A really special episode this time around, with the voices of five different golfers all fleshing out the experience of preview play over the eleven holes currently open at the new Mike DeVries and Mike Clayton Seven Mile Beach course in Hobart. Will Kay, Will Watt, Sam MacDonald, Jared Kendler and Chris Kane all share their experiences of visiting and playing the course. It will definitely whet the appetites of all those who are yet to lay eyes on what is sure to become recognised as one of the...
Jul 13, 2025•1 hr 49 min
Matt flying solo for this one, with special guest Ewan Porter discussing a range of topics, as Scott was racking up the birdie alongside Nick Mills on his beloved NSW GC at the time of recording. Our anchor will be back for the next episode – which we’re really excited about. More to come on that soon… We start this episode off recapping Ewan’s experiences on playing every metropolitan golf course in Sydney, along with some details of his times with the Gala Boys, and vintage equipment. He share...
Jun 23, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 72
A casual chat for this episode – Scott and Matt discuss recent golf, a plan to build excitement in the lead-up to the Australian Open, and more. The goals outlined at the start of the year also come in for a mid-season review. Tons of good stuff covered. We hope you enjoy the chat, and as always with the goals – we hope this topic encourages all of you to set a target and go for it. As discussed in the episode – a few links below to the books we’ve read, and the hosts of the sensational October ...
Jun 08, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Another longish episode where we wrap up the huge batch of listener questions forwarded to us recently. Membership issues, rankings, golf in Sydney, architecture, course comparisons, and so much more. A really interesting and varied grab bag of subjects to ponder. Thanks again to all those who submitted via the Insta story call-out. To start the episode, we spend a moment talking over the opening of 7 Mile Beach and preliminary rounds there, Rory’s place in the field for the Australian Open this...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 70
This latest edition of Australian Golf Passport podcast is an ever-popular Listener Questions episode. Thanks to all those who submitted via the Insta story call-out. Almost 5 dozen questions will form hours of discussion for this episode and the next! We got to 28 of them in this two-hour session. Lots of great stuff to mull over ranging from turf, rankings, architecture, travel on a budget, new courses and those under renovation, Mornington Peninsula questions, stuff on King Island and Tasmani...
May 08, 2025•2 hr 3 min
We’re back to devote an entire episode to Yarra Yarra – one of those Sandbelt courses that doesn’t quite get the love it deserves on occasions. We start the episode with a fast review of Scott’s recent Canberra visit, including his quick lap around Royal Canbera. For those keen to visit Royal Canberra, click the link below - https://www.royalcanberra.com.au/cms/golf/playing-at-royal-canberra/ During Scott’s October 2024 trip to Melbourne we took a look around Yarra Yarra, and have been keen to d...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Tom Mackenzie from Mackenzie & Ebert is our guest for this episode, talking all things NSWGC redesign, plus the arm-wrestle between designing in the dirt and having a plan to work to, the tension between form and function, tricks for making tight sections of property feel spacious and why he thinks Melbourne is the best golf city in the world. But before then, because this is who we are now, there's a mea culpa about the love lives of two of Gil Hanse's employees... As always – special thank...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Fast turn around from last episode to this – with RoyalSydney about to publicly unveil their newly renovated Gil Hanse golf course. After a recent multi-hour walk around the property with super Adam Marchant, Scott shares his views on the design, and the highlights of the reworked layout. Needless to say – expectations were exceeded! Prior to that, we briefly discuss golf shoes and a PhD studyundertaken by a listener of the pod. The link below takes you to a 10 minute survey for a LaTrobe Univer...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 66
This episode affords the chance to review loads of little topics on the Australian golf landscape - courses re-opening after works, Karl Vilips breakthrough win, Matt's quick jaunt to Tara Iti, activities of panelists on the AGP Top 50 panel, and more of Scott's ball testing. Metro, The Lakes, NSW, Mt Lawley, Royal Sydney and more are all discussed. It's been a busy little time. As discussed - preview play at 7 Mile Beach is on the horizon. Details as published in Australian Golf Digest magazine...
