The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast

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Brian 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!

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

North West Bay Golf Club

Kingston Beach Golf Club

Llanherne Golf Club

Royal Hobart Golf Club

Tasmania Golf Club

Arm End Golf Course

Barnbougle

Pittwater Golf Club

Tasmania 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!

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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.au

This 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!

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

Glenelg Golf Club

Avondale Golf Club

Maleny Golf Club

The National Golf Club

Royal Adelaide Golf Club

PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule

North Adelaide Golf Course

Greg Norman Golf Course Design

Koooyonga Golf Club

Flagstaff Hill Golf Club

Federal Golf Club

Busselton Golf Club

Maroochy River Golf Club

McLeod Country Golf Club

Noosa Springs

Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club

Bexley Golf Club

East Geelong Golf Club

Queenscliff Golf Club

Kew Golf Club

Gisborne Golf Club

Muriwai Golf Links

Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club

Clayton Devries Pont

Kruse Golf - Facebook

Portsea Golf Club

This episode of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠⁠⁠⁠. Click on their name and it will take you straight to their website for more information or simply go to www.campbellchemicals.com.au

This fun episode was recorded LIVE at the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) Turf Conference trade show in Sydney with co-host Nadeem from podcast episode partner Colin Campbell Chemicals.

Nadeem organised a couple of special guests to join on the podcast and we also nabbed a couple of passers by to grab a microphone, strap on the headphones and join in for a chat.

Join us for a bit of fun and great insight live from the Colin Campbell Chemicals trade show stand!

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

People & Places mentioned in this podcast:

⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠

Behind the Turf Podcast - Spotify

⁠The ASTMA

Dr Chase Straw - Penn State University

Sports Turf Association NSW

PGG Wrightson Turf

EP.130 Keeper of the Greens - Adam Lamb (Commonwealth Golf Club)

Dr Jim Kearns - NC State University

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Adam Lamb got his taste of golf growing up and playing on the local 9 hole sand scrape course in the small country town of Tarrawingee in regional Victoria. Soon Adam was a member and playing golf at Woodlands Golf Club in Melbourne playing pennants, when at the time he was offered an opportunity to do work experience at the club. With that, Adam could see greenkeeping was a career he enjoyed and wanted to pursue.

Adam's first full time job as an apprentice greenkeeper came at the one and only Metropolitan Golf Club on Melbourne's famed Sandbelt. After completing his apprenticeship and working his way up through the ranks over a number of years, Adam landed his first role at Superintendent at Barwon Heads Golf Club.

Barwon Heads was a place where Adam could apply his enthusiasm and learn the skills of being a Superintendent along with experiencing and working through all the facets of the role.

Following a great part of his career at Barwon Heads, Adam saw an opportunity to make the move back to Melbourne when he was offered the position as Superintendent at Commonwealth Golf Club who were in the early stages of beginning their course redevelopment plan with golf course architects Renaissance Golf and Tom Doak.

Adam shares so much of his career and also details all the work that has been completed on course at Commonwealth Golf Club. This is a fantastic insight into both Adam's fantastic career and Commonwealth's sensational golf course, I'm certain you will enjoy this one.

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

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Commonwealth Golf Club

Tarrawingee Golf Club

Metropolitan Golf Club

Barwon Heads Golf Club

Woodlands Golf Club

Port Fairy Golf Links

Jubillee Golf Club

Kingston Heath Golf Club

Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Colac Golf Club

Leongatha Golf Club

Moonah Links

Warrnambool Golf Club

Crafter + Mogford Golf Strategies

Renaissance Golf Design

Tom Doak

Alex Russell (article by Golf Course Architecture)

The Architect's Series: Legacy of the Morcoms (by Mike Clayton)

Richard Forsyth EP.95 Keeper of the Greens

Glenn Stuart EP.101 Keeper of the Greens

John Mann EP.78 Keeper of the Greens

Nathan Bennett EP.33 Keeper of the Greens

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.campbellchemicals.com.au and ⁠⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.dint.com.au

This episode of Walking the Fairways has news from a number of smaller golf courses and clubs from around Australia for a change.

Once again I have a new guest joining me on this episode and this time it is Superintendent Keegan Powell of The Sands Torquay, Victoria. It's great to have Keegan on giving everyone an update as to just what they've been doing to improve the golf course in certain areas along with making it more playable and enjoyable for more people.

If any of the discussions in this podcast raised concerns with your mental health you can contact:

Lifeline (Australia): 13 11 14 or visit ⁠⁠⁠www.lifeline.org.au⁠⁠⁠

Beyond Blue (Australia): 1300 224 636 or visit ⁠⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠⁠⁠

MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978 or visit ⁠⁠⁠mensline.org.au

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

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

⁠⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals - Facebook⁠⁠

⁠⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals: Behind the Turf Podcast - Spotify⁠⁠

⁠⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals: Behind the Turf Podcast - Apple⁠⁠

Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

NSW STA Apprentice Day ASTMA Conference 2025⁠⁠

⁠ASTMA Turf Trade Show Registration

The Dirty Dozen - Instagram⁠

⁠The Dirty Dozen - Facebook

Kingston SE Golf Club

Maylands Golf Course

Peregian Springs Golf Club

Hervey Bay Golf Club

The Ridge Golf Course

Russell Vale Golf Club

The Vintage Golf Club

Leura Golf Club

North West Bay Golf Club

The Sands Torquay

East Geelong Golf Club

Mt Derrimut Golf & Community Club

Shepparton Golf Club

Changing the Game with John Deere Golf on 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

I'm excited to give you a deep insight into John Deere Golf and how I believe they're changing the game in sport turf and golf course maintenance in Australia and New Zealand.

