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The Thing About Golf Podcast #42 – Andrea Watson
In the male dominated industry of golf club management, Yarra Yarra Golf Club General Manager Andrea Watson stands out but not only because she’s a woman.
12 May 2021
Morri: Tough to even get to the top
The biggest change in professional golf over the past 40 years may not be in equipment but competitiveness.
19 Apr 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #40 – David Greenhill
Since its inception nine years ago, the combined men’s and women's Vic Open has been a roaring success on all fronts.
14 Apr 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #39 – R&A Chief Martin Slumbers
In the world of golf administration there is no more important role than Chief Executive of the R&A.
1 Apr 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #38 - Matt Millar
At the age of 46 Matt Millar is an anomaly in the modern professional game.
17 Mar 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #37 - Nick Price
Of all the players who have ascended to World No.1 since the rankings began in 1986, Zimbabwe’s Nick Price is the one who attracts the least attention.
3 Mar 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #35 - Dame Laura Davies
For more than 30 years Laura Davies has been a breath of fresh air in the game.
3 Feb 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #34 - Volunteer, Sue Thomson
Luckily for the game of golf there are people like Sue Thomson. She’s one of the army of unsung heroes upon whom the game relies around the world.
20 Jan 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #33 - Author, Tom Callahan
Tom Callahan is one of the best all-round sports writers in the world.
16 Dec 2020
The Thing About Golf Podcast #32 - Robert MacIntyre
This episode of the The Thing About Golf has a distinct Scottish flavour as we welcome John Huggan in his debut episode as co-host where he chats with Scotland’s most promising young professional in Robert MacIntyre.
2 Dec 2020
The Thing About Golf Podcast #25 - Greg Chalmers
It’s almost impossible to find anybody in Australian golf with a bad word to say about veteran touring professional Greg Chalmers.
26 Aug 2020
The Thing About Golf Podcast #24 - Dale Hayes
He might not have the profile or resume of Ernie Els or Gary Player but Dale Hayes’ contribution to golf in South Africa is not diminished because of that.
12 Aug 2020
The Thing About Golf Podcast #23 - Marc Leishman
It’s a long way from Warrnambool to the dizzying heights of the PGA Tour and for Marc Leishman, the son of a bricklayer, the two worlds could barely be further apart.
29 Jul 2020
Morri: Time to talk like Karrie
Several years ago during a discussion about a now long forgotten issue, the head of what was then the NSW Golf Association, David Allen, told me something which I have never forgotten.
6 Jul 2020
We're Back Baby!
After suspending production for three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Golf Australia magazine will roll off the printing presses again starting with the August issue, on sale July 16.
3 Jun 2020
The Thing About Golf Podcast #7 - Richard Forsyth
The 2019 Presidents Cup will shine a global spotlight on Dr Alister MacKenzie’s Royal Melbourne masterpiece.
11 Nov 2019
The Thing About Golf Podcast #6 - Peter Lonard
Peter Lonard is one of the most popular golfers ever to represent Australia on the world stage.
16 Oct 2019
The Thing About Golf Podcast #4 - Author, Paul Daley
Any golfer with an interest in golf course architecture is no doubt familiar with the name Paul Daley. For the past two decades, Paul has been publishing books about the sub-culture that is golf course design.
14 Aug 2019
The Thing About Golf Podcast: Richard Sattler
Richard Sattler likes to call himself a farmer and that is a true and accurate description. But Sattler – the owner of the Barnbougle Dunes complex on Tasmania’s north-east coast – is much more than that.
11 Jul 2019
The Thing About Golf Podcast: Bob & Kathie Shearer
Welcome to The Thing about Golf where we explore what it is that draws people to this, the most maddening stick and ball game of them all.
13 Jun 2019
Morri: A tale of two majors
Like most golf fans, the bulk of my attention this past week was on only one of the two majors being played in the United States.
24 May 2019
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