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

Keeper Of The Greens is proudly brought to you by Colin Campbell Chemicals. Click their name and it will take you straight to their website. 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