The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast

Whilst it's called Steve's Random Special Guest, this episode brings back long time friend of the podcast, Nadeem Zreikat. This time however, Nadeem has a new title to add to his repertoire - board member of the International Turfgrass Society.Nadeem joins me to talk about not only his recent appointment as part of the International Turfgrass Society, but also we discuss just what the society of all about and what they do in the world of turf. Many of you may not have heard of them before, me included, and this was a great little chat to hear about the many benefits of their work and also how you can be involved to help improve yourself.And, with the recent news of the passing of Peter McMaugh, we finish off the podcast with a late inclusion of our own little tribute to Peter's life and work.Thank you to Avondale Golf Club for allowing us to record this podcast episode inside their wonderful clubhouse.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!You can contact Nadeem on these details below:Email - [email protected] - 0403 110 608LinkedIn - Nadeem ZreikatYou hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send me an email to - [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:International Turfgrass Society (ITS)Avondale Golf ClubBrett Morris - LinkedInWill Bowden - LinkedInBehind The Turf PodcastEP.39 Behind the Turf Podcast - Peter McMaugh Part A (Spotify)EP.40 Behind The Turf Podcast - Peter McMaugh Part B (Spotify)The R&A and Torgerson Gilbey - Golf Course 2030 ProjectASTMA article - Vale Peter McMaugh

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adam Marchant has just overseen one of Australia's most significant golf course rebuilds! You wouldn't know it but Adam's current high level of responsibility as Royal Sydney Golf Club's Director of Grounds comes from humble beginnings in regional NSW.Adam grew up in the NSW country town of Mudgee. Well known as a wine region, Mudgee couldn't be more removed from the hustle and bustle of Sydney and the high profile Royal Sydney Golf Club. For a time, Adam's father was a trainee professional golfer at the local Mudgee Golf Club where Adam would frequent as a kid and learned the game of golf. Adam would also get his first taste of greenkeeping at Mudgee GC doing school work experience on course for a couple of weeks. And it was from here that Adam realised what he wanted to do.Although his first employment began as an apprentice greenkeeper at one of Mudgee's bowling clubs, Adam had the opportunity to visit Royal Sydney Golf Club in his early years of learning the trade. This lit a fire in Adam and he soon chased for a chance to work as an apprentice greenkeeper at a golf course, Royal Sydney no less. And it is from this beginning that Adam has climbed from the bottom to the very top of maintaining the golf course at Royal Sydney!I'm not going to give it all away here needless to say that Adam's story is one of perserverance, dedication, achieving goals and staying humble. He has achieved so much at such a revered golf club, along with recently working with one of the world's most renowned golf course architects in Gil Hanse for one of Australia's most significant golf course transformations.Join Adam and I as we step through his amazing greenkeeping career all the way to today as Director of Grounds, experiencing and managing an incredible facility of not just golf, but world class turf surfaces of bowls, tennis, and croquet (funny story in this episode)!I couldn't think of a better way to cap of an amazing 2025 than to have the opportunity to share this unique conversation with Adam, from one of the world's most amazing greenkeeping office's, at one of Australia's most well known and historically significant golf club's.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send me an email to - [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Royal Sydney Golf ClubHanse Golf Course DesignMudgee Golf ClubClub Mudgee (Bowling Club)Mudgee - WikiRoss Watson - Planet GolfCroquet Australia - Eire Cup2011 Davis Cup Tie at Royal SydneyAll England Lawn Tennis Club - WimbledonHarley Kruse - Kruse GolfEP.99 Keeper of the Greens - Jason Seis

Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dint Golf Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make sure to check out their website www.dint.com.auThis is a slightly different Walking the Fairways. There's the usual news from around Australia and New Zealand including the brand new ISPS Handa Japan Australasia Championship to be held at Royal Auckland & Grange GC, Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast is set to lose 9 of it's 27 holes, and Aston Hills Golf Club is doing some work to rebuild their practice facilities. I also provide you with some of my own experience from the men's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne where I was down there to record an upcoming behind the scenes podcast series and some videos with Beschen Pou about what it takes to prepare and deliver RM's Composite Course for the tournament. This was an incredibly exciting experience and I can't wait to bring it to you, but i will give a little taste of just what it was like within the team for the 4 days I was recording for.Hope you enjoy this episode as we get a little close towards the end of 2025.You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send me an email to - [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠Royal Melbourne Golf ClubISPS Handa Japan Australasia Championship - Golf Australia MagazineRoyal Auckland & Grange Golf ClubHumpty Doo Golf ClubRACV Royal Pines ResortRoyal Fremantle Golf ClubGlenelg Golf ClubRyan Van Der VeenCrafter + Mogford Golf StrategiesAston Hills Golf ClubNewcastle Golf ClubHarrison Golf7 Mile Beach Golf CourseClayton DeVries & Pont (CDP)Rockingham Golf ClubEP.95 Keeper of the Greens - Richard Forsyth (Royal Melbourne Golf Club)EP.75 Keeper of the Greens - Tim Warren (Glenelg Golf Club)EP.69 Sustainable Golf - Monina Gilbey (Glenelg Golf Club)EP.121 The Design Brief - Ryan Van Der Veen (Van Der Veen Designs)EP.84 The Board Room - Mat Goggin (7 Mile Beach Golf Course)

