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Ep 164: Media Matters with Alan Sunderland from 2023-11-16T09:00
Information might be the most important commodity in the world. How it is produced and consumed has an impact on the way we think and view issues. This is as true in golf as it is in the broader co...
ListenEp 163: Moore Park From the Inside from 2023-10-27T09:00
There's been lots of chatter about the closure of nine holes at Moore Park but how is the news being received internally? Club board member and multiple Club Champion Lucy Quilliam joins us in stud...
ListenEp 162: Golf By Numbers: What the Game Gives Back To Communities from 2023-10-19T15:00
Golfers know it in their hearts but now a comprehensive report has confirmed what the game contributes to societies - in ways beyond just monetary - thanks to The Australian Golf Industry Council. ...
ListenEp 161: The Always interesting Meghan Maclaren from 2023-10-13T15:00
When you want try to get a handle on the big, complex issues in golf you turn to Meghan Maclaren. LET player, blogger and all round thoughtful type, an hour in Meg's company is never anything but e...
ListenEp 160: The Ryder Cup from 2023-09-28T05:00
It's the event that stirs the soul of golf fans like no other and after a two year wait the European Ryder Cup team get their chance this week to erase memories of a thrashing at Whistling Straits ...
ListenEp 159: Waiting For The Solheim Cup from 2023-09-20T10:00
There are few better spectator sports than waiting for an international team golf competition to get underway. With the Solheim Cup now just days away we catch up with John Huggan from on site at ...
ListenEp 158: Golf and Health: A way forward for the game from 2023-09-14T06:00
Revered course architect Alastair Mackenzie was a GP in another life and wrote in his book Spirit of St Andrews about the health benefits of prescribing golf to his patients. Almost 100 years after...
ListenEp 157: Essayist Richard Pennell from 2023-09-06T16:15
When we spoke to Richard Pennell in February last year his Stymied blog was starting to gain traction. 18 months late he is now a published author his book, Grass Routes, a collection of essays tak...
ListenEp 156: Kevin Moore, An Interesting Thinker from 2023-08-31T16:00
Kevin Moore is one of the more interesting voices in the game and it has taken us far too long to have him on as a guest. We finally rectify that in Ep 156 where we talk maths and golf, the respons...
ListenEp 155: The R&A's GolfIt experiment from 2023-08-16T16:00
It's back to a favourite topic of the Good Good team this week as we welcome Bunkered magazine's Michael McEwan back to the pod to talk about the R&A's innovative GolfIt facility in Glasgow. Links ...
ListenEp 154: The Switch from 2023-08-10T07:00
A special week in golf demands special treatment and that's what episode 154 delivers. The regular team shifts to the back seat as special guest host Karen Harding and special guest co-host Emma Ba...
ListenEp 153: Protecting Public Golf - The Right Way from 2023-08-03T09:00
There's no shortage of attacks on public golf but how we respond to those, as players and an industry, sets the tone for how successful we will be in protecting the game. Inspired by a column writt...
ListenEp 152: Evian and more With Emma Ballard of Women and Golf from 2023-07-27T06:00
Its the fourth of five women's majors of the year and Women and Golf Editor Emma Ballard is along to talk Evian Championship, Aramco Series and some of the bigger issues around golf.Links mentiond ...
ListenEp 151: Mike Clayton On UK Golf (from Hoylake) from 2023-07-19T15:45
It's always a treat when Mike Clayton joins the pod and that was the case again for episode 151. While The Open will be the focus of most this week it will be, for hundreds or perhaps even thousand...
ListenEp 150: On the Ground at Pebble Beach from 2023-07-06T07:00
Everything this week is about the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach and we go straight to the course with Australian bagman for In Gee Chun, Dean Herden. Links mentiond on this episode:Angus and Gra...
ListenEp 149: Mike Clayton All Things Golf from 2023-06-29T08:00
It's been too long since we had Mike Clayton on the pod so we tracked him down to Fort Worth Texas and got him on the digital line for a chat about all things golf. Links mentiond on this episode:A...
ListenEp 148: Women Take Centre Stage from 2023-06-22T16:00
Busy doesn't begin to describe this time of year for golf with the best women players in the game ready to tackle one of America' finest courses this week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Balt...
ListenEp 147: Ned Michaels from LACC from 2023-06-14T15:00
It's US Open week on one of the more intriguing golf courses in recent memory. We go straight to California to catch up with TV Commentator Ned Michaels who will be doing featured group coverage fo...
ListenEp 146: This Is Bigger Than Golf from 2023-06-09T09:00
It's gone way beyond a golf story but there is still plenty of golf stuff to speculate about in the PGA Tour/PIF/DP World Tour deal. So we do. Links mentioned on this episode:Kevin Van Valkenburg's...
ListenEp 145: Women and Golf with Emma Ballard from 2023-06-02T05:00
The week long Women's Golf Day is upon us and ambassador and Women and Golf magazine Editor Emma Ballard joins the pod to discuss that, Walton Heath and the upcoming AIG Women's British Open plus t...
ListenEp 144: The Curmudgeon John Huggan from 2023-05-25T09:00
John Huggan joins the pod to discuss Brooks Kopek's PGA win and, as is the way in the New World Golf Order, the broader implications for the top end of the men's game. From the Ryder Cup to an outb...
