Rob Collins and King Collins Dormer are fast becoming well known throughout the United States of America, thanks in part to their design of cult hero golf course at Sweetens Cove Golf Club in Tennessee, and their big, bold, home run hitting design of the golf course at Landmand Golf Club in Nebraska, both under the former guise as King Collins. Apart from these special two designs, a number of other new golf course designs coming soon in the USA, and the addition of Trevor Dormer, thus becoming King Collins Dormer, they have something very new on their horizon. Their first new 18 hole course design outside the USA. And it will be at one of Australia's most talked about golf course destinations, 7 Mile Beach! Yes, with the 1st 18 hole course designed by Clayton DeVries Pont (CDP) soon to be open for play, King Collins Dormer are champing at the bit and ready to begin the design and construction of their addition, to not only this incredible golf site, but the Australian golf landscape!Recorded during US Masters week, Rob Collins and I discuss his background to give the wider Australian audience a better understanding of just who both he and King Collins Dormer are. Oh yeah, and as it turns out, there's the uncanny prophetic skills of Rob picking the Masters winner after just 1 round! Rob takes us through his career in golf course design and we ride the wave of emotions that he has experienced to get to where he is today beginning with his first golf course baby - Sweetens Cove. From Sweetens to Landmand, and the small public 9 hole golf course redesign of Overton Park in the middle, would prove significant to the public's understanding of what the formerly known King Collins design team was capable of. Their fun, engaging, interesting and considerably entertaining designs had them standing out of the crowd. Enter the not yet open, 7 Mile Beach golf complex, the vision of Australian professional golfer and now golf course developer Mat Goggin, and the world has the ingredients for something truly sensational.For all the fans out there of Australian golf courses and Rob Collins, this is one conversation you don't want to miss out on. Join me for some fun and insight with Rob as I get my fan-girling on and he butters us up to get even more excited about 7 Mile Beach in Hobart, Tasmania!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubePeople and places mentioned in this podcast:King Collins Dormer7 Mile BeachSweetens Cove Golf ClubLandmand Golf ClubOverton Park Golf CourseBounty Club21 Golf ClubSand Hills Golf Club - WikiPinehurst No.2St Andrews Links - The Old CourseRoyal Dornoch Golf ClubThe Royal Country Down Golf ClubEP.84 - The Board Room: Mat Goggin (7 Mile Beach) - AppleEP.84 - The Board Room: Mat Goggin (7 Mile Beach) - Spotify

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.auRoyal Sydney Golf Club has been through a great deal of hard in the background prior to the commencement of breaking ground by Golf Course Architect Gil Hanse and his team back in 2023. Gil was selected by the club back in 2016 to reimagine the golf course, a club that is one of the oldest in Australia's. Soon after the project's announcement, backlash from some members of the local community would ultimately force the project to the Land & Environment Court, which after a number of years, would rule in favour of the golf club.Golf Course Superintendent, Adam Marchant, has an insight to the entire project that few others have. He and his team were at the centre of this entire project given that they are the ones who will care for and nurture the new golf course into the future, along with retaining the architectural and environmental integrity of what has been created.If you want to know more about the detail of the new course at Royal Sydney Golf Club, then this is the podcast episode for you. Join with me as Adam gives a deep and extensive insight into the entirety of this enormous project from top to bottom and everything in-between, including how greenkeeping and architecture are intertwined to deliver a specific type of golf course. You are in the box seat as Adam describes everything in great detail that not only went into creating this new golf course, but what it will take to maintain it into the future.Royal Sydney Golf Club could just be the new definition for golf in Sydney!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTubeSend an email: [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Royal Sydney Golf ClubGil Hanse Golf DesignKruse Golf - FacebookEulonga QuarriesEastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub as described by Randwick CouncilEastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub: Rescuing an endangered ecological community - PDFOhoopee Match ClubVictoria Golf Club

Keeper Of The Greens segment of 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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeff Powell is Superintendent of Ballarat Golf Club in regional Victoria. Known as a fantastic regional golf course, it went through a complete redevelopment by Thomson Perrett in the early 2000's. Jeff has been employed at Ballarat for so long that he remembers quite vividly just what is was like maintaining the old golf course prior to the redevelopment. The redevelopment of the golf course brought with it numerous challenges that Jeff walks us through and we hear the story in a very frank, honest, and sometimes laughable way.Included in Jeff's long career at Ballarat GC, we hear about the climatic challenges of trying to maintain both cool and warm season turf grasses at this unique site. And sometimes that includes snow!Join me on yet another sensational ride, this time with Jeff, as we traverse through time at Ballarat GC learning about some long lost maintenance practices and hear about what is involved with delivering a new golf course in regional Victoria, along with a few laughs along the way.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠Send e an email: [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Ballarat Golf ClubPerrett Webb Golf Course ArchitectsMount Xavier Golf and Bowls ClubMidlands Golf ClubRACV Goldfields Resort

