the full discussion with the lefty from WA, affectionately known as Snake among his peers. He touches on a range of issues within pro golf, living in Dallas and raising two sons. We recall his TWO Australian Open wins, and his ascent as a professional to post several high finishes in the USA. We touch on his playoff win over Adam Scott and Wade Ormsby in the 2014 Australian PGA, and more. Mental strength, self-confidence, and humility, and the role they can play in a golf career. Discussion shifts to the layout at Royal Adelaide, over which Greg has played so well. Greg shares his opinions on the modern game, equipment and the future. We conclude with Greg listing some of the courses on his go to list, should he have the task of introducing travellers to golf Down Under.

Here's the link to video of the final round of the 1998 Australian
Open at Royal Adelaide - https://youtu.be/ALXTAKiFyYA?si=_5USai0ee_bbiTmu

And a link to the final round of the 2011 Australian Open at
The Lakes - https://youtu.be/nDaB8km1f0g?si=B1RMBvleYv7OH0qS

Greg speaking at his post-win press conference after the
epic playoff against Adam Scott & Wade Ormsby at the 2-14 Australian PGA - https://youtu.be/wRRHw9Lu3zw?si=9_-OER4Iab8DeWv1

A brief highlight reel of Greg’s PGA Tour win at the
Barracuda – https://youtu.be/-cb03LnHGlE?si=XNYepmqWTsmFv8oS

For those wishing to learn more about Greg’s Dallas-based Autism focussed charity known as Maximum Chances – visit https://maximumchances.org/

And go take a listen to the podcast he’s done with Lou Stagner and Mark Crossfield – Hack It Out Golf podcast.

As always – special thanks to our podcast supporters – Angus
And Grace Go Golfing, and Burnley Brewing.
Visit the Angus and Grace Go Golfing website, Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world.
Burnley Brewing are back in the swing of things in 2024 – reinstating Trivia Tuesday at their tap room – situated at 648-650 Bridge Road Richmond. Go visit Burnley Brewing online at www.burnleybrewing.com.au or on insta. Our proud supporter has a brilliant range of locally brewed beers – with something for everyone’s taste.
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.
Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
43 min
February 09, 2024 Episode Thirty Nine - Royal Adelaide, With A Couple Of Lefties
One of the finest courses in the land comes under the microscope today - with the venerable Royal Adelaide layout our focus. Details are fleshed out by RA expert Terry Thornton, and the winner of the 1998 Australian Open (played at Royal Adelaide) Greg Chalmers. Everything you wanted to know about the course is in here, and there's even some details you might not have realised you needed to know!
Thanks to both Terry and Greg for their time and expertise. The next Australian Golf Passport Podcast episode is the full discussion with Greg Chalmers - a chat we are sure you will find entertaining and informative.
For those wanting to revisit Greg's 1998 win - the YouTube link below is a good start - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXTAKiFyYA
Those wishing to visit Royal Adelaide can get more details from the Club's website - https://www.royaladelaidegolf.com.au/cms/
And the SA Tourism website provides loads of information for those wanting to flesh out a multi-day stay in SA, and round out their trip with more than 18 holes at Seaton. Visit https://southaustralia.com/
Australian Golf Passport podcast is proudly supported by Angus And Grace Go Golfing and Burnley Brewing. The famed Golf Daddy range is running out - get your hands on a tee or cap before they're all gone. And this week - take advantage of the online code VALENTINES24 to grab 2 for 1 eyelet polos. Use the code at checkout and grab a bargain!
Visit the Angus and Grace Go Golfing website, Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world, before it all sells out.
Burnley Brewing are back in the swing of things in 2024 – reinstating Trivia Tuesday at their tap room – situated at 648-650 Bridge Road Richmond. Kicking off January 23 (7:30pm start) – there’s beers and great prizes up for grabs. Go visit Burnley Brewing online at www.burnleybrewing.com.au or on insta. Our proud supporter has a brilliant range of locally brewed beers – with something for everyone’s taste.
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.
Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
1 hr 18 min

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