ListenEp 143: Sarah Kemp from California and Jimmy from PNG from 2023-05-05T10:00
The most interesting tournament his week in world golf will be the Women's International Crown at TPC Harding Park. Australia's Sarah Kemp joins us for a behind the scenes look then Jimmy Emmanuel ...
ListenEp 142: LIV, Women and Watches... from 2023-04-27T05:00
What do LIV Golf, the first women's major of the year and watches have in common? Tune in to find out..
ListenEp 141: Karrie Webb Talks, We Listen from 2023-04-20T10:00
When Karrie Webb talks about golf, people should listen. The seven time major winner joined us this week to talk The Chevron, Augusta National, LIV, Grace Kim and more.
ListenEp 140: Masters Review With Bill Fields from 2023-04-14T07:00
One of the best writers in the game joins the pod this week. Bill Fields was on site all week at Augusta National and has some interesting takes not only on what unfolded but the outlook for the PG...
ListenEp 139: The Masters from 2023-04-05T13:00
The clue's in the title really. It's Masters week so it's all about The Masters. Sydney Morning Herald golf writer Adam Pengilly is on the ground at Augusta National and joins the pod to bring us u...
ListenEp 138: Angus and Grace Go Golfing from 2023-03-29T11:00
Is this a puff piece or a wandering exploration of the changing nature of golf and golfers? You be the judge when Matt Burns, owner of show sponsor Angus and Grace Go Golfing, joins the pod in stud...
ListenEp 137: Matt Mollica from the Rollback Alliance from 2023-03-22T14:00
There is still so much to digest from the Modified Local Rule announcement last week and this is as messy a discussion on the topic as you're likely to find. Lots covered here (though not in a part...
ListenEp 136: At The Players With John Huggan from 2023-03-08T13:00
John Huggan is on the ground at Sawgrass where there is very little talk about the golf and almost endless chatter about the split at the top levels of the game. He joins the pod to discuss all thi...
ListenEp 135: Course Design with Harley Kruse from 2023-03-01T11:00
It's been too long since we had Harley Kruse in the studio talking all things architecture so on episode 135 we welcome him back. It starts with some chat about last week's episode devoted to Full ...
ListenEp 134: Full Swing Spoiled for Choice from 2023-02-23T15:00
Everybody in golf is talking about the Netflix series Full Swing so we thought we should too. The bigger question, though, is whether anybody outside the game is taking notice. Links Mentioned on t...
ListenEp 133: The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Christian Hamilton on All Abilities Golf from 2023-02-08T16:00
Golf's road to the Paralympics was dealt another setback last week when the IPC announced it was one of the sports not admitted into the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Golf Australia's Christian Hamilt...
ListenEp 132: Regional Golf - Off The Meaten Track from 2023-02-01T10:00
It's not the sexiest topic in golf but it is one that has far reaching impacts and Golf NSW's recent announcement about a programme of regional golf events supported by the state government over th...
ListenEp 131: Golf and Indigenous Australia from 2023-01-27T06:00
Some listener feedback sparked this week's episode when Glenn Chisolm, an aboriginal man from South Australia, got in touch to enquire if we had recorded any episodes specifically on the relationsh...
ListenEp 130: Golf Course Reviews By Women For Women from 2023-01-18T11:00
Rating and reviewing golf courses is nothing new but UK based online publication Women and Golf has given the old idea a twist with a new section devoted to reviews of courses by women for women. E...
ListenEp 129: Aus Opens Special Take 2: James Sutherland Has His Say from 2022-12-19T10:00
There wasn't universal agreement on some of the points raised in Episode 127's lengthy post mortem of the mixed Australian Opens including from Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland. So, we welcome J...
ListenEp 128: Mike Clayton talks Sandbelt Invitational (and more) from 2022-12-15T08:15
A chat with Mike Clayton is like a Christmas gift to yourself except that here at Good Good we like to share it with you. The Sandbelt Invitational, developing young players and the mixed Australia...
ListenEp 127: Opening The Opens Can of Worms from 2022-12-07T11:00
It was an intriguing week at the Australian Opens and we welcome Golf Australia magazine editor Brendan James into the studio to discuss his excellent post tournament column as well as lots of chat...
ListenEp 126: All Abilities in the Spotlight from 2022-12-01T15:00
The men's and women's concurrent events will get the bulk of the attention but there will be some compelling golf played in the All Abilities Championship this week at Victoria Golf Club also. Worl...
ListenEp 125: All The Presidents Women from 2022-11-28T19:00
There is plenty of history surrounding this year's concurrent Australian Opens, not the least being both host clubs - Kingston Heath and Victoria - have (or in Victoria's case recently had) women P...
ListenEp 124: Big Time Golf Back in Australia. Do we Care? Yes from 2022-11-23T15:00
The eyes of the golf world will be firmly fixed on Australia for the next two weeks as both the Australian PGA and dual Australian Opens are payed out with some of the biggest names in the game in ...
ListenEp 123: The Evolving Role of Golf Media with Bill Fields from 2022-11-17T09:45
Returning to one of Good-Good’s favourite topics - the role of media in golf - we return to one of Good-Good’s favourite past guests - Bill Fields. Bill Fields maybe as close as golf gets to being ...