I'm joined on this episode by Erin Wagstaff and Corey Clark from deep within John Deere Golf to get an insight into this modern day resurgence of the John Deere brand back into the Australian and New Zealand market. I have a few questions to ask them that I'm sure many of you have also been thinking, and I also want to gain and understanding into the new technologies that they're bringing to the industry which has changed the game on how turf can now be maintained.

This is a fun chat with Erin and Corey, and also a great way to learn about some of the things I'm sure you won't get to hear anywhere else. Join with me for another enjoyable chat on the podcast and there's also some info about the upcoming ASTMA Conference being held in Sydney this year in just under 2 weeks time.

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

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

John Deere Australia

John Deere New Zealand

ASTMA Conference 2025

EP.107 Keeper of the Greens - Women in Turf Program (Cobram Barooga Golf Club)

EP.108 Keeper of the Greens - Terry Vogel (Cobram Barooga Golf Club)

EP.122 Keeper of the Greens - James Newell (Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club)

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It's time to venture to a regional part of the country and this time I'm talking with Superintendent of Tuncurry Golf Club, Mark Spraggs.

Mark was born and bred in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Growing up to a greenkeeping Father and living on course, it was basically inevitable the he was destined to become one himself. Mark's greenkeeping career began at a nearby 9 hole golf course before a move to the course where his Father worked at Hutt Golf Club to completed his apprenticeship.

Mark's interest in greenkeeping was soon to take a turn for much bigger adventures and he took the opportunity to look into a job at a new Jack Nicklaus golf course build, The Kinloch Club which he landed. Upon the completion of the build at The Kinloch Club, Mark decided to participate in the Ohio Program and head to the USA to work on some of their most well known courses which included the revered Pine Valley Golf Club!

Returning to New Zealand for a short time after enjoying his time in the USA, Mark decided once again on a new direction and this time he landed his first job at Elanora Country Club in Sydney, Australia. He was able to learn a great deal during his time at Elanora before it was time with a young family to move out of the big smoke and take up residence on the Mid North Coast of NSW. From here Mark took the opportunities that presented themselves to him before landing his currrent role as Superintendent at Tuncurry GC.

Join with me as Mark takes us through his greenkeeping career culminating in a deep dive into why Mark is so passionate about Tuncurry Golf Club and what it has the potential to become, more so than it already is.

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

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Forster Tuncurry Golf Club

Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club (formerly Hutt Golf Club)

Royal Wellington Golf Club

The Kinloch Club

The Ohio Program

Pine Valley Golf Club - Wiki

Sea Island

Oakmont Golf Club

Elanora Country Club

Club Taree

EP.61 Keeper of the Greens - Glenn Gibson-Smith

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.dint.com.au and ⁠⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.campbellchemicals.com.au There's lots going on around Australia and right here is where you will get all the info you need to stay up to date.

In this episode I give you an update as to the extent of the recent floods that hit the NSW Mid North Coast with some details on just how much rain had fallen. There's also some course updates from NSW, Victoria, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.

I have a new guest, Superintendent Ben Stacey from Tasmania Golf Club, jumping on to give us an update just what has been happening on another fantastic Hobart golf course, and Nigel Taylor joins me for an update into his Dirty Dozen year long quest all in an effort to raise awareness for mental health in the sports turf/greenkeeping industry.

If any of the discussions in this podcast raised concerns with your mental health you can contact:

Lifeline (Australia): 13 11 14 or visit ⁠⁠www.lifeline.org.au⁠⁠

Beyond Blue (Australia): 1300 224 636 or visit ⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠⁠

MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978 or visit ⁠⁠mensline.org.au

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

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram & Facebook

⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals: Behind the Turf Podcast - Spotify⁠

⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals: Behind the Turf Podcast - Apple⁠

NSW STA Apprentice Day ASTMA Conference 2025⁠

ASTMA Turf Trade Show Registration

Corowa Golf Club

Carpentaria Golf Club

Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club

Royal Hobart Golf Club

Bunbury Golf Club

The Dirty Dozen - Instagram

The Dirty Dozen - Facebook

Tasmania Golf Club

Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club

Pacific Dunes Golf Club

Newcastle Golf Club

Club Taree

Macksville Country Club

Kew Country Club

Forster Tuncurry Golf Club - Tuncurry Course

Kooindah Waters Golf Club

Massey Park Golf Club⁠

Glenelg Golf Club

Wilunga Golf Course

Heidelberg Golf Club

Jabiru Golf Club

This episode was recorded out on course at Elanora Country Club in Sydney with Harley Kruse from Kruse Golf.

Harley takes some time with me whilst out on course at Elanora to chat about the architecture work that he is doing in conjunction with Mike Clayton from Clayton Devries Pont (CDP).

Join us for an interesting insight into their shared vision ahead for Elanora, along with the detail of some specific areas on course and just what goes into their thinking.

People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Kruse Golf - Facebook

CDP

Elanora Country Club

Elanora Country Club 4th Hole

Elanora Country Club 9th Hole

Elanora Country Club 10th Hole

Elanora Country Club 18th Hole

Elanora Country Club - Google Earth

Royal Perth Golf Club

Woodlands Golf Club

Yarra Yarra Golf Club

Yering Meadows Golf Club