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 65
New South Wales GC is baaaaaack! Matt checks in with Scott after opening weekend at the newly-renovated NSWGC for a quick initial reaction to the changes. Spoiler: he enjoyed himself. Seed Golf has provided an introductory 20% off for listeners to Australian Golf Passport. Head to seedgolf.com.au and enter AGP at checkout to get your hands on some premium golf balls at a super low price point. Thanks so much to Dean and all at Seed. Some of you have already tried Seed balls - thanks for suppo...
Mar 03, 2025•47 min
An episode topic that has been consistently requested since we first started recording Australian Golf Passport – a deep dive into Golf Along The Might River Murray. We’re joined by Brian Walshe – great friend of the pod, and a passionate golfer who has planned & enjoyed dozens of Murray River golf trips over the decades. Courses, accommodation, meals, drinks, and everything you need to know about playing the game along the northern Victorian border. We get into it all as Brian provides an h...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 63
We could have taken the easy way out and made this two episodes to chip away at our goal of 26 for the year, but instead here's two and a half hours of listening spanning four topics. We open with a chat about sanity prevailing at Sandringham with the men's and women's Aussie Opens to be contested separately again from 2025 after a failed three-year experiment co-sanctioning the two. Where to for both tournaments after so much damage was done to their standing? The main event is an hour-long dee...
Feb 14, 2025•2 hr 32 min
We've been working on something exciting, and we're pumped to share it with you. First cab off the rank for 2025 allows us the chance to formulate some new goals for the coming 12 months and reflect on the previous year. This is an enjoyable and rewarding process - shamelessly based on the famous NoLayingUp annual Goals Pod. Not without its challenges, the job of identifying some targets and working towards them through the year is definitely something we suggest you all undertake. We'd love you...
Jan 25, 2025•51 min
Our final episode for 2024 takes a look back at the year that was - with awards for a range of fantastic courses, great performances and favorite moments of the year. Superintendents, pro shops, renovated courses and playing partners all come in for a little love and affection. We'd love to hear who you think deserves some praise for a great year too! 2025 looks like being an awesome twelve months for Australian golf, with a series of course renovations completing, and the imminent opening of 7 ...
Dec 30, 2024•53 min
A massive Christmas holiday edition for you to take in over a long festive season car trip, or during a relaxing lie down in the sun over the Christmas break. This episode starts with a little rundown on the recently completed Sandbelt Invitational to kick things off before sinking our teeth into the discussion with Ross Flannigan. Ross will be well known to many through his photography and his long-running podcast – My Love of Golf. He joins us from Scotland to talk about his beloved Peninsula ...
Dec 20, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 59
We thought we'd get on our bikes and up the rate at which we publish, as the finish line for 2024 nears. After having recorded a long episode in which we quickly review the goals for the year, this episode features heaps of responses to a great range of listener questions. During the edit process - Matt spilt a coffee over his laptop, and was offline for a fortnight. The episode was saved, but late to air. So the stuff about Black Friday & the Australian Open? - Expired (obv). Thanks to thos...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Hot on the heels of the release of a plan by the Save Moore Park Golf Course alliance to keep the course at 18 holes, we chat with the driving force behind that alliance, Jared Kendler. Jared talks us through the issues and the plan that the golf community is hoping will be embraced by the NSW Government, which owns the site. His group has proposed a sophisticated, thorough, sensible and economically sustainable proposal to manage the issue of recreational space and the existing golf course in c...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min
The longest episode we've ever done! There was a lot to discuss... The keenly anticipated chat on one of the most dramatic, and visually striking courses in the land. Following on from Scott's whirlwind trip to Melbourne a fortnight back, we do a deep dive on PK North. More than a good looker, this course is a gem in every way. Playable and strategically engaging with artful hazards, and intricate greens. No wonder this is a crowd favourite - we're happy to finally discuss PK North with you. It'...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 49 min
Three days, five rounds, two course walks, 65,000 steps each. We're cooked. But before Scott gets on a plane home, we've got a quick recap of our rounds at Peninsula-Kingswood North and South, and a hotly anticipated lap of the newly renovated Commonwealth. Shoutout Angus & Grace Go Golfing. Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators. Podcast intro ...
Oct 20, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 55
A quick debrief on the first day of our Melbourne Sandbelt golf trip. Not the day we had planned thanks to a 50mm drop of rain, but we still saw plenty and had a lot to discuss. As always – special thanks to our podcast supporter – Angus & Grace Go Golfing. Check their website for latest apparel and product drops. You can also visit their Instagram page, or bricks and mortar store (William Street Paddington), and get your hands on some of the best golf apparel in the world. Images related to...
