Gary Edwin: - Order of Australia Medal winner -- PGA Member for over 50 years - Has coached Peter Lonard, Rod Pampling, Paul Gow, Jan Stephenson and more - Did a clinic with Moe Norman - Is known as "Guru" by his pupils - He grew up in Wellington, NSW -Από τον Glenn Whittle

Charlie Earp: Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales 1938 He started his PGA traineeship under Mr. Reg Want at Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club at 15 years of age, prior to ever having struck a golf ball He was the Head Professional at Lismore Golf Club originally, then Royal Queensland Golf Club for 45+ years Member Australian PGA for over 70 years. He …

Kyle Francis: - Born in 1952 in Sydney - Started Golf at 8 years of age - Was a member at Eastlake Golf Club - Caddied at The Lakes Golf Club - Did his apprenticeship at The Lakes under Billy Holder - Married Yvonne in 1979 - Worked for Alex Mercer at Royal Sydney Golf Club - Had two serious car accidents which led to five back fusions - He has alw…

Bruce Young: - Born in Auckland NZ in 1953 - Started playing Golf at 12 - Caddied in NZ, Japan, Europe and Australia for players such as: - John Lister - Bob Charles - Bob Shearer - Graham Marsh - Jumbo Ozaki - Respected in the Golf industry in Golf radio, television and print - Has won 13 Golf Media awards in Australia - Plays off a eight handicap…

Interview with Dr. Rob Neal is now live on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Buzzsprout. YARDAGE BOOK YARNS - Golf Podcast Dr. Rob Neal: - Born in NSW in 1957 - Started playing Golf at 25 - Has worked all over the world for over 25 years with all skill levels - Developed "Wedge Craft" with PGA Coach Layne Savoie - Has worked with coaches such as Jim McLea…

Billy Dunk: - Born in Gosford, NSW in 1938 - Son of the Greenkeeper at Gosford Golf Club - Turned pro in 1960 - Won over 100 tournaments worldwide - Played in the U.S Open and British Open - Won 5 Australian PGA C'ships - Held 80+ course records - He played with Trevino, Nicklaus, Palmer, Player and more - Life member of the Australian PGA - Life m…

Born in Cardiff, Newcastle in 1935 Started playing Golf after his older brother Ken introduced him to the game Lost his right eye at only 20 years of age and had to relearn to play again Winner of the 1964 Australian PGA Championship, ahead of Bruce Devlin Patron of the Waratah Golf Club Life Member of the Australian PGA Represented Australia along…

Alex Mercer: - Born in Sydney in 1934 - He had 6 brothers and one sister - He started playing Golf at eight years of age using borrowed clubs - He was the Head Professional at Ashlar Golf Club for five years - He was the Head Professional at The Royal Sydney Golf Club for 19 years - He won 22 Pro Purse tournaments - He has coached many elite Austra…

David Graham: - Born in 1946 in Windsor, Victoria (Australia) - Started Golf at 12 years of age at Wattle Park in Melbourne - Switched from left to right handed as a Trainee Professional - Was the Club Professional at Seabrook Golf Club in Tasmania - Moved to Sydney and worked for PGF - Turned Pro in 1962 - Was coached by Alex Mercer - Moved to Ame…

Grant Field: - Has coached Cam Smith since he was 10 - National PGA Coach of the Year twice - QLD State Coach of the Year four times - QAS Head Coach - Husband to Jennifer and father of twoΑπό τον Glenn Whittle

Mike Orloff: - Born in LA in 1967 - Youngest of four boys to Bill and Mary-Anne Orloff - Member of both the US and Aus PGA - In 2003, he visited close to 19 countries in one year - Has managed many Golf courses and facilities - Worked for Iseek Golf - CEO of Golf Industry Central, Australia - Has helped shaped the Australian Golf industry behind th…

Robert Gavshon - Born, Johannnesburg South Africa 1947 - Was heavily involved in swimming, tennis and Rugby Union - Studied Law and graduated - Married Jennifer in 1977 in South Africa - Migrated to Australia in 1978 - Starting Rebel Sport and BBQ Galore - Is a member of the Australian Golf Club - Has received an Order of Australia Medal (2019) - H…

Rodger Davis: - Born in Sydney in 1971 - Youngest of four children to Stewart and Edith - He started playing Golf at 11 years of age - Turned pro at 23 in 1974 - Won 42 tournaments worldwide - Was ranked 7th in the world in 1986 - He beat Freddy Couples in a playoff for the Bi-Centenial Classic in 1988 - Current Chairman of the Australian PGA - He …