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.Yowani Country Club in Canberra is growing in very well and we're starting to see just what some of the holes are looking like. Royal Canberra Golf Club have also completed the conversion of their fairways to Santa Ana couch, and Federal GC are ticking through new work on course as part of their Crafter + Mogford course enhancement plan.I'm joined on the podcast by Dave Mason who is currently reestablishing the Thargomindah 9 hole golf course in a remote part of Queensland. This is quite an incredible environment for golf and one that you just have to hear about to believe.Superintendent Brett Stuesser also joins me and we learn about some of the new works they recently completed on their public 9 hole course in Melbourne's northern suburbs.There's also the closing down of a 97 year old golf club in Sydney and my armchair take on the incredible Gil Hanse redesign and rebuild of Royal Sydney Golf Club's new course.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!People and places mentioned in this podcast:Yowani Country ClubRoyal Canberra Golf ClubFederal Golf ClubThargomindahGen1 Sportsturf - FacebookGen1 Sportsturf - InstagramOutback Queensland Floods news article 31/3/25Oak Point Golf ClubRoyal Sydney Golf ClubHanse Golf Course DesignKruse Golf - FacebookKillara Golf ClubWagga City Golf ClubBlackheath Golf ClubRoyal Hobart Golf ClubRoyal Fremantle Golf ClubPoint Walter Golf Course

LIV Golf Adelaide - My Wrap Up is proudly brought to you by Your Tee Box. Check out their website for incredible prints of golf course routing artwork. Check out their website at yourteebox.com.au. Your Tee Box - The perfect golfers gift.This episode chronicles my 24 hour adventure to LIV Golf Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club, including what I experienced, what I saw on the ground, and of course the reason for my journey, to hand deliver the #1 print of Your Tee Box's limited edition LIV Golf Adelaide - The Grange Golf Club routing artwork to Superintendent Rowan Daymond.Come along for a fun adventure as I recap by epic 24 hour round trip to Adelaide including getting behind the ropes with the greenkeeping team, up close and personal with the LIV trophy and winners of the event by accident, and of course, surprising Superintendent Rowan Daymond with his special gift from Your Tee Box.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠Send me an email: [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Your Tee Box - The perfect golfers giftThe Grange Golf ClubLIV Golf AdelaideGlenelg Golf ClubDevonport Country ClubAston Hills Golf ClubBribie Island Golf ClubNorth West Bay Golf ClubRyan Van Der VeenGreg Norman Golf Course DesignMike Clayton Golf Design

Keeper Of The Greens segment of 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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠By the time you have finished listening to this episode, you'll want to be mates with Craig Walker. He's someone you want as a mate, a boss, a work colleague, or just someone you want to know. If Craig hasn't done it, then I'm sure he's at least seen it! His career in greenkeeping has been diverse and his working career even more so as you'll hear. But things didn't start off that way. No, Craig studied accounting and law. Very logical steps to greenkeeping you might say........until he realised working inside wasn't for him. And lucky for us and the greenkeeping industry he figured that out early on.Craig has managed golf courses in the past, now he manages 3 at once! He manages bowling greens, installs irrigation systems, and has worked as a turf renovation contractor. He's even had his own tiling business! He's been in, out, and then back in the greenkeeping industry. Like I said, Craig has just about done it all.I take a turn back to Australia after a couple of interviews overseas, and this time I venture, with the help of Craig, into the island state of Tasmania where Craig is Superintendent of Devonport Country Club. Join us as we learn about Craig's diverse career, along with Devonport Country Club and some of Tasmania's former unknown great golf courses, that we all now know about thanks to Craig's insight.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!The Golfing Greenkeeper - InstagramThe Golfing Greenkeeper - FacebookSend e an email: [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Devonport Country ClubPittwater Golf ClubUlverstone Golf ClubPort Sorell Golf ClubThirlstone Golf ClubLlanherne Golf Club7 Mile Beach Golf CourseArm End Golf CourseLaunceston Country Club Golf CourseBarnbougleCape Wickham Golf LinksRatho Farm Golf CourseTSTMANomadic Golfer - Instagram

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.auThis episode of Walking the Fairways sees me chatting with Greens Director of Ashgrove Golf Club, Simon Putral in Brisbane, and Superintendent of Lakelands Golf Club, Richard Flesser, on the Gold Coast, to gain an insight into just what they experienced from Tropical Cyclone Alfred. We chat about damage done on their respective golf courses and I also discover how quickly they are able to recover!Also included is my 1st time experience of a game at Moore Park Golf Course just a few days ago. I was joined by lead spokesperson of the Save Moore Park Golf Course campaign, Jared Kendler, for a short round of the back 8 holes, which is the location of the where the NSW State Government are planning to repurpose the public golf course to make way for a public park. What I experienced was nothing short of amazing!I'm also joined on this episode by Nigel Taylor for an update of his Everesting Challenge that he is embarking on to raise awareness of mental health.You hit 'em clean, we'll keep 'em green!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.au⁠Beyond Blue (Australia): 1300 224 636 or visit ⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978 or visit ⁠mensline.org.auPeople and Places mentioned in this podcast:Ashgrove Golf ClubLakelands Golf ClubHope Island Golf ClubSanctuary Cove Golf & Country ClubPalm Meadows Golf ClubMoore Park Golf Coursewww.savemooreparkgolfcourse.com.auThe Dirty Dozen (Nigel Taylor) Instagram The Dirty Dozen (Nigel Taylor) FacebookBehind the Turf Podcast