ListenEp 122: James Gribble on the new 2023 Rules of Golf and Golfers with a Disability from 2022-11-09T13:00
The 2023 changes to the Rules of Golf were announced this week and one change in particular caught our interest - the introduction of Rule 25 for Golfers with a Disability. It's an important statem...
ListenEp 121: The Changing Landscape of Pro Golf from 2022-11-05T12:00
The game has never known such turbulent times at the professional level with the impact of the arrival of LIV Golf filtering to almost every level of the elite game. We chat about that plus why the...
ListenEp 120: Are We Unfair To Golfers? from 2022-10-20T05:00
There's reader mail this week wondering if the Good Good team is too hard on golfers? it's a fair question (and took up more of the discussion than expected) plus professional golf is coming to a t...
ListenEp 119: Golf's Most Important Word: Sustainability from 2022-10-07T04:00
Golf faces multiple problems but among its most serious is the perception that it is an environmentally irresponsible use of land. While the game can - and is - improving in this area it is importa...
ListenEp 118: Presidents Cup Plus from 2022-09-30T10:00
It's hard to imagine there's much left to say about the Presidents Cup but we won't let that stop us. There's a bit of LIV and World Rankings talk as well. Links mentioned on this episode (H/T Adri...
ListenEp 117: Man on a Mission - Ewan Porter from 2022-09-22T09:00
From touring professional to hating the game to falling in love with it all over again. Ewan Porter's golf journey has run the full gamut including his latest mission to play every golf course in S...
ListenEp 116: Richard Gillis on LIV Golf from 2022-08-17T11:00
Of all the coverage of the ongoing LIV Golf drama some of the best has come from outside the golf world in the form of sports business writer and podcaster Richard Gillis of the Unofficial Partner ...
ListenEp 115: Emma Ballard at The Women's Open from 2022-08-03T18:00
It's the final major of the year this week and what a fitting end to a fabulous run of Grand Slam events with the world's best women set to take on the Muirfield golf course in Scotland. Women and ...
ListenEp 114: Rory, Cam, Evian and More from 2022-07-20T11:00
Jimmy Emanuel of Golf Australia magazine joins us to discuss Cam Smith's victory at the 150th Open, how The Old Course held up (very well) and how Cam's win feeds the insatiable LIV rumour mill. We...
ListenEp 113: On The ground with Brendan James at The Old Course from 2022-07-13T15:00
There's electricity in the air as the 150th Open approaches and we get a taste of the atmosphere and what's making news on the ground at St Andrews from Golf Australia magazine editor Brendan James...
ListenEp 112: Hannah Holden from National Club Golfer from 2022-07-08T08:00
Hannah Holden is one of the small number of women who cover golf, her contributions ranging from in depth equipment reviews to opinion pieces on LIV Golf and the reaction to Linn Grant's win in the...
ListenEp 111: Linn Grant and LIV Golf from 2022-06-14T17:00
In the big picture, the most important thing to happen in golf last week was Linn Grant winning the Scandinavian Mixed event. We at least talked about that a bit before getting completely derailed ...
ListenEp 110: Minjee and Mickelson with John Huggan from 2022-06-07T13:00
Hardly a dull week in the world of golf so, unusually for us, we've turned our attention to the pay for play ranks with special guest John Huggan joining form London as he prepares to cover the fir...
ListenEp 109: Northcote with Bill Jennings from 2022-05-31T08:00
There was movement at Darebin City Council last week regarding the ongoing use of Northcote golf course and Northcote Community and Golf Hub spokesman Bill Jennings returns to fill in the details o...
ListenEp 108: Dr Hannah Brown from 2022-05-08T08:00
Does golf do enough to be inclusive (and what does that even mean)? And if the answer is no, is that a dumb business decision as much as anything else? What are the up sides of diversity and how do...
ListenEp 107: Nick O'Hern's Play Your Best Golf from 2022-04-25T09:00
We almost never do anything instruction related in this pod but for one of Australia's best players and nicest guys we made an exception as we welcome Nick O'Hern to talk about his new book Play Yo...
ListenEp 106: Pod Spotlight: Shane Derby of Firm and Fast from 2022-04-09T07:00
It's not hard to find a golf podcast in 2022 but it can be hard to find one that is both different and good. In February this year the Firm and Fast podcast launched and has proved to be both of th...
ListenEp 105: Women and Golf with Nicole Wheatley from 2022-03-18T06:00
Nicole Wheatley has been in the golf industry for more than 20 years and has some fascinating thoughts on what the game gets wrong - and right - about its marketing. Links mentioned on this episode...
ListenEp 104: Stephen Proctor On Golf's Other Golden age from 2022-03-12T09:00
Author Stephen Proctor joins episode 104 to talk his upcoming book 'The Long Golden Afternoon' about one of the most pivotal periods in the games history, 1864-1914. If Stephen's last book - Monarc...
ListenEp 103: Course Rankings - Can They Get It Right? from 2022-03-06T09:00
In polite society it's religion and politics but in the golf world if you want to start an argument bring up golf course rankings. On Ep 103 Golf Australia Magazine editor Brendan James comes into ...
ListenEp 102: The Mysterious Richard Pennell from 2022-02-27T11:00
Earlier this year a new talent emerged in the small corner of Golf Twitter that The Good-Good podcast inhabits in the form of the Stymied blog. Author Richard Pennell was a complete unknown to most...
