EP.101 Keeper of the Greens - Glenn Stuart (Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club)

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Glenn Stuart is Director of Courses at one of Australia's best
golf facilities, Peninsula Kingswood, or PK as it's
affectionately known.





Glenn was around good golf courses from a young age as you'll
hear including the well regarded, regional Victorian, Leongatha
Golf Club. When it came to getting full time work at the age of
17, Glenn put himself forward to a number of golf clubs, and as
it would turn out, landed a job at the now former Kingswood Golf
Club, which in recent years became one half of today's Peninsula
Kingswood. Glenn was mentored by some of the greenkeeping
industries brightest minds at a young age which would set him up
to become a Superintendent himself for the first time at a young
age at another well known Sandbelt golf course! Glenn continued
his career as Superintendent throughout a number of Melbourne's
best golf courses including preparing for some of the biggest
tournaments held in Australia. Then came a new opportunity to
take on a new role and the new Peninsula Kingswood, a merger of
both Peninsula and Kingswood golf club's which entailed a
rebirthing and redesign of Peninsula's 36 hole facility to create
the new PK.





As you'll hear, this redesign was one enormous task that evolved
during the process, and Glenn's insight into just what was
involved to bring PK to life and how it is being maintained
since, needs to be heard to understand another reason why I
believe PK should be considered as one of the best golf
facilities in Australia.





You are going to enjoy this interview, you are going to get a
great deal out of this interview, you will consider your thoughts
about PK after this interview, and you will be looking for a way
to play PK after this interview!





Join me for one final ride in 2024 as we dive deep with Glenn
into his incredible greenkeeping career and learn about PK like
never before!





People and places mentioned in this podcast:


Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club


Leongatha Golf Club


Kingston Beach Golf Club


Riversdale Golf Club


The National Golf Club - Long Island Course


Woodlands Golf Club


The Metropolitan Golf Club


OCM Design


EP.95 Keeper of the Greens - Richard Forsyth (The Royal Melbourne
Golf Club) on Apple