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Australian Golf Passport

Scott Warren & Matthew Mollica

This is an Australian golf podcast about Australian golf courses, taking listeners on a dream lap of every golf course worth considering for a Down Under bucket list golf visit. We answer the questions that will help you make your dream Aussie golf trip a reality. No Fedex Cup updates, no equipment reviews, no technology debate, no betting-agency-sponsored tipping segment: Just the how, what, when and where of playing great golf in Australia, with the occasional sacred cow sacrificed in the name of

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01:42:50

Episode Fifty Eight - A Ton of Listener Questions

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/12/05

We thought we'd get on our bikes and up the rate at which we publish, as the finish line for 2024 nears. After having recorded a long episode in which we quickly review the goals for the year, this episode features heaps of responses to a great range of listener questions.During the edit process - Matt spilt a coffee over his laptop, and was offline for a fortnight. The episode was saved, but late to air. So the stuff about Black Friday & the Australian Open? - Expired (obv). Thanks to those

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01:08:39

Episode Fifty Seven - Save Moore Park GC's Jared...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/11/15

Hot on the heels of the release of a plan by the Save Moore Park Golf Course alliance to keep the course at 18 holes, we chat with the driving force behind that alliance, Jared Kendler.Jared talks us through the issues and the plan that the golf community is hoping will be embraced by the NSW Government, which owns the site. His group has proposed a sophisticated, thorough, sensible and economically sustainable proposal to manage the issue of recreational space and the existing golf course in

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01:48:50

Episode Fifty Six - Peninsula Kingswood (North) full...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/11/01

The longest episode we've ever done! There was a lot to discuss...The keenly anticipated chat on one of the most dramatic, and visually striking courses in the land. Following on from Scott's whirlwind trip to Melbourne a fortnight back, we do a deep dive on PK North. More than a good looker, this course is a gem in every way. Playable and strategically engaging with artful hazards, and intricate greens. No wonder this is a crowd favourite - we're happy to finally discuss PK North with you. It's a

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00:51:09

Episode Fifty Five - Sandbelt trip wrap-up: PK &...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/10/20

Three days, five rounds, two course walks, 65,000 steps each. We're cooked. But before Scott gets on a plane home, we've got a quick recap of our rounds at Peninsula-Kingswood North and South, and a hotly-anticipated lap of the newly-renovated Commonwealth.

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00:45:04

Episode Fifty Four - Sandbelt golf trip day one: PK,...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/10/18

A quick debrief on the first day of our Melbourne Sandbelt golf trip. Not the day we had planned thanks to a 50mm drop of rain, but we still saw plenty and had a lot to discuss.

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01:13:27

Episode Fifty Three - Chris Solomon

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/10/10

A super special guest for the long overdue next episode of the podcast. Chris Solomon from No Laying Up joins us to share his views on all things golf Down Under. Soly has travelled here several times over the years, with his visits bookended by Tourist Sauce Seasons #1 and #9. Between those visits he got to play the Composite course at Royal Melbourne at the time of the most recent Asia Pacific Amateur Championship. Links to all these on YouTube are below.Soly shares his views on what he loves

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01:07:26

Episode Fifty Two - Aussie golf media doyen Brendan...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/08/30

Brendan James, long-time editor of Golf Australia magazine is our special guest for this episode. Brendan is a doyen of the Australian Golf Media landscape, spending more than quarter of a century at the helm of Golf Australia magazine. He’s now concluded his time there, doing his own thing under the banner of Snap Hook Media – https://snaphookmedia.com/We chat with Brendan about his start in journalism, and the changing landscape of publishing throughout his working life. We talk all things golf

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00:40:58

Episode Fifty One - Gil Hanse & Josh McFadden on...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/08/04

A thrill to speak with Josh McFadden and Gil Hanse of Hanse Golf Design. Both are visiting our country to complete renovation of the course at Royal Sydney Golf Club. This exciting development is entering the home stretch, after years of planning and work. Gil’s work is world-renowned, and we hope this commission in Sydney is the first of more projects for he and his team in times to come. Gil and Josh speak about their work at Rose Bay, how they see the project shaping up, and more broadly,

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00:52:07

Episode Fifty - Metro/Huntingdale merger, Five Mile...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/07/15

We've made it to 50 episodes!Metropolitan and Huntingdale are planning to merge, the Aussie Open is back on the sandbelt, some news about the likely architect of Five Mile Beach, two more courses for King Island (?!) and Royal Sydney is taking shape... Shoutout Angus & Grace, shoutout Burley Brewing, shoutout Will Drew!

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01:30:45

Episode Forty Nine - Architecture listener questions

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/06/30

Following on from our previous episode examining why course architcture is an important part of the game of golf, we rip through 20 listener questions on the topic:Should short par threes have small greens or big wild ones? Where would an Aussie Pinehurst be located? What will the sandbelt look like in 50 years? Are there too many blind holes at Kingston Heath? What's the best course redesign in Aussie history? And a lot more. Angus & Grace has a massive sale underway. Check out the website or go

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01:37:54

Episode Forty Eight - Why Does Golf Architecture Matter?