Keeper Of The Greens segment of 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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josh Smith is a young passionate greenkeeper currently working at Piltdown Golf Club in the South East of England. Prior to his current stint at Piltdown, Josh spent time at Glenelg Golf Club in Adelaide here in Australia working with the on course team led by Superintendent Tim Warren.Josh's greenkeeping career story so far is one that's on a steep incline. Searching far and wide to take in as much information and knowledge as possible Josh is always looking to learn as much as he can from as many different parts of the world as possible. Oh and did I mention that Josh is currently at TPC Sawgrass working on course right now preparing for The Players Championship tournament!Join me as Josh and I chew the fat about greenkeeping all over the place and preparing for different tournaments of all tours.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!People and places mentioned in this podcast:Piltdown Golf ClubGlenelg Golf ClubEast Sussex National Golf ClubTandridge Golf ClubWentworth ClubJCB Golf & Country ClubTPC SawgrassThe Players ChampionshipBMW PGA Championship

Keeper Of The Greens segment of 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 nearest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chris Rae is an expat Aussie and Superintendent of Orkney Golf Club. Orkney Golf Club is located on the outskirts of the township of Kirkwall on the largest of the Orkney Islands to the north of Scotland.Beginning his greenkeeping career at Pennant Hills Golf Club, one of Sydney's premier golf clubs, Chris was exposed to high end greenkeeping practices from the get go. It wasn't long before he moved to Concord Golf Club, also in Sydney, where he was mentored by one of the most respected greenkeepers of the industry, Superintendent Mark Parker who is now at NSW Golf Club.After completing his greenkeeping trade at a couple of the best courses in Sydney and being trained by some of the best, Chris was given an opportunity to get hands on in golf course construction for a couple of years.As life changes, Chris soon found himself with an opportunity to travel to Scotland after meeting his now wife and before he knew it he was trying to understand the Scottish accent in everyday life. A number of years working outside greenkeeping at a few of different jobs would soon make way for a chance at getting back on the greenkeeping tools and taking on the role of Superintendent at Orkney Golf Club. As it turns out, maintaining a golf course in the far north of Scotland is very different to that of maintaining a golf course in Sydney!Chris's story has everything in it from maintaining golf courses at the top end of town in Sydney to the remoteness of island life a mere seven degrees latitude outside the Artic Circle! Come with me for my first journey to the other side of the planet and a conversation that includes golf that might start at 9am, sometimes finishes after midnight, 24 hours of daylight, castles, pheasants, Viking heritage and a church built in an era when the year sounds more like it's time for smoko!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!People and places mentioned in this podcast:Orkney Golf ClubThe National Golf Club - The Old CoursePennant Hills Golf ClubConcord Golf ClubNSW Golf ClubRoyal Dornoch Golf ClubThe Australian Golf ClubThe Royal Melbourne Golf ClubStuart RennieTom DoakOrkney IslandsInternational Island Games 2025

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.auOn this episode of Walking the Fairways there's extensive news from right around Australia! You'll get an insight directly from Jared Kendler, board member and lead spokesperson of Moore Park Golf Collective. Jared provides us with an update of where everything is at regarding the NSW State Governments plan to cut Moore Park GC down to 9 holes and the Moore Park Golf Collective groups alternative proposal that has been put forward to not only retain 18 holes of golf but also increase other public recreational offerings on the site.There's lots of information regarding the opening of a number of completely renovated golf courses that are now open for play including Mount Lawley GC and Nedlands GC in Perth, along with the exciting redesigned NSW GC by UK based architects MacKenzie & Ebert.We hear from Royal Perth Golf Club Superintendent Pat Casey about the opening of the recently completed stage 1 works of their golf course masterplan designed by co architects Clayton Devries Pont (CDP) and Kruse Golf. And there's an update about the mouthwatering prospect of preview play at 7 Mile Beach Golf Course in Hobart, Tasmania.Join me on this lap around the country brought to you by new podcast partners Dint Golf Solutions and Colin Campbell Chemicals.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!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.au⁠Beyond Blue (Australia): 1300 224 636 or visit ⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978 or visit ⁠mensline.org.au⁠People and places mentioned in this podcast:Lakelands Golf ClubGold Coast Festival of GolfMoore Park Golf CollectiveMoore Park Golf CourseBallina Golf & Sports ClubBlackheath Golf and Community ClubKew Golf ClubRiversdale Golf ClubClayton Devries Pont (CDP)Kruse Golf - FacebookArm End Golf Course7 Mile Beach Golf CourseGlenelg Golf ClubRyan Van Der VeenRoyal Perth Golf ClubMount Lawley Golf ClubWanneroo Golf ClubNedlands Golf ClubBusselton Golf ClubHartfield Country ClubNigel Taylor - The Dirty Dozen Everest Challenge