Podcasts by On The Tee Golf New Zealand Podcast

The Incredible Steve Alker from 2021-11-19T23:00

Our hosts talk with veteran Kiwi professional Steve Alker who, after years toiling on minor tours, turned 50 years old and qualified for the senior Champions Tour and won his first senior tour even...

How's Your Gear? from 2021-08-19T00:00

Former professional tour player and leading golf coach, Simon Thomas, talks about the latest in technology and the ways everything from new metal combinations to solid core golf balls might (or mig...

Follow the Money from 2021-08-05T00:00

After many years of planning and negotiation between two of New Zealand’s most desired golf clubs (that were located next door to each other in South Auckland) work on an entirely new, merged 18 ho...

How to Strike the Perfect Golf Swing from 2021-07-19T12:00

The legendary coach Bob McDonald, now approaching 80 years old, and considered the best golf coach in New Zealand for more than 50 years (and who is as opinionated as ever) talks to Telfer & Hyde a...

Peter Williams Sounds Off from 2021-07-01T21:46:27

New Zealand celebrity television and radio broadcaster and top ranked amateur golfer, joins Telfer & Hyde to give his take on there the game of the top names in the game are at following on from th...

How is Golf NZ Promoting Participation? from 2021-06-14T12:00

Our hosts talk to Thiem Nguyen, Manager of Participation for Golf New Zealand about the new ways in which the lead organisation for the sport in this country is working to be more inclusive and rai...

What’s a Woman Supposed to Do? from 2021-05-31T20:57:03

Kaye Maxwell was one of New Zealand’s top amateur golfers whose feminist outlook got her in trouble with golf administrators when she refuse to conform to the party line.

What’s Up at Gulf Harbour? from 2021-05-30T12:00

Gulf Harbour Country Club, site of the 1998 World Cup of Golf, and one of the most scenic courses in New Zealand, has been up and down. At one stage, members were forced to buy the club off its di...

Sean Fitzpatrick Talks Golf from 2021-05-16T12:00

Former All Black captain, Sean Fitzpatrick, was back in New Zealand over the summer, so before he and his family returned to their home in the UK, he spoke with our hosts about his game, where he p...

What About Danny Lee? from 2021-05-09T12:00

Has New Zealand’s top professional lived up to expectations? Our hosts talk to Craig Tiriana, the Director of the Danny Lee Tournaments, who has watched Danny’s career unfold from the time he becam...

Ryan Fox Speaks! from 2021-04-25T12:00

Top Kiwi professional Ryan Fox, back from playing a European Tour event in Saudi Arabia, and looking ahead to the Open Championship in July, talks about what it’s like to be a travelling golf profe...

The Joy of Golf with John Hart from 2021-04-11T12:00

Former All Black coach, now on the Board of the Super Rugby Auckland Blues, talks about what golf means to him and what he gains from playing the game, no matter his score.

The Art of Caddying with Steve Williams from 2021-03-17T22:47:54

The world’s best known golf caddy, Steve Williams, voices his opinion on the PGA Tour’s proposed use of distance finders that, in theory, would take away the traditional role of caddies from steppi...

The Death of Oreti Sands from 2021-03-07T11:00

Oreti Sands, a links course at the very bottom of the South Island, often called “the southern most golf course in the world” and one highly praised by both domestic and international golf writers,...

The Rangatira Golf Club from 2021-02-21T11:00

What’s unique about the Rangitira Golf Club? Our hosts speak with greenskeeper and club record holder (65) Richie Nimmo about a feature on the 18th hole unlike any in the rest of the country. As we...

Did Patrick Reed cheat? from 2021-02-03T21:52:33

New Zealand golf legend, John Lister, joins our hosts to kick off the 2021 season by looking at the controversy that developed at the Farmers Insurance Open, in California, when Patrick Reed picked...

How To Design a Golf Course from 2020-11-05T11:00

Greg Turner, once New Zealand’s best player on the European PGA Tour, has become New Zealand’s foremost golf course designer.

What’s Up At Muriwai? from 2020-10-21T02:29:28

Muriwai Beach Golf Club is one of the most rustic, charming golf links in New Zealand. With the Tasman Sea lapping at its shoreline, the club has overcome some serious(and expensive) re-routing and...

What About Bryson DeChambeau? from 2020-09-29T04:11:06

Has Bryson DeChambeau’s physical transformation leading to the longest drives off the tee in tournament golf history along with his stunning 6 shot victory at the US Open altogether changed the nat...

Covid 19 and the upsurge of people wanting to play golf in NZ from 2020-09-16T05:33:05

On The Tee’s latest podcast with Brendan Telfer visits two large metropolitan golf clubs to find out why one of the curious legacies of Covid 19 here in NZ has been the upsurge in people wanting to...

Sir Bob Charles has Ideas to Improve the Game from 2020-07-29T05:12:59

Sir Bob Charles, unquestionably New Zealand’s greatest golfer, now 84 years old and still playing when the temperature rises above 15C, joins our hosts from his home in at the Clearwater Resort in ...

The Covid-19 Surprise for NZ Golf from 2020-07-20T04:18:30

Jason Gulasekharam, the Media and Communications Manager for NZ Golf, and a talented amateur player himself, reports a very surprising statistic reflecting participation in golf since the end of th...

