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The Yardage Book Podcast

Charlie Mercer

Having meaningful conversations in the world of golf - focused primarily on New Zealand

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39:16

Sean Towndrow on the pursuit of playing every course...

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2025/12/21

Welcome Back! It was awesome to chat with Sean Towndrow, who is a professional golfer and the driving force behind Yes Life Golf. Sean is on the mission of playing every golf course in NZ, and has already ticked off 57! Sean had a stellar amateur career in the north of England, having made the semi-final of the British Amateur in 2014 including a victory over Jon Rahm on the way. Enjoy Check out Yes Life Golf below: https://www.yeslifegolf.com/ https://youtube.com/@yeslifegolf?si=lSag1z...

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44:29

Bryce Casey On His Love For Golf, Titirangi GC, and...

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2025/12/10

Welcome back! It was a privilege to chat to Bryce Casey last week to discuss his upcoming participation in Chasing The Fox as part of Team Media. Which is being held later this week at Royal Auckland and The Grange GC. Bryce gave some awesome insight into how he got into golf, life as a member of Titirangi GC and what it was like to play along Ryan Fox recently on the famed Alister MacKenzie layout. Enjoy

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53:23

Reacting to the latest top 100 list and trip down...

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2025/12/07

Welcome Back! It was great to catch up with Mitch Powell earlier in the week to react to the latest Golf.com top 100 list and on the back end we talked through my recent visits to Otago GC, Chilsholm Links, Roxburgh GC, Jack's Point and The Hills. Enjoy

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65:34

From Palmy to Pasatiempo - Billy Burnley's Amazing...

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2025/11/23

Hello and welcome back! It was fantastic to chat recently with Billy Burnley who is currently an Assistant Superintendent at famed Pasatiempo Golf Club in California. With stints at Manawatu GC, Northland GC, Cypress Point, Lake Nona and Te Arai Links. It was great learn about Billy's progression in the turf industry and many of the learnings he has taken along the way. Enjoy

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58:40

Jim Rohrstaff talks the 2026 Asia-Pacific Amateur...

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2025/11/16

Welcome Back! It was a privilege to sit down with Jim Rohrstaff to discuss the amazing announcement that the South Course at Te Arai Links will be hosting the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship next year. Jim talked us through the background behind the announcement, tournament logistics and course set-up. Jim also gave us an update on The Hills redevelopment, Rory McIlroy's visit to NZ last year, and one of the most remarkable hole in one story's ever told. Enjoy

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80:40

Architecture Spotlight: Paraparaumu Beach with...

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2025/11/09

Hello and Welcome Back. Really excited to share a new series we have been brainstorming over recent weeks. Architecture Spotlight. Which will be an exploration of the architectural history and principles of our most prominent New Zealand courses. Joining me throughout the whole series will be Michael Goldstein. Michael is a previous pod guest, Tournament Director of the NZ Open, and is extremely well travelled. Having previously played 365 different courses in a year. This episode focuses on ...

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39:08

Ceta Homes Invitational Recap Ft Mitch Powell and...

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2025/10/26

We are back! Mitch and I are back to review a pretty amazing trip away to Te Arai Links where we were fortunate to cover the Ceta Homes Invitational. Josh Geary clinched the title with rounds of 61 and 70 to edge out Nick Coxon by a single shot. It was great to chat with tournament founder Mark Jurgeleit on the back end to get his thoughts on a pretty amazing week. Enjoy

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33:58

Mark Jurgeleit and Josh Longney preview the Ceta...

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2025/10/09

Welcome back! It was awesome to chat recently with the founders of Big Scope Events; Mark Jurgeleit and Josh Longney. It was great to preview the Ceta Homes Invitational at Te Arai Links which takes place next week on the 13th and 14th of October. This will be the first of a series of Pro-Ams across NZ under the Big Scope umbrella. We are also thrilled to announce that The Yardage Book will be onsite to cover the event next week and we are excited to share some awesome content at 2 of the bes...

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39:35

Taco Golf (AKA Tae Koh) chats playing career, the...

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2025/10/05

Welcome Back! It was a real pleasure to chat with Taco Golf (Tae Koh) this weekend and chat all things YouTube golf, his early amateur days, favourite courses, the yips, and much more! Check out Taco's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@tacogolf

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65:02

Nelson golf trip recap and checking in with Mitch Powell

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2025/10/01

Welcome back! A few weeks between pods, but we are back in action! It was great to chat with Mitch recently to unpack my recent golf-trip to the Nelson region, and to discuss Mitch's recent trip overseas where he played courses such as Ballyliffin, Doonbeg, Ganton and more! We also touched on the historic Ryder Cup that concluded earlier this week. Enjoy!

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32:47

Sam Keats and Jordan Burgess talk preparing major...

