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  • EP.150 Keeper of the Greens - Full Turf Nerd with Craig Geeve (Duntryleague Golf Club)
    2025/10/31

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    Righto, it's time for a deep dive for the turf nerds out there, or anyone who is interested in learning more about specific turf on a golf course.


    If you've ever wondered just how much thinking goes into preparing a golf course and it's turf surfaces, then this is very much the episode for you!


    I venture out to Duntryleague GC in Orange NSW to catch up with Superintendent Craig Geeve who generously gives us a deep insight into his maintenance practices of the unique turf surfaces of Duntryleague GC, including Poa annua putting greens and South African couch (Cyndodon tranvaalensis) fairways. There's lots of details in this one and lots of general conversation, discussion, questions, and personal insights from both of us.


    If you really want to go full turf nerd, join Craig and I out on course as this episode might just hit all the right notes and maybe even have you asking more questions afterwards. And that's how we like it.


    You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!

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    Duntryleague Golf Club

    EP.145 Keeper of the Greens - Craig Geeve

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  • EP.149 Keeper of the Greens - Dion Cope (Redland Bay Golf Club)
    2025/10/27
    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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dion Cope is Superintendent of Redland Bay Golf Club in south east Brisbane in Queensland. He has had a long fruitful career in greenkeeping to get to where he is today which includes a number of years working in Asia.From first mowing a green at the age of 10, Dion was exposed to the trade of greenkeeping through his father. Growing up around greenkeeping didn't mean it would be Dion's chosen field, turns out he had a second significant vocation, rugby league! Dion received a contract through the Cronulla Sharks rugby league team in his early years, and through that, he was also able to work as a greenkeeper at the local Cronulla Golf Club. Dion eventually left the greenkeeping industry to pursue a career in rugby league for a while before a return to the industry at Ashgrove Golf Club in Brisbane. It was from here, and on the eve of being married, that Dion would get an opportunity to manage the large 54 hole golf facility of Tanjong Puteri Golf Resort in Malaysia. A number of years, a couple of clubs, and two children later, Dion and his family were to move back to Australia. Dion went through a few different work places in Australia before arriving and leading the team as Superintendent at Redland Bay Golf Club. He and the course team have been working through a greens replacement program to TifEagle putting surfaces as the club continues to improve the quality of their golf offering.Join Dion and myself for this sizable yarn into the depths of Redland Bay Golf Club, his greenkeeping career, the ups and downs of life, his structured and methodical approach to golf course management, and just listening to a great person from two fantastic industries greenkeeping and football!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 - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Redland Bay Golf ClubCraigieburn - Wilmott Golf ClubOcean Shores Country ClubMeadowbrook Golf ClubRiverlakes Golf ClubCronulla SharksAndrew Ettingshausen (ET) - WikiCronulla Golf ClubRoyal Pines ResortAshgrove Golf ClubTunjong Puteri Golf ResortISO 9001Glenmarie Golf & Country ClubEP.44 Keeper of the Greens - Mick PascoeMt Warren Park Golf Club
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  • EP.148 Walking the Fairways - feat. Andrew Anderson (Ranfurlie GC) & Andrew Hamill (Blackheath GC)
    2025/10/22
    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 segment of Walking the Fairways has double the impact with two Andrew's joining me on the podcast to give you updates from deep within their respective golf courses. Andrew Anderson, Superintendent of Ranfurlie Golf Club, jumps on to give you and update about some new course work that began this week with the supervision of architects CDP. And I have a chat on site with Andrew Hamill, Superintendent of Blackheath Golf Club, when I visit the course to see just what they're up to with some new construction and to see how everything is looking leading up to their big Pro-Am tournament that will be held at the end of the week!There's also other information from around the country including the newly redesigned Mt Lawley GC standing up to the pro's for the WA Open and some state award winners from both the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Queensland (GCSAQ) and Victorian Golf Course Superintendents Association (VGCSA).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 - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠7 Mile Beach GolfEP.84 The Board Room - Mat GogginRanfurlie Golf ClubClayton DeVries Pont (CDP)VGCSAWangaratta Golf ClubPatterson River Golf ClubFlinders Golf ClubHoles in the Ground Golf Course ArchitectureYowani Country ClubContour Golf DesignBlackheath Golf & Community ClubEP.88 Keeper of the Greens - Matthew BaileyNambucca Heads Island Golf ClubStonecutters Ridge Golf ClubKooyonga Golf ClubLoxton Golf ClubMount Lawley Golf ClubEP.139 Keeper of the Greens - Rod TattHarvey Golf ClubEP.147 Keeper of the Greens - Kasey WilliamsGCSAQRedland Bay Golf ClubMaleny Golf ClubEP.137 Keeper of the Greens - Nik Smith