ListenEp 101: John Huggan On His week In Saudi Arabia from 2022-02-17T07:00
What's Saudi Arabia really like? What was Phil Mickelson thinking when he told John Huggan he was offended by the PGA Tour's 'obnoxious greed'? What does the Phoenix Open have to do with The Simpso...
ListenEp100: Mike Clayton from 2022-02-03T09:00
100 episodes is a bit of a milestone so to celebrate we invited back our favourite podcast guest, Mike Clayton. It's a rambling chat about Greg Norman, the Saudis, golf in Asia in the 80's, the qua...
ListenEp 099: Rick Young on Muni Golf's Survival from 2022-01-26T09:00
Score Golf's Rick Young joins the podcast to talk about his recent submission to the Toronto City Council regarding plans to reduce their golf offering. We also touch on the Californian bill that i...
ListenEp 098: Golf From On The Ground With Jimmy Emanuel from 2022-01-20T12:00
The Australian PGA and WPGA tournaments at Royal Queensland marked the return of big tournament golf in Australia. So what did we learn and what might the future hold? Golf Australia Magazine Deput...
ListenEp 097: Harley Kruse and Blowers In The Rough from 2021-12-23T12:00
The final episode of 2021 demands a special guest and we've managed just that with one of our favourites here at Good-Good, course architect Harley Kruse. Links mentioned on this episode:CNN Articl...
ListenGG Ep 096: Northcote GC - A Blueprint for the future of public golf? from 2021-12-09T13:00
The ongoing debate about the future of Northcote Golf Course in Melbourne will likely come to an end early next year when the Darebin Council makes a decision about its future. The Northcote Commun...
ListenEp 095: The Future of Public Golf from 2021-11-25T06:00
One Bearded Golfer (AKA Dave Hill) joins the pod for a review of the recent National Links Trust symposium on public golf. Dave attended digitally and reports on some of the ideas that came out of ...
ListenEp 094: The Oceania Golf Players Association from 2021-11-15T16:00
It's a funny old game, professional golf. The players are the stars of the show though they get little effective say in how their own industry is run. Reigning NSW Open and Moonah Links PGA Classic...
ListenEp 093: Seve: The People's Champion wth Paul Daley from 2021-10-14T07:00
Melbourne based author and published Paul Daley is best known for his wonderful series of golf course architecture books but he has branched out with his soon to be released effort covering the lif...
ListenEp 092: Homer Simpson's CarAnd Whistling Straits from 2021-09-30T07:00
What do ironing a shirt and watching the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits have in common? Why is Homer Simpson's car in the show notes? Is long drive interesting? All that and more on Episode 92 when...
ListenEp 091: Ryder Cup, Mike Whan, PGL and more with John Huggan from 2021-09-22T13:00
How much Ryder Cup is too much Ryder Cup? Is Mike Whan the right man at the right time for the USGA job? Does the PGL have something to offer golf? And what's to become of the Australian Open? All ...
ListenEp 090: A chat from the archives with Leona Maguire from 2021-09-09T08:00
After a stunning week in Ohio Ireland's Leona Maguire is the toast of golf so what better time to dig into the archives and replay this 2019 chat with her from the Australian Ladies Classic at Bonv...
ListenEp 089: Emma Ballard from Women and Golf Magazine from 2021-09-03T10:00
Women and Golf Magazine Editor Emma Ballard joins the pod to talk Carnoustie, SolhiemCup, FedEx Cup, Curtis Cup, her Masters Cup and lots of other stuff on a disorganised and rambling Ep 89. Links ...
ListenEp 088: Veteran Golf Writer Bill Fields joins the show from 2021-08-19T12:00
If there were world rankings for golf writers Bill Fields would've been inside the top 10 for each of the past 40 years. Twice an Editor of Golf World magazine and a multiple award winning journali...
ListenEp 087: Ali Whitaker and Mike Clayton from 2021-08-12T04:00
Does it matter if men and women score differently when playing a tournament at the same venue? Is that a problem for Olympic golf? Was Aditi Ashok's fourth place finish the biggest and most importa...
ListenEp 086: An Olympics rant and Golf's New World Order from 2021-08-06T07:00
If a child draws a dog-shaped dog is the Kasumigaseki Country Club a good golf course? Has the PGL found an ally in Adrian Logue? When are you too old to ride a skateboard? All intriguing questions...
ListenEp 085: Inclusive Design with Christine Fraser from 2021-07-27T16:00
Can the way golf courses are designed really have an impact on how diverse the game's base is? Canadian course architect Christine Fraser thinks so and explains why on Episode 85. Links mentioend o...
ListenEp 084: Arguing About Water with Pat Jones from 2021-07-15T07:00
Pat Jones has spent his life lobbying on behalf of and telling the stories of turf specialists at every level. Last month he took exception to a column written by Good Good co-host Rod Morri about ...
ListenEp 083: Meg MacLaren On Life, Golf and Winning from 2021-07-06T08:00
Friend of the pod and one of the game's most popular young players Meg MacLaren returns to Good Good this week to talk her victory on the Symetra Tour, what it's REALLY like trying to win, the murk...
ListenEp 082: Women And Golf With Karen Harding from 2021-07-01T13:00
We talk a lot about the problems confronting women in the world of golf but on episode 82 we get an insight into what some of the solutions might be. Melbourne based journalist Karen Harding produc...
