Episodes
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
Published 09/10/21
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
Published 08/13/21
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
Published 07/19/21
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
Published 06/20/21
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
Published 05/20/21
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 MelbourneA good...
Published 04/16/21
Noel Ratcliffe was born in Sydney in 1945His father played cricket for Australia and was friends with Sir Don BradmanNoel started playing Golf by sneaking on Bexley Golf Course late on a Saturday afternoon. He then joined New South Wales Golf Club where...
Published 04/02/21
Stacey Peters (Nee Keating) grew up in country VictoriaShe started playing Golf with her Grandparents in Lismore 30 minutes from her parents farm. Neither her Mum or Dad are golfers, she built her own little six hole course and driving range on the...
Published 03/19/21
John started playing Golf at Keperra GC at the age of 12 with his fatherAfter completing his PGA Traineeship in Brisbane, he headed to Europe and secured his European tour card, with two victories and the confidence that he could compete with some of...
Published 02/26/21
Brett "Noddy" Kimmorley grew up in Belmont, just north of SydneyFrom a very young age he aspired to be a professional Rugby League player. Through hard work and perseverance, he went on to become recognised as a household name in NRL circles, at club...
Published 02/19/21
Nick O'Hern grew up playing Golf at Mt Lawley Golf Club in Perth, Western AustraliaThe lowest handicap he ever got down to was 4. After completing his PGA Traineeship and shooting 82, 84, 88 to finish dead last in a tournament as a professional, he sat...
Published 02/05/21
Affectionately known as "POM", Peter O'Malley might just be the most down to earth Golf Professional in the history of Australian GolfBorn and raised in Bathurst, country NSW. He initially wanted to be a Greenkeeper or Chef, but quickly learned that his...
Published 01/22/21
Steve Bann started Golf as a 12 year old caddy at Riversdale GC in Melbourne. He completed his traineeship at Huntingdale GC after walking away from the game for three years A 16 year old Robert Allenby challenged Steve to a match in a Thursday comp,...
Published 01/04/21
Craig Laundy is nearly 50 years old. He was born in Sydney into the Laundy family Hotel business started by his Grandfather, and with his brother has helped his Father Arthur Laundy grow it into the empire it is todayCraig has played four rounds at...
Published 12/18/20
Geoff was born in 1961 in Queensland, he had to move to Sydney with his Grandmother at only five weeks old to get better medical attention as he was born with defects to both legs due to his mother taking the morning sickness drug ThalidomideHe had to...
Published 12/04/20
Sarah Kemp was born in Sydney, started playing Golf at 12. She got down to a scratch handicap at a young age and won several national titles as an amateur and represented Australia in the 2004 Espirito Santo World CupShe turned pro in 2008 and played...
Published 11/20/20
In this final part of the podcast, Brett talks to us about playing Professional Golf at the highest level, and why he was not intimated by anyone he ever played with, in fact he loved itHe shares insights into equipment deals on the US Tour like in 1993...
Published 11/06/20
In this episode, part 2 of the 3 part series, Brett talks about how with already two bonds to his name, standing in Campbelltown Court as a 17 year old after not being picked for the NSW State Team even though he knew he was the best player nearly cost...
Published 11/06/20
Brett Ogle was adopted at birth, he grew up in Goulburn NSW, and started playing Golf at the age of 11. He is known around the world as one of the best ball strikers to ever play the game. Moe Norman even went to watch him hit balls on the range twiceHe...
Published 11/06/20
Paul got to a scratch handicap using a cut down set of golf clubs, he represented Australia as an amateur. Someone's phone went off while he was trying to hole a putt to shoot 59 in the Canon Challenge. He won three times on the US Nationwide Tour, he...
Published 10/22/20
Ken Trimble was born in country NSW, backpacked through Europe, met Jack Nicklaus, upset Bernard Langer, moved to Sydney to pursue a career in Golf. He ended up playing around the world, winning tournaments in Australia and Europe and played in two Open...
Published 10/09/20