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  • EP.147 Keeper of the Greens - Kasey Williams (Harvey Golf Club)
    2025/10/13
    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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kasey Williams is about as passionate a young greenkeeper as you'll come across. A native of Busselton in WA, Kasey wasn't sure just what she wanted to do when she finished school. She came across a local ad for an apprentice greenkeeper and knew that she enjoyed being outside and was already working casually at the local hockey club. She took the plunge into a career that both she and her school friends knew nothing about. And she was hooked.Learning her craft under Superintendent Lance Knox, Kasey's passion grew and grew. She was soon on a plane to the east coast of Australia to be part of the Women in Turf Program supported by John Deere Golf at Cobram Barooga Golf Club in NSW. Following that she took the next step in applying to be a volunteer at the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne. To her surprise she was accepted by Kingston Heath Golf Club and was again on a plane, but this time to Melbourne for the biggest tournament in Australia!Having completed her apprenticeship at Busselton Golf Club, Kasey is now a fully qualified greenkeeper and has recently accepted a role and made the move to Harvey Golf Club, also in Western Australia.Join Kasey and I as we chat about her career, her passion for turf and golf, where she wants to go in her career, and a whole lot more (including tea) from the south western corner of WA.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 - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Harvey Golf ClubBusselton Golf ClubDilmah Tea - WikiEP.65 Keeper of the Greens - Lance KnoxBoolbardie Country Club Golf CourseSecret Harbour Golf LinksCobram Barooga Golf ClubWomen in Turf ProgramWembley Golf CourseKingston Heath Golf ClubASTMAGCSAWA
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  • EP.146 Walking the Fairways - feat. Nathan Bennett (Royal Adelaide Golf Club)
    2025/10/09
    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 segment of Walking the Fairways has information coming from Australia and New Zealand including Kooringal Golf Club in Victoria, Cumberland GC and Newcastle GC in NSW, and Royal Queensland in QLD to name a few. I'm also joined on this segment by Superintendent Nathan Bennett of Royal Adelaide GC in South Australia and I've discovered some info about another new course that is soon to be built in New Zealand.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 - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Royal Adelaide Golf ClubKooringal Golf ClubCrafter + Mogford Golf StrategiesKew Golf ClubEast Geelong Golf ClubCarnarvon Golf ClubCamden Golf ClubEastlake Golf ClubCumberland Golf ClubHarrison GolfPort Kembla Golf ClubNewcastle Golf ClubGlenelg Golf ClubAston Hills Golf ClubIndooroopilly Golf ClubSouthport Golf ClubRoyal Queensland Golf ClubOCM DesignWindross Farm Golf CourseDouglas LinksHamish Edwards on Douglas LinksRBT DesignsBendigo Golf ClubRACV Healesville Country Club & Resort
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  • EP.145 Keeper of the Greens - Craig Geeve (Duntryleague Golf Club)
    2025/09/28
    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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Craig Geeve, by his own admission, thinks differently, and in my opinion, is why you're going to absolutely love this chat!Craig comes from Sydney where he had a love of outdoors and would eventually get into greenkeeping. It was during his greenkeeping apprenticeship that Craig would learn from his early mentor and Superintendent at the time, Peter Watts, how to think more about keeping the greens rather than just going about it as you've been shown.Craig enjoyed study and found, along with working under some of Sydney's most revered superintendents, that further study could really elevate his knowledge of greenkeeping even more so.Throughout his career path Craig moved through a number of Sydney's best golf clubs such as Elanora, Pennant Hills, Royal Sydney, and Bonnie Doon which included one men's Australian Open and three TPS tournaments. This increasingly exciting and challenging workload would set Craig up to finally want his own superintendent's role where he would accept the position in the NSW country town of Orange at the unique Duntryleague Golf Club.Join me for a very in depth Steve's Super 7, lots of deep rabbit holes, an amazing career journey, a great regional golf course, some very interesting grass varieties, and one big technical breakdown, as Craig and I chew the fat about his time in greenkeeping so far, and the way he goes about building a great working environment and delivering the best turf surfaces and golf course he can with his team at Duntryleague!