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2025/09/08

Hello and welcome back! It was a real privilege to be invited to the recent Wellington Turf Managers Association seminar to interview Sam Keats and Jordan Burgess on their recent experiences overseas. Sam is the Royal Wellington Superintendent and was recently on the team to prepare Royal Portrush for this year's Open Championship. Jordan is also a member of the Royal Wellington agronomy team, and was part of the crew responsible for preparing Oakmont for the latest edition of the US Open. It...

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50:34

Cam Jones Talks Career, Coaching and Content

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2025/08/31

Welcome Back! It was a pleasure to sit down with Cam Jones recently to chat about his fascinating career in golf. Cam is a PGA professional, having notably won the 2013 NZ Stroke-Play Championship at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club. In more recent years Cam has transitioned his focus into coaching, and is now on the coaching staff at Muriwai GC in Auckland. Cam has also cut his teeth on some golf content creation, with awesome projects such as this year's NZ Amateur at Titirangi Golf Club and the...

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54:00

Geoff Saunders on his latest book with Ian...

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2025/08/10

Hello and welcome back! It was a pleasure to chat with Geoff Saunders recently to discuss Geoff's fascinating life in golf and his latest book "To Hell And Back" an authorised biography of Ian Baker-Finch. Geoff also chatted about his successful amateur career which included his winning of the Bledisloe Cup for the low amateur at the NZ Open, and also about writing his previous authorised biography of Sir Bob Charles. Enjoy!

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43:42

Mike Worsfold talks his career and position at...

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2025/07/27

Hello and Welcome back! It was a privilege to chat recently with Mike Worsfold. Who is a Kiwi, currently working as the Assistant Superintendent at Cypress Point. Mike talks us through his amazing career so far, including his work at The Hills, St Andrews, Pine Valley and Cypress Point. Mike gave great insight on the drive, determination and long hours required to work at some of the most revered courses in the world. Mike spoke about the upcoming Walker Cup, the first at Cypress since the 19...

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66:35

Previewing the Open Championship with Luke Toomey

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2025/07/13

Welcome back! It was thrill to sit down with Luke Toomey to preview the upcoming Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Tooms ran through some of the big storylines for this week, his picks to win and some dark horses that may make a run on the famed fairways in Northern Ireland. We also discussed the Kiwis in the field this week, with Ryan Fox in red-hot form and Daniel Hillier looking to get in the mix.

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57:11

Steve Williams live at Royal Wellington Golf Club

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2025/06/29

Hello and welcome back! It was a real pleasure to interview Steve Williams at a live event hosted by Royal Wellington Golf Club to chat mainly about his recent book - Together We Roared. Steve gave so much great insight into his 12 years caddying for Tiger Woods, some of his early memories of caddying at Royal Wellington and much more! This event was filmed in full by a Wellington media company called Create Now, and the full video is now available on The Yardage Book Youtube Chan...

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43:32

Mike O'Keeffe talks developing kiwi Green-Keepers on...

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2025/06/15

Welcome Back! Really excited to share this week's episode with Mike O'Keeffe. Mike runs The Ohio Programme, which is a programme that assists in the professional development of young green-keepers from all over the world, by placing them at some of the world's best courses. Mike talked at great length about many of the kiwis that he has had through the programme, and what he thinks makes New Zealanders such great recruits. I would like to thank Mike for his time and a link to the programme ca...

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84:30

Discussing NZ's courses under construction, Top100...

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2025/06/02

Welcome back! After a week off Mitch and I fired up the mics to discuss the major courses in New Zealand under construction at present. We gave our thoughts on the recent world rankings from Top100 Golf Courses, which saw 5 NZ courses in the Top 100 for the first time. Mitch and I talked a bit on the back end about our recent golfing trips around the country. Enjoy! Top100 Rankings: https://www.top100golfcourses.com/top-100-golf-courses-of-the-world

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73:03

Tron Carter unpacks his recent trip to Tara Iti and...

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2025/05/18

Welcome back! It was a real thrill to chat with Tron Carter from No Laying Up recently to discuss his recent trip to New Zealand. TC gave such amazing insight into his favourite holes, what makes those courses so special, and his plans to come back and play more courses in the future. No Laying Up continue to set the bar for golf content and podcasting in the global golfing landscape and it was a real privilege to record. Enjoy!

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46:55

Ron Chopper debriefs his recent trip to Queenstown

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2025/05/11

Hello and welcome back! I was fortunate to sit down recently with YouTube golf personality Ron Chopper. Ron is fresh off a trip to Queenstown where he visited some of the regions best courses including Arrowtown Golf Club, Queenstown Golf Club, Millbrook Resort and Jack's Point. Ron gave some great insight into what it was like to film content and each of these courses, and discussed some future plans to get back to NZ soon. Enjoy! Ron's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ronchop...

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