Yardage Book Yarns

Ewan Porter
- Was born in 1982
- Started playing Golf at 10 in Sydney
- Got to a +4 handicap as an amateur
- Won twice in 2001 on the USPGA Nationwide Tour
- Played in three Open Championships
- Is the Founder of the Adidas 6's Junior Series
- Television commentator on a number of tours around the world
- Is the Official Podcast host for the DP World Tour (European PGA Tour)

One hour with Pazz one on one interview gives us all a great insight into his professional and personal life

• Winner of 23 tournaments worldwide
• Won one Australian Open, two Australian Masters and one Australian Open
• Played and practiced a lot with Tiger and tells some great stories
• Led the US Masters after 54 holes
• Played in final group 99 Open Championship with Van De Velde when he had the melt down on the 72nd hole
• Talked with Jack Nicklaus about course design and offered some advice on changes to Muirfield Village
• One of Australian sports true gentlemen 

Lester was born in Sydney
He was off a 8 handicap at 14
He was NSW State Team Captain
He has won major amateur tournaments all over the world
Represented Australia more than any other player in history
He has played with Norman, Ogilvy, Tiger and many more
He has been a pilot for many years, more recently with Qantas 

Julia Boland was born in Tamworth in 1985 

She was introduced to Golf by her Dad at 12 and started playing under the guidance of Terry Hayes at Tamworth Golf Club

She won several women's state amateur titles and then won the National Strokeplay Championship

She headed to the USA to study at Texas A & M and finished her Masters as a Exercise Scientist

She won college events, turned pro and ended up on the LPGA for two seasons

After a hip injury stopped her from playing Golf for a living

She is now The Deputy Principal of a high school in Brisbane and also the President of The WPGA 

Some great stories and insights into playing golf as a female, turning professional, and life after Golf

Paul Roser:
- Grew up in Broken Hill
- Moved to Tamworth at a young age
- Studied Commerce at University of NSW
- Met his future wife Kim while working
- Got married and started working at American Golf Supplies (Ping Australia)
- Met and spent time with Karsten Solheim 
- Has known the Solheim family for 30 years
- Has been an integral part of the Australian Golf industry

Lincoln Tighe:
- Born in Wollongong in 1989
- Started playing Golf at 4
- Played state level tennis
- Was off a 5 handicap at 12 years of age
- Was NSW State Team Captain
- Represented Australia in 2011
- Won the 2014 NSWPGA Championship
- Has played with Jason Day
- Finished 5th in the Australian Open
- The longest hitter in Australian Golf

Dennise Hutton:
- Grew up in Glen Innes in northern NSW
- Her parents were caretakers at Glen Innes Golf Club
- She moved to Sydney to pursue a career as a school teacher
- She was playing off +1 at Bonnie Doon Golf Club
- She represented Australia 12 times as an amateur
- She won back to back European Tour events
- She is a mother 
- She is a pioneer in women's professional golf in Australia
- She is a PGA award winning coach 

Garry Smith:
- Head Superintendent at Bonnie Doon Golf Club for nearly 20 years
- Well respected in the turf management area of the Golf industry in Australia
- He has worked at 14 major championships
- Garry has played most of the worlds best Golf courses
- He has some great insights into the behind the scenes of what we see on the course  

Greg Chalmers:
- Born in Sydney
- Grew up in Perth
- Won Aussie and French National Amateurs
- Won two Aussie Opens and Aussie PGA's
- Been on the USPGA Tour for close to 20 years
- Winner on the USPGA Tour
- Runs a Autism Charity with his wife Nicole

Brook grew up in Terang near Warnambool in Victoria, two hours South West of Melbourne

 He started playing Golf at 5 years of age and honed his skills at Terang, Warnambool and Port Ferry Golf Clubs, all approximately two hours out of Melbourne

A good friend of Marc Leishman’s, he did his PGA Traineeship under Craig Bonney at Warnambool GC

 As a qualified PGA Member he has held prestigious roles with both Acushnet Golf both in Australia and worked overseas, and more recently as the agent for Trackman Australia

 He shares stories about Leishman, Norman, Langer and more

 We spend over an hour discussing life and Golf