Campbell's Corner is a podcast segment with my sponsor of the podcast Colin Campbell Chemicals. 

Come along as I chat with Nadeem and introduce just who Colin Campbell Chemicals are. We chat about their history as an Australian company working in agriculture, horticulture and turf. We also talk about the family connection Nadeem has with the company and also how they are leaders in bringing particular products and technology to the Australian market.

Come and have a laugh with Nadeem and I as we have a fun time recording this one and you can learn, along with me, about this Australian company. 

Don't forget to catch up with Nadeem at the Colin Campbell Chemcials stand at the ASTMA Conference Trade Show in Melbourne, June 20-24.

Links to things mentioned in this podcast:

Colin Campbell Chemicals       PoaCure       The ASTMA Conference

Keeper Of The Greens is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click their name and it will take you straight to their website.

Join me for a fun conversation with Superintendent of Cranbourne Golf Club, Nico Douglas. Earlier this year Nico was appointed as Superintendent at Cranbourne which is his first post in such a role! Working throughout his career on courses of the famed Melbourne Sandbelt, Nico has some great experience prior to taking up this current position. Name dropping some of the best golf courses to have worked on in Australia, it was only a matter of time before Nico would take the helm of a Sandbelt course including a baptism of fire to kick it off!

I hope you enjoy this one as much as we did.

You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!

People & Places mentions:

Sorrento Golf Club       Cranbourne Golf Club      Spring Valley Golf Club         Victoria Golf Club

Huntingdale Golf Club          OCM Golf Course Architects       Behind The Turf Podcast

Keeper Of The Greens is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click their name and it will take you straight to their website.

I'm so excited to fire Keeper Of The Greens back up with a new interview and some new questions for Steve's Super Seven! This time I head to the Australian capital city of Canberra in the A.C.T. and catch up with Superintendent Simon Snedden of Gold Creek Country Club. Growing up in regional NSW, Simon had a talent for rugby league and was quickly snapped up by a major NRL club. He left the country for the city lights and during his time training he got a taste for what was involved in maintaining sports turf. Come along for a sporting story with Simon as we chat about his time playing rugby league at a young age, the connection of sport and country life and Simon's steep career path in greenkeeping before getting the top job at one of Canberra's well known golf clubs.

People & Places mentions:

Gold Creek Country Club       Young Golf Club       Club Catalina       Federal Golf Club

Royal Canberra Golf Club       The ASTMA       Mark Unwin (CEO ASTMA)       Newcastle Knights

The Board Room is brought to you by The Social Media Birdie. If you want the best team who understands the golf landscape like no other to work with your business, then you need The Social Media Birdie.

The second segment of The Board Room sees me joined by Simon Putral, Greens Director of Ashgrove Golf Club in Brisbane's western suburbs.

Ashgrove Golf Club is one of many golf clubs devastated by the recent floods of Eastern Australia and I really wanted to bring you the real story and thought processes that go on inside a smaller suburban club after being on the receiving end of such a catastrophic event. Simon discusses with a great deal of openness just what lies ahead for Ashgrove and how this community based club is looking to work through such an enormous task ahead with their loyal, engaged and very supportive membership.

Hopefully this gives you a real insight into what a golf club like Ashgrove has to come back from like so many others are along the east coast of Australia.

You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!

Back to back segments of The Design Brief sees me this time catch up with The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast resident Golf Course Architect Harley Kruse from Kruse Golf.

I wanted to get an update of the work Harley has been up to and also some new projects he's soon to be working on. The main point of this conversation however was to discuss working with golf courses on relatively small parcels of land. We discuss some of the challenges architects and clubs face when going through a redesign process on a small site and what things have to be considered. I also wanted to get Harley's thoughts on the question of are golf courses becoming too fast? I believe things are starting to get a bit out of control generally across the spectrum and does this have an effect on the thoughts of an architect.

I hope you enjoy this more philosophical conversation with Harley and it gets you considering your thoughts as well.

You hit 'em clean, we'll keep 'em green!

People & places mentioned in this podcast:

Kruse Golf      Clayton DeVries Pont        Renaissance Golf Design      Blackheath Golf Club       

Commonwealth Golf Club        Yarra Yarra Golf Club        Royal Perth Golf Club         Royal Sydney Golf Club 

This segment of the Design Brief sees me catch up with Ted Stirling, a former golf professional and golf course architect.

Growing up on Melbourne's famed Sandbelt and playing regularly on the best courses is Australia, Ted has had a long career in golf. A founding member of The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, Ted has been involved in almost every aspect of the game. From competing in tournaments and teaching the game, to designing golf courses, building golf courses and owning golf courses, of which some are very well known throughout Australia.

Take a seat, sit back and join me as a I catch up with Ted reminiscing about our time together at Katoomba and discussing his wealth of experience and stories from his career.

You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!

People and places mentioned in this podcast:

 The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects        Darby Muller - Golf Shapes       Riverside Oaks Golf Resort        Bonville Golf Resort

This episode I take some time to catch up with Nathan Bradbery of Golf Spectrum.

Nathan has been in the golf greenkeeping/construction industry for most of his life and worked on some pretty amazing projects in Australia with some great architects. I wanted to talk to Nathan about his background before Golf Spectrum including some great travel experiences working on courses in the USA, and also just what type of work is involved being a golf course shaper and construction company.

Nathan has built an impressive company from lots of hard work and a wide range of experience and skills. I hope you enjoy listening as I get an insight into Nathan and Golf Spectrum.

People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Golf Spectrum        Concord Golf Club        Links Hope Island        Maleny Golf Club

Oakmont Country Club        Renaissance Golf Design       Tom Doak

This podcast was sponsored by Golf Spectrum.

With so much news happening on golf courses around Australia, Walking The Fairways is back again. 

The rain has cleared (for now) and it's time to let you know just how big this recent rain event was when it comes to golf courses. I have done a lot of research and hope to give you a detailed account of the extent of what has happened. 

But it's not all about the rain. There's been work going on in Western Australia , Victoria and there's some news coming out of the A.C.T. There's also some sustainability news coming out of a few regions including South Australia. It's time for a walk.

You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!

In the wake of the devastating floods that have ravaged large parts of Australia's East Coast, I wanted to give you an idea of just what might be involved to get the course repaired and back open by your local golf club that has been damaged. In this episode of The Greenkeepers Shed I wanted to take some time to let you know just how golf courses will try and rebuild after such an event and how much work is required.

Please know that it's an extremely difficult time for so many people right now and this flood event is wide spread and has affected many families and communities with loss of life, loss of homes and livelihoods!  My heart goes out to everyone in these affected areas.

It's time to take in some news about what's happening on golf courses around the country and I also give an update of some Aussie golf tournaments that have been televised recently. There's also some news of architecture appointments and time for a chat about my recent mini golf experience.

If you want to stay up to date and excited about which golf courses are improving and who is doing what from across the country then right here is where you'll get all your information. Come along for the ride as I stop of in Western Australia, Tasmania, and the ACT for the first time in a long time just to name a few.

You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!