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!
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People and places mentioned in this podcast:
Too many to list but here goes....
Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA)
Claude Crockford - Royal Melbourne Golf Club
National Golf Links of America
RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort
Terrey Hills Golf and Country Club
Spirit of St Andrews - Alister MacKenzie (Evalu18.com)
Golf Architecture for Normal People - Geoff Shackleford
Anatomy of a Golf Course - Tom Doak (Evalu18.com)
Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club
EP.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)
