EP.57 Keeper Of The Greens - Pat Casey (Kalgoorlie Golf Course)

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I hope you're ready for this dry conversation. Only joking! 


I head west across the country into Western Australia to a unique
golf course at Kalgoorlie. Superintendent Pat Casey has been
leading the team maintaining this extremely unique golf course
for five years and has put his stamp on something very special
indeed. Kalgoorlie is an extreme environment that requires an
extremely good understanding of how to get the best out of turf
in such a location! Originally from the driest state is
Australia, Pat served his early career at some of the best golf
courses we have to offer in Adelaide, before tasting the big time
as part of the Ohio State Program in the USA. He returned to
South Australia for a time before taking on the top job at the
unique and young Kalgoorlie Golf Course. Pat and I discuss the
difficulties of managing turf in such an extremely hot and dry
location and just how thriving the local Kalgoorlie environment
really is contrary to what we all might think!


This was an eye opener and I just want to go to Kalgoorlie for
golf!


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


People & Places mentions:


Kalgoorlie Golf Course      Ohio State
Program       Glenelg Golf Club
       The Super Pit