ListenEp 081: US Open and Women's PGA with Mike Clayton from 2021-06-24T06:00
One of life's great luxuries is to talk golf with Mike Clayton. Running a close second is to listen to Clayton talk about golf. We did the former on Episode 81 so you could do the latter. Topics i...
ListenEp 080: What's Doing At Dunedoo? from 2021-06-18T08:00
It's been six weeks since the golf course in the small country town of Dunedoo in NSW was severely damaged in a vandalism attack. This week we turn away from the US Open at Torrey Pines to get an u...
ListenEp 079: Women At The US Women's Open from 2021-06-11T10:00
It was a ground breaking week at the 76th US Women's Open with almost half the volunteer grounds staff made up of women from all over the US. Minnesota based golf architect Kari Haug was among that...
ListenEp 078: Richard Kaufman talks US Women's Open, Naomi Osaka and more from 2021-06-02T12:00
Sky Sports commentator Richard Kaufman joins episode 78 to chat about the US Women's Open but it wouldn't be Good Good if we didn't fall down some rabbit holes and this week the Naomi Osaka situati...
ListenEp 077: Phil, The Saudis and the Australian Open from 2021-05-25T14:00
An eclectic mix of topics might be the best way to describe Episode 77 when we are joined by John Huggan for a PGA wrap. That plan, however, soon went completely off the rails and descended into a ...
ListenEp 076: The Dark Side Of Greg Chalmers from 2021-05-20T13:00
Two time Australian Open and Australian PGA champion Greg Chalmers is known as one of the nicest guys in the game and that's as it should be. But the man they call Snake reveals his dark side on Ep...
ListenEp 075: The Other Side of Architecture with Harley Kruse from 2021-05-12T11:00
It's not the glamorous side of golf course design but in broad terms vegetation management might be the most important aspect of the job. Course architect Harley Kruse joins Ep 75 to talk about all...
ListenEp 074: Modern Media, Money, Pro Golf and all that Stuff from 2021-05-05T10:00
On Episode 74 we'e joined by one of the younger members of the golf press when Golf Australia magazine Deputy Editor Jimmy Emmanuel joins the pod to talk modern media and where it's going as well...
ListenEp 073: Logue Finally Does Barnbougle from 2021-04-27T09:00
After years of ridicule Good Good co-host Adrian Logue finally made the pilgrimage to Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania and on Episode 73 answers the question on everybody's lips: how did he rate the pa...
ListenEp 072: Meg Maclaren on Matsuyama's Masters from 2021-04-14T09:00
As always the Masters managed to produce an incredible story in winner Hideki Matsuyama whose victory will likely have impacts beyond the golf world. Two time LET winner Meg Maclaren joins the pod...
ListenEp 071: John Huggan talks ANA and Masters from 2021-04-07T11:00
A thrilling finish at the ANA, Spieth back from wherever he's been and the Masters just a couple of days away. No shortage of topics to discuss with special guest John Huggan. Links mentioned on th...
ListenEp 070: Karrie Webb and Bryden Macpherson from 2021-04-01T12:00
It's the first major of the year and who better to talk to about the importance of the ANA Inspiration (or the Dinah Shore as many of us still call it) in the history of the LPGA than two time winn...
ListenEp 069: Getting Public Golf Right from 2021-03-25T07:15
We've spent alot of time on the pod discussing the battles over public golf and its place in the broader community and most of that discussion has leaned towards the negative. But on this episode w...
ListenEp 068: Mike Clayton, Olympics and Moore Park from 2021-03-19T08:00
Mike Clayton is one of our favourite guests and on Episode 68 he's in fine form talking golf and the Olympics, caddying for Elvis Smylie, the aerial versus the ground game and plenty more as well.
ListenEp 067: The Science of Golf And Health from 2021-03-09T08:00
With public golf in a precarious position in many parts of Australia the game needs to make its case for remaining part of communuties and on Ep 67 Dr Brad Stenner joins us to do just that. Researc...
ListenEp 066: Kameruka - Rediscovering A Lost Golf Course from 2021-03-02T08:00
A throwaway comment over coffee one morning sparked a journey of discovery that ultimately uncovered the remarkable story of a lost golf course in a remote corner of NSW. Good Good co-host Adrian ...
ListenEp 065: Colin Criss and 'BIg Golf' v 'Small Golf' from 2021-02-23T07:00
Many believe golf is in a second golden age of course architecture with some of the finest minds in the field producing amazing courses around the world. But today's guest, Colin Criss, thinks we m...
ListenEp 064: Golf's Growing Footprint With The USGA's George Waters from 2021-02-16T08:00
One of he more intriguing aspects of the R&A and USGA Distance Insights Report is a study of how golf courses have changed in size and shape over the decades. USGA Manager of Green Section Educatio...
ListenEp 063: John Huggan, Saudi Arabia and the Distance Debate from 2021-02-09T15:00
We welcome John Huggan back to he pod this week to talk all things professional golf from the lure of Jordan Spieth to the ethics of golf in Saudi Arabia. As always, it's a can't miss discussion wi...
ListenEp 062: Mat Goggin and Mike Clayton from 2021-02-02T09:00
There was much excitement around the golf world last week with the formal announcement that the firm of Clayton, DeVries and Pont had been selected to design and build the highly anticipated Seven ...