Oct 18, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 54
A super special guest for the long overdue next episode of the podcast. Chris Solomon from No Laying Up joins us to share his views on all things golf Down Under. Soly has travelled here several times over the years, with his visits bookended by Tourist Sauce Seasons #1 and #9. Between those visits he got to play the Composite course at Royal Melbourne at the time of the most recent Asia Pacific Amateur Championship. Links to all these on YouTube are below. Soly shares his views on what he loves...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Brendan James, long-time editor of Golf Australia magazine is our special guest for this episode. Brendan is a doyen of the Australian Golf Media landscape, spending more than quarter of a century at the helm of Golf Australia magazine. He’s now concluded his time there, doing his own thing under the banner of Snap Hook Media – https://snaphookmedia.com/ We chat with Brendan about his start in journalism, and the changing landscape of publishing throughout his working life. We talk all things go...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min
A thrill to speak with Josh McFadden and Gil Hanse of Hanse Golf Design. Both are visiting our country to complete renovation of the course at Royal Sydney Golf Club. This exciting development is entering the home stretch, after years of planning and work. Gil’s work is world-renowned, and we hope this commission in Sydney is the first of more projects for he and his team in times to come. Gil and Josh speak about their work at Rose Bay, how they see the project shaping up, and more broadly, the...
Aug 04, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 51
We've made it to 50 episodes! Metropolitan and Huntingdale are planning to merge, the Aussie Open is back on the sandbelt, some news about the likely architect of Five Mile Beach, two more courses for King Island (?!) and Royal Sydney is taking shape... Shoutout Angus & Grace, shoutout Burley Brewing, shoutout Will Drew!
Jul 15, 2024•52 min
Following on from our previous episode examining why course architcture is an important part of the game of golf, we rip through 20 listener questions on the topic: Should short par threes have small greens or big wild ones? Where would an Aussie Pinehurst be located? What will the sandbelt look like in 50 years? Are there too many blind holes at Kingston Heath? What's the best course redesign in Aussie history? And a lot more. Angus & Grace has a massive sale underway. Check out the website...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Following on from a listener DM regarding course design issues, we devote an entire episode to the topic of golf architecture. Why does it matter? Why is the Old Course important, and why is Alister MacKenzie revered? How is it so many people long for firm and fast course conditions? All this, analytics, the wind at Cape Wickham, and more in a long discussion on one of our favourite topics. Below are a few links to great books on the topic of course design - snoop around online for better pricin...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 48
We recap Scott's win in the 2024 New South Wales GC A-Reserve club championship final, joined for the discussion by his opponent's caddie, NSWGC head teaching pro Warwick Dews. Warwick and Scott recap the shots that made a difference, discuss what each camp was thinking in some key moments and Warwick casts a professional's eye over the mistakes Scott and his opponent Evan Nguyen made along the way, with lessons any golfer can benefit from learning. Want to book a lesson with Warwick in NSWGC's ...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Steve Keipert, editor of Australian Golf Digest joins us to chat about the magazine's latest rankings edition - with the Top 100 list of Australian courses controversially featuring a new #1. Cape Wickham sits atop the rankings for the first time. Steve goes through the nitty gritty of the process, and talks all things rankings, course architecture, and Aussie golf in a stimulating discussion. We're really appreciative of his time and insight, and hope you enjoy this episode. As always – special...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Ever wondered what pure euphoria sounds like? Matt phoned in fresh from 12 hours walking the grounds of Augusta National to debrief on his day at The Masters. Just a quick episode, with regular programming to resume once Matty is back from his travels. Shoutout Burnley, shoutout Angus & Grace.
Apr 11, 2024•26 min
Lukas Michel joins the pod for a second time to chat about playing in the 2020 Masters Tournament: what he learned about the course; favourite shots, holes and greens; playing practice rounds with OWGR Top 10 studs; social distancing in The Crow's Nest, why food at The Masters tastes better & more. We also discuss his amateur career, his internal wrestle with the decision to ultimately not turn pro, his blossoming career as a golf course architect & how he keeps the game sharp now with a...
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 27 min
