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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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01:17:15

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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00:57:13

Episode Thirty Eight - 2024 Goals

Australian Golf Passport ·

2024/01/19

Matt and Scott take a leaf out of the NoLayingUp playbook and map out some personal goals for the year ahead. Golf, health, personal development – all bases covered. And some golf chat thrown in there amongst all the good intentions. We hope this inspires listeners to reflect on the last year, and perhaps set some targets for the coming twelve months. Australian Golf Passport podcast is brought to you by Angus And Grace Go Golfing and Burnley Brewing. Matt has been rocking the AAGGG shorts in

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01:39:48

Episode Thirty Seven - Mike Clayton Returns

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/12/31

We round out the calendar year in style – Mike Clayton returns to discuss all things golf, and give us a little look at Mike the man, not just Mike the golfing legend. Healesville, The Sandbelt Invitational, the importance of staying active as we age, Mike’s connection with the game of tennis, The Addington, angles & data, Seven Mile Beach, course construction, caddying, young people riding in carts, global travel, course design, Peter Thomson, and mentoring the next generation, as well as much

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01:28:48

Episode Thirty Six - 'Tis the season, Let's Get Blind!

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/12/14

Christmas is nearly upon us, so we decided to get into the festive spirit. A busy last few weeks on the domestic golf scene sees a full news chat at the start of the episode. Australian Open wrap, Sandbelt Invitational nearing the finish, Scott claims the Cathedral Invitational, JDay and LKo win the mixed pairs PGA / LPGA Tour event, and ball rollback in the years ahead. Rahm to LIV which means he’s at Grange next year too. But all that gives way to getting blind. Limited visibility – no

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01:10:20

Episode Thirty Five - Australian Open Week Is Here!

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/11/29

The biggest week in the country for professional golf is upon us, and Scott & Matt take a look at the event, and the host courses – The Lakes and The Australian. The holes of note, the format of the event, players to watch, the all-important weather forecast for the week and more. Even some possible changes to The Lakes are discussed, before a wide range of additional material fills the episode. The malaise around pro golf, and the possible antidote (The Sandbelt Invitational) as well as

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01:30:49

Episode Thirty Four - Barnbougle Revisited

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/11/11

After having first visited the town of Bridport back in 2004 for a sneak preview round on Barnbougle Dunes, Matt recently made his first trip back there in more than four and a half years, and recalls the experience of several days playing over Lost Farm, Bougle Run and Barnbougle Dunes. This episode starts with a reasonably lengthy recap of recent events on the local golf scene – taking the first twenty minutes or so – feel free to hit fast forward if you don’t wish to mull over topics like the

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00:38:31

Episode Thirty Three - What next for golf in Moore Park?

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/10/23

The New South Wales Premier Chris Minns yesterday announced that the busy and popular public golf course at Moore Park will be carved up to create more free-form parkland, at the expense of golf holes. It seems like golf is paying the price on the back end of unfettered urban development on the edge of Centennial Park and Moore Park. As the population of Zetland and surrounding streets rises, the absence of sufficient green space allowance within that development footprint is becoming more obvious

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00:52:41

Episode Thirty Two - Royal Melbourne (Composite)

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/10/16

Is it the best course in the world? Who can say. Royal Melbourne’s famed Composite layout has its moment in the Australian Golf Passport podcast spotlight this episode. We discus the origins of the concept for a course combining holes from East and West, and why it originated. The holes that make up Composite, and the sequence in which they’re been played for many different events in over time is also a topic for this episode. We round out the episode mulling over a host of listener questions,

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01:09:10

Episode Thirty One - Royal Melbourne (East)

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/09/28

One of Australia’s finest layout, and one that is often over-looked by locals and overseas visitors alike. We’ve been looking forward to covering East, and hope that you enjoy the discussion. This episode kicks off with a brief summary of the experience at the Marvel Stadium Golf event in Melbourne, and the imminent opening of the underground carpark at Royal Melbourne are briefly discussed before launching into the main fare. Matt provides a little detail on the origins of the East course, and

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01:26:54

Episode Thirty - Sandbelt Scandal & National Nonsense

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/09/16

With a flurry of activity on the local golf scene, and one great question accidentally omitted from the recent mailbag episode, we call an emergency pod, and spend longer than we thought we would discussing the events of the week. First up is the topic that has been running hot on the local rumor mill - the alleged misappropriation of funds and assets from a prominent Victorian golf club. Scott reached out to Victoria Police and the Australian PGA, and legal issues permitting, we share what we are