ListenEp 061: Harley Kruse And The Ethics Of New Courses from 2021-01-27T07:00
Sydney based architect Harley Kruse joins hosts Rod Morri and Adrian Logue in studio for our first recording session of 2021. We cover the ethics of new course builds, sharing golf course space, th...
ListenEp 060: Happy New Year With Meg Maclaren from 2021-01-19T07:00
Thoughtful, articulate, intelligent and talented: Meg Maclaren is everything your co-hosts are not. The two time LET winner joins the pod to kick off the 2021 season covering a diverse range of top...
ListenEp 059: Stakes High In The Battle For Moore Park from 2020-12-14T19:00
If one of Australia's most successful public golf facilities can be cut from 18 to nine holes what hope is there for smaller operations around the country? On Episode 59 of the Good Good podcast we...
ListenEp 058: Lukas Michel from 2020-12-07T06:00
2020 has been quite the journey for Lukas Michel and he joins the pod in studio in Sydney for a recap of a remarkable year. There's lots of chat about Augusta, Winged Foot and course achitecture. L...
ListenEp 57: Less Than Perfect Makes For Ideal Masters from 2020-11-18T12:00
The course wasn't it's usual pristine best but it didn't detract from the 84th edition of the Masters at Augusta National. Carolina Golf Course Superintendent Matthew Wharton joins the pod to discu...
ListenEp 56: Ewan Porter On Kids, Socks, The Masters and More from 2020-11-10T08:00
Former Tour player turned TV commentator and junior golf advocate Ewan Porter is on a Sydney golf odyssey tracing his roots in the game back to his childhood so it seemed the perfect opportunity to...
ListenEp 55: Meg Maclaren plus Women, War and Sport with Dr Ali Bowes from 2020-11-02T06:00
Two time LET winner Meghan Maclaren has attracted plenty of attention for her excellent writing, so much so that she recently took part in a collaborative university study looking at her blog and i...
ListenEp 54: Mike Clayton and Harley Kruse from 2020-10-21T08:00
We've swapped one keen golf mind for two on Ep 54. With Adrian Logue off playing golf it was generous of Mike Clayton and Harley Kruse to step in and save the day. A great chat about golf and its p...
ListenEp 53: Journos; Who Needs 'em? from 2020-10-13T14:00
In a world of social media where anyone with an internet connection can broadcast an opinion is there still a role for trained journalists? Michael McEwan, Digital Editor of UK based magazine Bunk...
ListenEp 52: John Huggan, Brandel Chamblee And The Bubble from 2020-10-07T07:00
Two big events for John Huggan this week: he was on site at a golf tournament for the first time since February and he also got blocked by Brandel Chamblee on Twitter. Hard to imagine a better tim...
ListenEp 51: Jeff Mingay And The Architect's Burden from 2020-10-01T09:00
Canadian architect Jeff Mingay joins the pod this week to discuss the role of architecture in the game beyond just creating interesting golf plus the responsibility of designers in educating the go...
ListenEp 50: Whinged Foot - The Fallout from 2020-09-21T15:00
There's been no shortage of whining and whinging about the US Open at Winged Foot and you'll find plenty more of it here though hopefully with a somewhat different angle. Enjoy. Links for this epis...
ListenEp 49: Winged Foot and The Wall from 2020-09-16T10:00
We try not to talk a bout the same stuff as everybody else on Good Good but every now and then there is no getting around it. Hopefully we at least bring some fresh perspectives to the discussion a...
ListenEp 048: Logue's Back And So Is Huggy from 2020-09-09T13:00
John Huggan joins Episode 48 to break down everything that is wrong with the Tour Championship (and the rest of the PGA Tour), the parlous state of the European Tour and what the future may hold, S...
ListenEp 047: Golf And The Environment with Harley Kruse and Kate Torgersen from 2020-09-02T13:00
No Logue this week and while we miss him there is no shortage of good content as Harley Kruse steps into the co-hosting role and we welcome golf environmental specialist Kate Torgersen to the show....
ListenEp 046: On The Tee With Dr P from 2020-08-25T07:00
On episode 46 we get into a bit of good old fashioned network cross promotion when we welcome On the Tee With Dr P host Dr Kelly Price back to the show. Dr P is an academic with a particular intere...
ListenEp 45: So You Want To Be In Golf Media? from 2020-08-18T08:00
One of our favourite recurring topics on Good Good is the changing nature of media and its relationship with the game. On Episode 45 we welcome co-founder of one of the new breed of media publicati...
ListenEp 044: An Intriguing Idea For Public Golf from 2020-08-10T16:00
Back in the late 2000's there was a bold and intriguing idea floated at the PGA of Australia to promote and encourage public golf. The plan was to build several template facilities on vacant counci...
ListenEp 43: Lockdown, Majors and Lydia Ko with Mike Clayton from 2020-08-07T09:00
With the strangest major championship in living memory getting underway this week and Mike Clayton stuck at home in Victoria thanks to Corona Virus it seemed like a perfect opportunity to get the ...
ListenEp 42: Golf And The Big Picture With Harley Kruse from 2020-07-29T07:15
Sydney based architect Harley Kruse is a thoughtful and knowledgeable type who has had access to some of the best minds in golf and golf course architecture for the best part of three decades. On E...