Here is a convo that I'm sure you are going to enjoy! I chat with Mike Clayton from Clayton DeVries & Pont and member of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects.Mike has been in the golf industry for a long time in various forms. From playing professionally and competing at the highest level, to writing, to designing golf courses. Known for speaking his mind and how he sees things, I felt it was high time I invited Mike on for a chat.We discuss many different topics, some of which include how he first got into golf course architecture as a profession, his past design work, and the relationship between architecture and greenkeeping to name just a few. Needless to say that I was packing it at the thought of speaking with someone of Mike's calibre. Nevertheless, we had a laugh from time to time as we discussed things that hopefully you haven't heard anywhere else before. Sit back, load up your favourite beverage, and make sure your ears and eyes are set to open!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send me an email to - [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Too many to list but here goes....Clayton DeVries & PontClayton GolfMike Clayton - WikiSociety of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA)BarnbougleRanfurlie Golf ClubVictoria Golf ClubRoyal Queensland Golf ClubThe National Golf ClubCape Wickham Golf LinksClaude Crockford - Royal Melbourne Golf ClubKingston Beach Golf ClubThe Vines ResortPalm Meadows Golf CourseMorfontaine GolfSwinley Forest Golf ClubNational Golf Links of AmericaRACV Healesville Country Club & ResortRosebud Country ClubGreen Acres Golf Club13th Beach Golf Links7 Mile Beach Golf CourseLake Karrinyup Country ClubTerrey Hills Golf and Country ClubPeter Fowler - WikiWoodlands Golf ClubMetropolitan Golf ClubRoyal Melbourne Golf ClubKingston Heath Golf ClubSt Andrews Beach Golf CoursePeter Thomson - WikiSeve Ballesteros - WikiGolf.com 2025 World Top 100Spirit of St Andrews - Alister MacKenzie (Evalu18.com)Golf Architecture for Normal People - Geoff ShacklefordAnatomy of a Golf Course - Tom Doak (Evalu18.com)Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf ClubKruse Golf - Harley KruseClub CatalinaNarooma Golf ClubRoyal Perth Golf ClubMount Lawley Golf ClubOCM DesignGosnells Golf ClubTom DoakLancelin Golf Club - FacebookYering Meadows Golf ClubCapital Golf ClubMoonah Links ResortThe Dunes Golf LinksPortsea Golf ClubSorrento Golf ClubPort Fairy Golf LinksRoyal Hobart Golf ClubElanora Country ClubKew Golf ClubRoyal Sydney Golf ClubHanse Golf Course DesignEP.84 The Board Room - Mat Goggin (7 Mile Beach Golf Course)EP.118 The Design Brief - Rob Collins (King Collins Dormer)EP.78 Keeper of the Greens - John Mann (Metropolitan Golf Club)EP.156 Keeper of the Greens - John Spraggs (Royal Wellington Golf Club)EP.95 Keeper of the Greens - Richard Forsyth (Royal Melbourne Golf Club)EP.101 Keeper of the Greens - Glenn Stuart (Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club)

Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠J⁠ohn Deere dealer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deere.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠John Spraggs is a born and bred New Zealander and it gives e great pleasure to have John as my very first New Zealand interview on John Deere Keeper of the Greens.John is Course Manager of Royal Wellington Golf Club in the southern part of New Zealand's North Island. John grew up on the family dairy farm. Although he worked on the farm, it wasn't going to be his long term career. He found an opportunity as an apprentice greenkeeper and took it with both hands. Thoroughly enjoying his time learning the greenkeeping trade, it wasn't long before John knew it was managing a golf course that he really wanted to do. Early in John's career he became Superintendent and it was from here that he started to make his mark on New Zealand's greenkeeping industry. After working at a number of courses as Superintendent John took on the superintendents role at Mount Maunganui Golf Club in Tauranga where the club would host the NZ PGA Championship in 1985 that would be won by Frank Nobilo.Following a number of years at Mount Maunganui Golf Club, John made the move back to Wellington at Hutt Golf Club before he would accept the role leading the team on course at Royal Wellington where he has now been for the past 20 years!This is a wonderful conversation encompassing a long and established greenkeeping career and a number of New Zealand golf courses that I'm sure you will enjoy listening to!You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Golfing Greenkeeper TV - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send me an email to - [email protected] and places mentioned in this podcast:Royal Wellington Golf ClubParaparaumu Beach Golf ClubManawatu Golf ClubWanganui Golf ClubPirongia Golf ClubHamilton Golf Club - St Andrews CourseManly Sea Eagles rugby league teamWestown Golf ClubMount Maunganui Golf ClubNZ PGA ChampionshipFrank Nobilo wikiBoulcott's Farm Golf Club (Merged with Hutt GC)Scott Macpherson Golf DesignGreg TurnerCape Kidnappers Golf CourseTe Arai LinksGEO Foundation Sustainable GolfWomen's Amateur Asia Pacific ChampionshipAsia Pacific Amateur ChampionshipAsia Pacific Golf ConfederationUSGA GS3 BallWairakei Golf & SanctuaryKinloch Golf ClubEP.127 Keeper of the Greens - Mark SpraggsEP.135 Steve's Random Special Guest - Mike O'Keeffe