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01:16:50

Episode Twenty Nine - Listener Questions

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/09/11

The second half of the recent batch of listener questions submitted a little while ago are all covered in this fun episode. Loads of really interesting and thought-provoking topics to cover including a hypothetical re-routing of a Sydney public course, and state of origin battle of the best of Victoria versus the best of the rest of Australia. Golf on the northern beaches of Sydney, courses high on the aesthetics, conditioning and eye candy score, as well as stone walls and internal OOB. Those

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01:02:19

Episode Twenty Eight - Ben Hillard

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/08/22

Our guest for this episode grew up in Melbourne, and played golf in his youth, but his love of the game blossomed in early adulthood. His rise from playing at Rosanna, to working in turf at the club, followed by a season at St Andrews, to then working at Cabot and finally joining the esteemed Gil Hanse has been a steady and successful climb into the upper echelons of the golf architecture and construction business. In this episode, Ben shares his insights and experiences working in golf design and

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01:13:55

Episode Twenty Seven - Listener Questions

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/08/05

Hot on the heels of a tremendous time with Tron Carter we dive into a perennial favourite - listener questions. Thanks so much to so many of you for sending in a fantastic set of topics to discuss. We’ve divided theese into two episodes, and have covered the first 50% here. Links courses, regional courses, Sandbelt bunkering, an all-time Aussie foursome, dog leg par 3s, par events, Huntingdale, and much more fill a seventy minute chat we hope you enjoy. Mt Lawley’s Aussie green, and the new GA logo

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01:30:03

Episode Twenty Six - Tron Carter

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/07/27

A distinct privilege to spend some time talking with No Laying Up’s Tron Carter. A lover of all things Australian golf, Tron’s passion and knowledge shine through as he reflects on his previous trips to Australia, the courses he played and the places he visited. Our discussion covers the Sandbelt, as well as the Mornington and Bellarine peninsulas. Tron shares his observations on Aussie golf culture, the current landscape of professional golf, and all the headline courses you’d expect to feature

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01:16:28

Episode Twenty Five - A Homesick Ran Morrissett

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/06/30

Ran Morrissett, the doyen of the online golf architecture community and founder of golfclubatlas.com is our special guest for this really enjoyable episode. Ran lived in Australia for several years and is one of golf’s most knowledgeable and passionate architectural minds. He serves as architectural editor of golf.com, and also heads up their World Top 100 ranking panel. Ran is also a contributor to Tom Doak’s five volume series of The Confidential Guide. In this episode, Ran talks about his

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00:58:22

Episode Twenty Four - The Lakes

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/06/22

One of Sydney’s finest courses and clubs has the spotlight for this edition of the pod, but there’s plenty of additional discussion in a spritely, slightly shorter session than usual. News of the week includes details on Golf in Marvel Stadium at the Docklands in September, which will be similar to the Callaway Golf take-over at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres. Those interested can secure tickets here - https://marvelstadium.com.au/event/stadium-golf/ At the other end of the tech

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01:21:25

Episode Twenty Three - RQ, Brooky & Chit Chat

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/06/01

A mixed bag for episode 23, with a whole range of topics covered including upcoming events in several states, a new golf outlet in Melbourne, and thoughts following recent rounds at a variety of courses from Scott & Matt. A three-day trip to the Sunshine State including rounds at Royal Queensland, The Glades and Brookwater forms much of the meat of this episode, with Scott sharing his thoughts and experiences from those courses. Matt was lucky enough to recently play Victoria GC and briefly

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01:32:58

Episode Twenty Two - Bob Harrison

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/05/18

A real treat for this episode of the podcast – a chat with famed Australian golf course architect Bob Harrison. His design portfolio spans decades, and includes many of Australia’s most significant courses. He has also worked on several notable projects overseas, in Asia, the US, and the UK. We talk with Bob about his early years in golf, his time at university, ambidextrous golf and golfers, Bob’s engineering pedigree and the undergraduate project that saw him move into the field of golf

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01:04:34

Episode Twenty One - Newcastle

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/05/04

In this episode we drive two hours north of Sydney – to the memorable and enjoyable Newcastle golf club. A wide-ranging discussion addresses the character of the course, the seaside location, and the topography on which Newcastle sits. The design prowess of Eric Apperly is also noted, as well as the similarity between parts of the course at Stockton, and Apperly’s work at New South Wales GC. The possible changes to Newcastle are also discussed, and these are fleshed out further in the next episode

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01:44:33

Episode Twenty - Listener Questions

Australian Golf Passport ·

2023/04/06

On the eve of The Masters and the Easter holidays, we publish our longest episode yet. Over 100 minutes of discussion devoted to answering two dozen or so listener questions. We start by briefly addressing news of the week – the Aus PGA Tour event over the Moonah course at The National, then move to ponder Australia’s answer to Augusta National. Listener questions touch on a range of topics including access to private courses, best renovation work and greenfield site work in Australia in the last

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