ListenEp 41: Does Golf Really Have Nine Virtues? from 2020-07-22T08:00
Jay Revell is one of the most interesting voices in golf today and he joins episode 41 to talk his new book, why some of us get so hooked on the game and whether the future is bright despite the co...
ListenEp 40: Time For Blokes To Listen from 2020-07-14T08:00
There was quite the response last week when Good Good co-host Adrian Logue retweeted a story from Golf Business UK magazine featuring 30 year golfer Kerry Cooper and her horror story of joining an ...
ListenEp 39: The Match: The Day Golf Podcasts Changed Forever from 2020-07-08T08:30
Some salty language, some piling on Hogan and a whole lot of terrific and entertaining analysis. Yes the Book Club is back with host Derek Duncan joining Adrian Logue and reigning US Mid Amateur ch...
ListenEp 38: Meg MacLaren Makes Her Good-Good Debut from 2020-06-30T07:00
It's hard to believe this is Meg MacLaren's first appearance on the Good-Good podcast but it's a worthy debut. The recent winner on the newly formed Rose Ladies Series talks the LET/LPGA joint vent...
ListenEp 37: Finally, Ewan Porter from 2020-06-23T08:00
It was a disaster when we asked Ewan Porter to come on the show last month and the recording 'somehow' got lost. But let's not dwell on the past, that water is under the bridge and on Episode 37 we...
ListenEp36: Unsung Heroes - Vern Morcom from 2020-06-17T06:45
Many Australians with an interest in course architecture will be familiar with the name 'Morcom' but so often we when we hear the name we think mostly of Mick Morcom, who is credited with implement...
ListenEp 35: Golf and the Government With Golf Australia's Fiona Telford from 2020-06-10T06:00
With public golf and its continued existence at the forefront of recent conversations, now seemed like a good time to meet Golf Australia's Government Relations Manager Fiona Telford. Fiona discuss...
ListenEp34: 1Club founder Sandy Jamieson from 2020-06-02T03:00
We first met Sandy Jamieson back in January when he launched 1Club golf, a concept he designed himself to attract more people to the game. Six months on and despite a worldwide pandemic, 1Club has ...
ListenEp 33: John Huggan talks Rory, Aus Open and more from 2020-05-26T06:45
Respected golf writer John Huggan joins Episode 33 to talk all things golf including: his recent podcast interview with Rory McIlroy that went viral; the 'Hitler' v 'Stalin' choice potentially faci...
ListenEp 32: Spirit of St Andrews Revisited from 2020-05-19T09:00
Episode 32…the one that got away. We recorded a fabulous chat with former Touring Professional Ewan Porter this week and covered everything from the demons within that drive golfers to distraction ...
ListenEp 31: Weaning Golf Off Plastic from 2020-05-13T07:00
Many outside the game see golf as - at best - a negative for the environment and there is no doubt the game has some significant questions to answer about issues such as water and chemical use. But...
ListenEp 30: Looper Life In A London Lockdown from 2020-05-05T08:00
Adam Drummond was once an aspiring professional but drifted into caddying just before the new millennium. 21 years later he's still at it having collected a host of great stories - not to mention a...
ListenEp 029: Canada's Answer To Mike Clayton from 2020-04-28T07:00
Ian Andrew is a gentler version of our own Mike Clayton, a passionate course architect whose perspective and interest in the game is infinitely broader than his own place in it. Andrew joined Episo...
ListenEp 028: Where Golf And Art Intersect With Lee Wybranski from 2020-04-20T12:00
Sick of Covid 19? Us too. So we're not mentioning it this week. Instead, we're delving into the world of golf and art when we catch up with renowned golf artist Lee Wybranski. Lee has produced the ...
ListenEp 027: The Ghosts of Masters Past from 2020-04-13T18:00
For more than a decade Scott Micheaux had one of the best jobs in golf. As one of the lead golf writers for the Augusta Chronicle Michaux was tasked each year with producing a major profile of the ...
ListenEp 026: Covid 19 Now and Beyond from 2020-04-07T09:00
We'd all love to talk about something else but the realities of the ongoing Corona Virus Pandemic are making it hard. This week Matt Day, GM at Perth's 27-hole Collier Park facility, joins the pod ...
ListenEp 025: All About Seve from 2020-03-28T13:00
In golf, the true greats are known by a single name. And just like Arnie, Jack, Tiger and Hogan, Seve takes his place as one of the best and most important ever to play the game. The Spaniard was c...
ListenEp 024: Might Covid 19 Be Good For Golf? from 2020-03-24T11:00
With a world spinning seemingly out of control there are lots of questions about where golf should fit in the new world order. There are no right or wrong answers but on Episode 24 Rod Morri and Ad...
ListenEp 023: Anyone For a Top 100 Courses Debate? from 2020-03-17T16:00
If you want to start an argument in golf there are a couple of surefire topics that will do it and the ranking of the country's top 100 courses is one of them. On Episode 23 of Good Good, Golf Aust...
ListenEp 022: The Mad Americans In Studio from 2020-03-09T12:00
They're the heavy weights of Golf Twitter and it was a privilege for Good Good to host Michael Wolf (https://twitter.com/bamabearcat), Jon Cavalier (https://twitter.com/LinksGems) and Nigel Islam (...