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/06/11

Following on from a listener DM regarding course design issues, we devote an entire episode to the topic of golf architecture. Why does it matter? Why is the Old Course important, and why is Alister MacKenzie revered? How is it so many people long for firm and fast course conditions? All this, analytics, the wind at Cape Wickham, and more in a long discussion on one of our favourite topics.Below are a few links to great books on the topic of course design - snoop around online for better pricing

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01:29:55

Episode Forty Seven - How to win a club championship,...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/05/10

We recap Scott's win in the 2024 New South Wales GC A-Reserve club championship final, joined for the discussion by his opponent's caddie, NSWGC head teaching pro Warwick Dews.Warwick and Scott recap the shots that made a difference, discuss what each camp was thinking in some key moments and Warwick casts a professional's eye over the mistakes Scott and his opponent Evan Nguyen made along the way, with lessons any golfer can benefit from learning. Want to book a lesson with Warwick in NSWGC's

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01:18:22

Episode Forty Six - Steve Keipert & Australian Golf...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/04/30

Steve Keipert, editor of Australian Golf Digest joins us to chat about the magazine's latest rankings edition - with the Top 100 list of Australian courses controversially featuring a new #1. Cape Wickham sits atop the rankings for the first time. Steve goes through the nitty gritty of the process, and talks all things rankings, course architecture, and Aussie golf in a stimulating discussion. We're really appreciative of his time and insight, and hope you enjoy this episode. As always –

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00:25:35

Episode 45 - Matt Mollica live from Augusta

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/04/11

Ever wondered what pure euphoria sounds like?Matt phoned in fresh from 12 hours walking the grounds of Augusta National to debrief on his day at The Masters. Just a quick episode, with regular programming to resume once Matty is back from his travels. Shoutout Burnley, shoutout Angus & Grace.

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01:27:04

Episode 44 - Playing The Masters, with Lukas Michel

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/04/06

Lukas Michel joins the pod for a second time to chat about playing in the 2020 Masters Tournament: what he learned about the course; favourite shots, holes and greens; playing practice rounds with OWGR Top 10 studs; social distancing in The Crow's Nest, why food at The Masters tastes better & more.We also discuss his amateur career, his internal wrestle with the decision to ultimately not turn pro, his blossoming career as a golf course architect & how he keeps the game sharp now with

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00:39:08

Episode 43 - Listener Qs + Matt is Masters-bound

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/04/02

A quick catch-up before Matt's departure for the US to attend the Masters and play some all-world golf courses. We answer some listener questions, several with a Masters theme, go through some four-word course reviews of Aussie courses by American golf course architect Jaeger Kovich following his recent trip to the Sandbelt and chat a bit about what makes the Masters so special. Links below to the Fried Egg Golf podcast episodes with Geoff Ogilvy discussing the golf course and

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01:29:40

Episode Forty Two: Four-word course reviews are back!

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/03/22

Four-word course reviews are back!After an initial catch-up on some recent news in Aussie golf & the pursuit — not all of it successful — of their 2024 goals, Matt and Scott turn their attention to the 2024 Golf Australia Magazine course rankings. They go course by course through the top 20 with four-word course reviews for each of them, as well as some general discussion to begin of the noticible trends around courses moving up and down the board. As always – special thanks to our podcast

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01:27:37

Episode Forty One - Mike DeVries & 7 Mile Beach

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/03/09

A real treat to chat with esteemed golf course architect Mike DeVries. Boasting decades of experience in the industry, Mike is one of the men on the ground at 7 Mile Beach. This episode focusses lots on the course, as well as Mike’s portfolio of courses, his thoughts on construction, and so much more.The preamble of the episode includes Scott and Matt discussing recent golf course property sales in Melbourne (Kingswood and Cranbourne) as well as the date of golf at Oakleigh Public golf

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00:42:21

Episode Forty - Greg Chalmers

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/02/16

A snippet of 1998 Australian Open winner Greg Chalmers was featured within our previous episode – a focus on Royal Adelaide. This episode of the pod is the full chat with one of the more under-rated Australian golf talents of recent times.It was a real pleasure to speak with Greg – he covered a wide range of topics during his talk with us. We present the full discussion with the lefty from WA, affectionately known as Snake among his peers. He touches on a range of issues within pro golf, living

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01:17:15

Episode Thirty Nine - Royal Adelaide, With A Couple...

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/02/09

One of the finest courses in the land comes under the microscope today - with the venerable Royal Adelaide layout our focus. Details are fleshed out by RA expert Terry Thornton, and the winner of the 1998 Australian Open (played at Royal Adelaide) Greg Chalmers. Everything you wanted to know about the course is in here, and there's even some details you might not have realised you needed to know! Thanks to both Terry and Greg for their time and expertise. The next Australian Golf Passport Podcast

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