What Now For Mark Brown? from 2020-06-25T04:57:04

Mark Brown, one of New Zealand’s most accomplished professionals, has retired from touring. Brown, who won just about every NZ amateur title there is before turning pro, reached a world rank of 57 ...

COVID-19 & the Future of Professional Golf from 2020-05-28T22:31:32

The lockdown is over and now that New Zealand is among the first countries in the world to open up, top Kiwi and European Tour professional, Ryan Fox, talks with Brendan Telfer and Tom Hyde about w...

Olympics or Bust: What's up with New Zealand's top golfers? from 2020-03-03T22:19:53

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The Best of 2019 from 2019-12-06T09:00:14

Tiger wins The Masters, Rory Mcllroy is named Player of the Year and more. Our hosts look back on one of the most enthralling years in professional golf around the world and in New Zealand.

A Kiwi World Champion from 2019-11-22T09:00:14

Our hosts talk with professional Long Driver, Phillis Meti, an Aucklander who won her first of three World Long Drive Championships in 2006, at the age of 19. She hits a golf ball farther than any ...

New Zealand's oldest Golf Club: On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 14 from 2019-11-11T22:26:17

Our hosts speak with Shelley Duncan, a former touring professional and top Otago player, now the Director of Golf at the venerable Otago Golf Club, commonly known as Balmacewen, about the rich hist...

Coaching at the Top: On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 13 from 2019-10-18T09:00:05

Hosts Brendan and Tom talk with Marcus Wheelhouse, a former Number One amateur in the world and twice the winner of the New Zealand Stroke Paly Championship.

The State of NZ Golf - On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 12 from 2019-10-04T09:00:01

What's going on in New Zealand golf? How are clubs managing to stay viable in a climate of dwindling memberships and an aging population when younger people are less likely that ever to take of up ...

Thoughts on Lydia Ko - On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 11 from 2019-09-13T10:00:05

Former touring pro and NZ golf legend, John Lister, a friend of the Ko family and someone who has followed Lydia's career since she began playing golf, joins hosts Tom and Brendan to offer his thou...

Golf Tours - On the Tee Golf NZ Podcast 10 from 2019-08-30T10:00:08

We talk with Denise Langdon, founder of PaR NZ Golf, New Zealand's leading golf touring company, about her business and the business of golf tourism in NZ and overseas.

Who's Next After Lydia Ko? - On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 9 from 2019-08-09T10:00

25-year-old, New Zealand-born Munchin Keh joins the show to chat about her game and her hopes for the future as she chases New Zealand’s number one professional golfer, Lydia Ko. Tune in to hear mo...

Irish Eyes - On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 8 from 2019-07-26T02:12

In this episode, our hosts Tom Hyde and Brendan Telfer sit down with Irishman Brian Gaynor, better known as the business investment columnist for the NZ Herald, to recap Irishman Shane Lowry's rece...

Rules? What Rules? - On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 7 from 2019-07-05T10:00

In this episode Tom and Brendan chat with Dave Mangan, New Zealand's Golf General Manager for championships and golf operations about the recent rule changes made to the game of golf.

Turning Japanese - On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 6 from 2019-06-14T10:00

Our hosts talk with top New Zealand golf professional Michael Hendry, winner of the NZ PGA Championship and the NZ Open, about his experience playing in Japan on the Japanese Tour.

Golf and Tourism in New Zealand - On The Tee Golf NZ Podcast 5 from 2019-05-24T10:00

Hosts Tom Hyde and Brendan Telfer, chat with John Griffin (General Manager of golf at Jack's Point Golf Club) about the importance of golf in the world of tourism, and how golf contributes to one o...

Shirley Links is Back in Business! - On The Tee Golf New Zealand Podcast 4 from 2019-05-03T10:00

In this instalment of On The Tee, we talk with the club's General Manager, Mike Hadley, about the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes on the Christchurch Golf course and what's been done since t...

The Greatest Comeback in Golf - On The Tee Golf New Zealand Podcast 3 from 2019-04-22T21:00

Our hosts discuss Tiger’s remarkable Master's victory and career comeback with former NZ professional and US Tour winner, John Lister, who played in two Masters.

Josh Geary - On the Tee Golf New Zealand Podcast 2 from 2019-03-28T00:08

Our hosts talk with Kiwi professional Josh Geary about his drive to succeed and his most recent whirlwind trip to Kenya and back.

NZ Open - On The Tee Golf New Zealand Podcast 1 from 2019-02-22T01:30

Our hosts talk with former All Black coach, John Hart, now the Chairman of the NZ Golf Open organizing committee, about the NZ Open being played in Queenstown. https://www.podcasts.nz/onthetee (w...

NZ Open - On The Tee Golf New Zealand Podcast 1 from 2019-02-22T01:30

Our hosts talk with former All Black coach, John Hart, now the Chairman of the NZ Golf Open organizing committee, about the NZ Open being played in Queenstown.

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NZ Open - On The Tee Golf New Zealand Podcast 1 from 2019-02-22T01:30

Our hosts talk with former All Black coach, John Hart, now the Chairman of the NZ Golf Open organizing committee, about the upcoming NZ Open being played in Queenstown.