Col McGregor: - Born in 1940 in Concord, Sydney - Started as a caddy at Concord Golf Club - He served his Apprenticeship under Bruce Jackson (PGA Professional) - In 1965 and 1966 he won the NSW Open and NSW PGA Championships - Peter Thompson was his mentor - He played Golf with Bobby Locke - He served his entire Club Professional career at NSW Golf…

Ian "Moose" Robilliard interview on Yardage Book Yarns now live! Ian played 287 NBL games in total representing three teams including the Sydney Kings He has also been the CEO and Head Coach of The Sydney Kings He worked for the PGA of Australia for over ten years in senior roles He is the Founder and CEO of The Central Coast Academy of Sport, whic…

Scott Gardiner: - Started Golf at 7 years of age in Sydney - Moved to the Gold Coast where he won the Club Championship at Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club - Represented NSW in the state team - Represented Australia in the National Team - Gained a scholarship at The Australian Institute of Sport in Melbourne - Turned pro in 2000 - Played on the Korn Fer…

Ian Triggs: - Grew up in Bundaberg, QLD - Played off +3 at 15 years old - Had Greg Norman as a caddy for one Interstate series - Was a Club Pro at Bargara and Kaperra Golf Clubs - John Sendon was one of his Trainee Professionals - He coached John Senden and Karrie Webb for many years - His players have won 150 tournaments worldwide - Former Natioan…

Aron Price: - A very honest and candid interview - Born in Sydney - Was a member of Kareela GC - Went to Georgia Southern University - Was the number one ranked college player in America - Turn Pro in 2004 - Played on the Nationwide and Korn Ferry tours - Got his PGA Tour card - Lives in Jacksonville, Florida - Married to Lucy and has two sons - No…

Ewan Porter - Was born in 1982 - Started playing Golf at 10 in Sydney - Got to a +4 handicap as an amateur - Won twice in 2001 on the USPGA Nationwide Tour - Played in three Open Championships - Is the Founder of the Adidas 6's Junior Series - Television commentator on a number of tours around the world - Is the Official Podcast host for the DP Wor…

One hour with Pazz one on one interview gives us all a great insight into his professional and personal life Winner of 23 tournaments worldwide Won one Australian Open, two Australian Masters and one Australian Open Played and practiced a lot with Tiger and tells some great stories Led the US Masters after 54 holes Played in final group 99 Open Cha…

Lester was born in Sydney He was off a 8 handicap at 14 He was NSW State Team Captain He has won major amateur tournaments all over the world Represented Australia more than any other player in history He has played with Norman, Ogilvy, Tiger and many more He has been a pilot for many years, more recently with Qantas…

Julia Boland was born in Tamworth in 1985 She was introduced to Golf by her Dad at 12 and started playing under the guidance of Terry Hayes at Tamworth Golf Club She won several women's state amateur titles and then won the National Strokeplay Championship She headed to the USA to study at Texas A & M and finished her Masters as a Exercise Scientis…

Paul Roser: - Grew up in Broken Hill - Moved to Tamworth at a young age - Studied Commerce at University of NSW - Met his future wife Kim while working - Got married and started working at American Golf Supplies (Ping Australia) - Met and spent time with Karsten Solheim - Has known the Solheim family for 30 years - Has been an integral part of the …

Lincoln Tighe: - Born in Wollongong in 1989 - Started playing Golf at 4 - Played state level tennis - Was off a 5 handicap at 12 years of age - Was NSW State Team Captain - Represented Australia in 2011 - Won the 2014 NSWPGA Championship - Has played with Jason Day - Finished 5th in the Australian Open - The longest hitter in Australian Golf…

Dennise Hutton: - Grew up in Glen Innes in northern NSW - Her parents were caretakers at Glen Innes Golf Club - She moved to Sydney to pursue a career as a school teacher - She was playing off +1 at Bonnie Doon Golf Club - She represented Australia 12 times as an amateur - She won back to back European Tour events - She is a mother - She is a pione…

Garry Smith: - Head Superintendent at Bonnie Doon Golf Club for nearly 20 years - Well respected in the turf management area of the Golf industry in Australia - He has worked at 14 major championships - Garry has played most of the worlds best Golf courses - He has some great insights into the behind the scenes of what we see on the course…

Greg Chalmers: - Born in Sydney - Grew up in Perth - Won Aussie and French National Amateurs - Won two Aussie Opens and Aussie PGA's - Been on the USPGA Tour for close to 20 years - Winner on the USPGA Tour - Runs a Autism Charity with his wife NicoleΑπό τον Glenn Whittle

Brook grew up in Terang near Warnambool in Victoria, two hours South West of Melbourne He started playing Golf at 5 years of age and honed his skills at Terang, Warnambool and Port Ferry Golf Clubs, all approximately two hours out of Melbourne A good friend of Marc Leishman’s, he did his PGA Traineeship under Craig Bonney at Warnambool GC As a qual…