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 - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Duntryleague Golf ClubMuirfield Golf Club (Sydney)Terrey Hills Golf and Country ClubPeter Watts - 2017 Claude Crockford Award recipientElanora Country ClubPennant Hills Golf ClubRoyal Sydney Golf ClubBonnie Doon Golf ClubEric Apperley - Top 100 Golf CoursesEP.50 The Design Brief - Ted Stirling
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  • EP.144 Walking the Fairways - feat. Aaron Cachia (Toronto Golf Club)
    2025/09/23
    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 segment of Walking the Fairways has information coming from Brisbane Golf Club and their greens resurfacing program, the Jack Nicklaus designed Lakelands on the Gold Coast is soon to embark on the rebuilding of their 18th green, lots of course machinery investment around Australia including at a number of regional golf clubs, Wagga Wagga Country Club is about to begin work on their golf course under the design hand of OCM, Royal Adelaide begins redesigning their 17th hole, and Links Kennedy Bay in Perth is soon to open after a 5 year redesign.I also chat with Toronto Golf Club Superintendent Aaron Cachia about what it's like to have a brand new maintenance facility and we discuss what work they've recently completed on course working into their masterplan from golf course architect Harley Kruse from Kruse Golf.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 - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:Dint Golf Solutions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠Toronto Golf ClubBrisbane Golf ClubLakelands Golf ClubGold Creek Country ClubYowani Country ClubContour Golf Golf DesignMerewether Golf ClubFinley Golf ClubCalderwood Golf ClubWagga Wagga Country ClubEP.11 Aussie Golf History - Dan SoutarOCMOatlands Golf ClubMount Derrimut Golf & Community ClubYarra Yarra Golf ClubBox Hill Golf ClubMount Gambier Golf ClubVisit Mount Gambier - The Limestone CoastNew Terry Wirrina Cove Golf ResortRoyal Adelaide Golf ClubRoyal Perth Golf ClubCDPKruse GolfCountry Club LauncestonTasmania Golf ClubSandhurst ClubEP.100 - When the Host Becomes the GuestBusselton Golf ClubHarvey Golf ClubThe Australian Golf ClubGrange Golf ClubGolf Course Superintendents Association Queensland (GCSAQ)
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  • EP.143 Keeper of the Greens - Keegan Powell (The Sands Torquay)
    2025/09/17
    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.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keegan Powell is Superintendent of The Sands Torquay, a unique golf course set alongside some of Victoria's most beautiful coastline. Keegan's career thus far has been a list of different experiences and study. From growing up in Melbourne and beginning his working career as an armature apprentice, which didn't take his fancy, to starting his greenkeeping career proper at Melbourne's Northern Golf Club in..........well, Melbourne's north!It wasn't long before Keegan had his sights set overseas which brought his attention to the Ohio State Program which many young Australians and New Zealanders have taken part in. Working at a couple of the USA's most exclusive private clubs saw Keegan gain much experience, along with a close encounter with Michael Jordan! From here Keegan travelled further to the UK working at the one and only Sunningdale Golf Club then a stint in Dubai, before heading back to Australia to see where he would work next.It wasn't too long before Keegan landed the job as Assistant Superintendent at The Sand Torquay where in time he would eventually take on the role as Superintendent.Join me for a new 12 month term of Keeper of the Greens in partnership with John Deere Golf, including a revamped Steve's Super Seven questions, as we head to the beginning of Victoria's Great Ocean Road for some fun stories and an interesting insight into another great golf course!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 - thegolfinggreenkeeper@gmail.comPeople and places mentioned in this podcast:The Sands TorquayThe Great Ocean Road - WikiGoonawarra Golf ClubNorthern Golf ClubOhio State ProgramEP.135 Steve's Random Special Guest - Mike O'KeeffePlainfield Country ClubIsleworth Golf ClubSunningdale Golf ClubAl Badia Golf ClubRiversdale Golf ClubVictorian Golf Course Superintendents Association (VGCSA)Breamlea Flora and Fauna Reserve
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