ListenEp 021: The Book Club - The World Atlas Of Golf from 2020-03-02T17:00
Groundbreaking stuff on the Good Good Golf Podcast this week as we welcome a new guest host but reintroduce an old segment. The Book Club was one of the great success stories of the iSeekGolf podca...
ListenEp 020: Mike Clayton. Enough Said from 2020-02-26T20:00
The always popular and insightful Mike Clayton joins Episode 20 of the show to discuss Steph Kyriacou's remarkable victory at Bonville, the Peter Kostis revelations on the No Laying Up podcast, the...
ListenEp 019: Golf From The Non Golfer's Perspective from 2020-02-17T15:00
There's always hand wringing in golf about growing the numbers of people who play but do we ever stop to ask why it is non golfers aren't already swinging a club? After a brilliant piece in The Iri...
ListenEp 018: John Huggan On All Things Golf from 2020-02-12T07:00
John Huggan is one of the most respected and forthright voices in the game and he joins Rod Morri and Adrian Logue on Episode 18 to talk Vic Open, Min Woo Lee, the Distance Insights Report and more...
ListenEp 017: From The Vic Open with Flic Johnson from 2020-02-05T06:00
It might not be Australia's most important championship but as a spectator is it the country's best tournament. The mixed men's and women's Vic Opens are a highlight of the golf calendar each year...
ListenEp 016: Golf as Business With Richard Gillis from 2020-01-27T09:00
For most of us golf is a passion but it is also big business with both the professional circuits and the amateur game generating large sums of money. Sports business expert Richard Gillis is one of...
ListenEp 015: Course Architect Harley Kruse from 2020-01-20T11:00
Sydney based golf course architect Harley Kruse comes into the studio for episode 15 to talk all things course design, technology and the future of golf. Harley has been in the course architecture ...
ListenEp 014: Sandy Jamieson and One Club Golf from 2020-01-13T08:00
There may be no more intimidating game for a beginner than golf and perhaps no more intimidating place to try to do it than on a golf course. But one Melbourne professional has an idea to change al...
ListenEp 013: The Episode We Weren't Meant To Have from 2019-12-17T10:00
We were supped to call it a day after last week's Presidents Cup preview but really, how could we not rehash the brilliant week at Royal Melbourne? Some of Adrian Logue's finest work on Episode 13 ...
ListenEp 012: RM - The Grand Old Girl of Australian Golf from 2019-12-12T05:00
Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and their respective teams will take centre stage at this week's Presidents Cup but for many golfers it is the Royal Melbourne course - and how it plays for 24 of the world's...
ListenEp 011: Thunderbirds Are Go from 2019-12-03T12:00
Course ranking lists, social media and golf course design, watching the pros up close and Derek's sticky balls. All that and more on Episode 11 of the Good Good Golf Podcast. Links menitoned on thi...
ListenEp 010: A Piccolo To Go from 2019-11-25T19:00
Should the Australian Open join forces with the European Tour? Will the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA merge and if they did, would it be a good thing? And when will we see some innovation in th...
ListenEp 009: It's Hot At Christmas? That's Just Weird from 2019-11-18T11:00
If people like things about golf that are different to you, does that mean they are doing it wrong? Why does golf need to invite communities into their space? What's more important - name tags for ...
ListenEp 008: Mike Clayton "Clubbing For The Duff" from 2019-11-13T05:00
"The only point of the fifth hole at Royal Melbourne West," says Mike Clayton of the famed par-3, "is to join up the great fourth hole - the over the hill and down to the right par-5 - with the am...
ListenEp 007: Phil Blackmar's Spin On Distance from 2019-11-04T15:00
Self confessed golf tragic Phil Blackmar has spent his entire life around the game. He not only played at the highest level for more than a decade and a half, he won three times and all in an era t...
ListenEp 006: What's an Axolotl? And a Protectorate? from 2019-10-28T12:00
Derek Duncan rejoins the show for Episode Six just days after penning an intriguing essay on the golf business which attracted plenty of attention on Twitter during the week. We chat about that pl...
ListenEp 005: Racetrack Around The Golf Course? from 2019-10-21T15:00
Derek Duncan has the week off but Rollback Alliance co-founder Matt Mollica courageously steps into the breach to talk all things golf on Episode 5 of The Good Good Golf Podcast. We chat whether Th...
ListenEp 004: The beauty of a flower is available to me from 2019-10-14T13:00
On Episode Four of The Good-Good Golf Podcast Adrian Logue, Derek Duncan and Rod Morri dissect some of the big questions about the media and golf, wonder about the obsession with competition play i...
ListenEp 003: The Derek Duncan Fallout from 2019-10-07T08:00
On last week's episode Derek Duncan caused a storm of controversy with his revelation that his stance on the distance debate was 'evolving'. This week he deals with the fallout plus we discuss the ...
ListenEP 002: The Derek Duncan Bombshell from 2019-09-30T12:00
On Episode Two of The Good Good Golf Podcast Derek Duncan joins the team and it's quite the debut when he drops a bombshell about his thoughts on the distance debate. We also get the good oil from ...
ListenEp 001: Good-Good The Beginning from 2019-09-20T12:00
On this first episode of the Good-Good Golf podcast there's not much golf chat but a bit of an explanation about some pretty big changes at the TalkinGolf network. The show will be hosted by Rod M...
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