Noel Ratcliffe was born in Sydney in 1945 His father played cricket for Australia and was friends with Sir Don Bradman Noel started playing Golf by sneaking on Bexley Golf Course late on a Saturday afternoon. He then joined New South Wales Golf Club where his first handicap was four After a strong amateur career, He decided to turn pro at the age o…

Stacey Peters (Nee Keating) grew up in country Victoria She started playing Golf with her Grandparents in Lismore 30 minutes from her parents farm. Neither her Mum or Dad are golfers, she built her own little six hole course and driving range on the family property After finishing school she moved to Melbourne to study and met a PGA Pro who helped …

John started playing Golf at Keperra GC at the age of 12 with his father After completing his PGA Traineeship in Brisbane, he headed to Europe and secured his European tour card, with two victories and the confidence that he could compete with some of the world's best players it was off to America where he has held his USPGA tour card for over 20 y…

Brett "Noddy" Kimmorley grew up in Belmont, just north of Sydney From a very young age he aspired to be a professional Rugby League player. Through hard work and perseverance, he went on to become recognised as a household name in NRL circles, at club and representative levels. He played for five NRL teams including the Cronulla Sharks which he is …

Nick O'Hern grew up playing Golf at Mt Lawley Golf Club in Perth, Western Australia The lowest handicap he ever got down to was 4. After completing his PGA Traineeship and shooting 82, 84, 88 to finish dead last in a tournament as a professional, he sat in his car crying which motivated him to create a plan that proved to be the best thing he ever …

Affectionately known as "POM", Peter O'Malley might just be the most down to earth Golf Professional in the history of Australian Golf Born and raised in Bathurst, country NSW. He initially wanted to be a Greenkeeper or Chef, but quickly learned that his Golf game was good enough to take on the worlds best He turned pro in 1987 and played on tours …

Steve Bann started Golf as a 12 year old caddy at Riversdale GC in Melbourne. He completed his traineeship at Huntingdale GC after walking away from the game for three years A 16 year old Robert Allenby challenged Steve to a match in a Thursday comp, but soon realised that his "Club Pro" coach was pretty good when Robert shot 64 but that still was …

Craig Laundy is nearly 50 years old. He was born in Sydney into the Laundy family Hotel business started by his Grandfather, and with his brother has helped his Father Arthur Laundy grow it into the empire it is today Craig has played four rounds at Augusta National He has played Golf with Greg Norman and is great mates with John Sendon and Craig P…

Geoff was born in 1961 in Queensland, he had to move to Sydney with his Grandmother at only five weeks old to get better medical attention as he was born with defects to both legs due to his mother taking the morning sickness drug Thalidomide He had to have his right leg amputated at 11, and had to endure bullying at school He started playing Golf …

Sarah Kemp was born in Sydney, started playing Golf at 12. She got down to a scratch handicap at a young age and won several national titles as an amateur and represented Australia in the 2004 Espirito Santo World Cup She turned pro in 2008 and played for many years in Europe before embarking on the US LPGA Tour. She has played in all 5 majors and …

In this final part of the podcast, Brett talks to us about playing Professional Golf at the highest level, and why he was not intimated by anyone he ever played with, in fact he loved it He shares insights into equipment deals on the US Tour like in 1993 he was paid $100,000 a year just for using a driver, he says that could be as high as $600,000 …

In this episode, part 2 of the 3 part series, Brett talks about how with already two bonds to his name, standing in Campbelltown Court as a 17 year old after not being picked for the NSW State Team even though he knew he was the best player nearly cost him his career in Golf He also discusses playing with Jack Nicklaus, how helpful Seve was to him …

Brett Ogle was adopted at birth, he grew up in Goulburn NSW, and started playing Golf at the age of 11. He is known around the world as one of the best ball strikers to ever play the game. Moe Norman even went to watch him hit balls on the range twice He won 15 tournaments worldwide including two European tour events and two US Tour events He was r…

Paul got to a scratch handicap using a cut down set of golf clubs, he represented Australia as an amateur. Someone's phone went off while he was trying to hole a putt to shoot 59 in the Canon Challenge. He won three times on the US Nationwide Tour, he earned his USPGA Tour card and still holds the record for the most number of birdies in a single t…

Ken Trimble was born in country NSW, backpacked through Europe, met Jack Nicklaus, upset Bernard Langer, moved to Sydney to pursue a career in Golf. He ended up playing around the world, winning tournaments in Australia and Europe and played in two Open Championships. Lost his game, became a Club Professional at Concord Golf Club and earned a reput…