The podcast to listen to if you want to know everything there is about Australian golf courses, greenkeeping and architecture so you can get more out of your game!
EP.214 Keeper of the Greens - Richard Flesser (Lakelands Golf Club)
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Richard Flesser is the superintendent of the Jack Nicklaus signature designed Lakelands Golf Club on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He might be leading the team maintaining this well known course right now, but his career began far from the highs of such a facility.
Growing up as a Gold Coast boy, Richard wasn't one of those kids who was always chasing golf. Whilst he began mowing lawns at an early age, his father was a butcher by trade, and Richard went about earning money trying his hand at a number of different jobs.
When he did get an opportunity to work on a golf course, it wasn't the glamourous well known tracks of the Gold Coast we hear about today, but it was a start nevertheless! From here he would go on to help build a number of the most well known golf courses of the Gold Coast through the boom years of golf in the 1990's before settling into a career greenkeeping groove at Royal Pines and then Lakelands Golf Club itself.
Join Richard and I as he takes us on a nostalgic trip through the years of golf on the Gold Coast and hearing about the rise in his career along with the rise of golf on the Gold Coast, learning and experiencing some of the highest level of maintenance and presentation of any golf course working under some of the country's best greenkeepers.
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People and places mentioned in this podcast:
Lakelands Golf Club (https://www.lakelandsgolfclub.com.au/)
Teven Golf Club (https://www.tevengc.com.au/)
Surfers Paradise Golf Club (https://www.surfersparadisegolfclub.com.au/)
Emerald Lakes Golf Club (https://emeraldlakesgolf.com.au/)
Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club (https://www.sanctuarycovegolf.com.au/cms/)
Palm Meadows Golf Course (https://palmmeadows.com.au/)
RACV Royal Pines Golf Course (https://www.racv.com.au/travel-experiences/resorts/royal-pines-gold-coast/golf.html)
Long Reef Golf Club (https://longreefgolfclub.com.au/)
Macquarie Links Golf Club (https://www.macquarielinksgolfclub.com.au/)
Save North Lakes Golf Course (https://www.savenorthlakes.com.au/)
Harbour Town Golf Links (https://www.seapines.com/golf/courses/harbour-town-golf-links)
Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course (https://thekooralbynvalley.com.au/golf/)
The Glades Golf Club (https://www.glades.com.au/)
EP.209 Keeper of the Greens - Glenn Beauclerc (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JKgjuaMRB6bYRQHngmGe6?si=6c478cd0bea74ea9)
EP.200 Celebrating 200 Episodes (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sV4A2kAHaPExsl9c7PeoY?si=614388a276fd45e3)
EP.154 Keeper of the Greens - Scott Armstrong (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ravRbk7mQr9IzjuGh6T0e?si=f88288d834db4488)
EP.135 Steve's Random Special Guests - Mike O'Keeffe (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mm35X4PpTK7bM6cbbu3aW?si=4e41a43b33a243f4)
13 Oct 2026
EP.213 Walking the Fairways - feat. Dave Meadows (Smoke & Soul Project)
Walking the Fairways segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is proudly brought to you by (campbellchemicals.com.au)Dint Golf Solutions (dint.com.au) and you can check out their website www.dint.com.au.
On Walking the Fairways, the news segment of the podcast, I continue the search for the golf hole across Australia and New Zealand with the highest elevation drop from tee to green. I have a few new contenders in this segment and we have discovered a new clubhouse leader!
I also have news coming from Western Australia with the recent hosting of the WA PGA in Kalgoorlie Golf Course and the up coming WA Open at Secret Harbour Golf Links. There's updated news of a new architect involved at the soon to commence Lovedale Farm project in the NSW Hunter Valley, some info of new upgrades to The Coast Golf Club in Sydney, a rebrand of what was Ocean Dunes on King Island in Tasmania, some cryptic clues about Royal Queensland Golf Club's new short course, some public chatter about the idea of a possible new golf course near the Kurnell sand dunes.
And on top of all that, I'm joined once again by Dave Meadows, Course Foreman of Royal Adelaide Golf Club, but this time for a post trip update of his Smoke & Soul Project feeding the disadvantaged and homeless across Australia's east coast.
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People and places mentioned in this podcast:
Dint Golf Solutions - Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dint.golf.solutions/) & Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dintgolfsolutions/)
Dave Meadows Smoke and Soul Project Website (https://www.davemeadowsbbq.com/smokeandsoul)
Dave Meadows BBQ - YouTube - Unforgettable Stories in Broken Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQDcoEAMgU)
Dave Meadows Smoke and Soul Podcast - Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/033noFctCdAytDtOYKN43H?si=3ccf354f70f646dd)
Dave Meadows BBQ - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DaveMeadowsBBQ)
Dave Meadows Smoke and Soul Project - Go Fund Me (https://www.gofundme.com/f/smoke-soul-project-feeding-the-homeless-across-australia)
Dave Meadows BBQ - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DMBBQ)
Dave Meadows BBQ - Instgram (https://www.instagram.com/davemeadowsbbq/)
Ellerston Golf (https://ellerston.com/golf)
Club Taree (https://www.clubtaree.com.au/golf)
Mark Panopoulos - Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/marky_p_golf/?hl=en)
Warburton Golf Club (https://www.warburtongolf.com.au/cms/)
Kalgoorlie Golf Course (https://www.kalgoorliegolfcourse.com/)
Secret Harbour Golf Links (https://secretsgolf.com.au/)
Willunga Golf Course (https://www.willungagolf.com.au/Home)
Kooyonga Golf Club (https://www.kooyongagolf.com.au/cms/)
Royal Adelaide Golf Club (https://www.royaladelaidegolf.com.au/cms/)
Lovedale Farm Golf Course (https://lovedalefarm.com.au/golf/)
The Vintage Golf Club (https://chateauelan.com.au/golf-course-hunter-valley/)
Darius Oliver (https://www.olivergolfdesign.com/)
Justin Trott - SAGCA Profile (https://sagca.com.au/members/justin-trott/)
The National Golf Club (https://nationalgolf.com.au/)
Moonah Links (https://www.moonahlinks.com.au/cms/)
Sandhurst Club (https://www.sandhurst.com/)
Hamilton Island Golf Club (https://www.hamiltonislandgolfclub.com.au/)
Cape Wickham Golf Links (https://www.capewickham.com.au/)
The Cliffs Kangaroo Island (https://thecliffs.com.au/cms/)
The Coast Golf Club (https://www.coastgolf.com.au/cms/)
St. Michael's Golf Club (https://www.stmichaelsgolfclub.com.au/)
NSW Golf Club (https://www.nswgolfclub.com.au/cms/)
Randwick Golf Club (https://www.randwickgolfclub.com.au/)
Holt Estate (https://www.holtestate.com.au/)
Cronulla Golf Club (https://www.cronullagolf.com.au/cms/)
Woolooware Golf Club (https://wooloowaregolfclub.com.au/)
King Links (https://kinglinks.com.au/)
Royal Queensland Golf Club (https://www.rqgolf.com.au/)
OCM Design (https://www.ocm.golf/)
The National Golf Club - Long Island Golf Course (https://nationalgolf.com.au/our-courses/long-island/)
EP.185 Royal Melbourne - Behind the Scenes of the Men's Australian Open (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XE6Lhy0nO3GyeNmlQdejW?si=ce53848018994092)
30 Sept 2026
EP.212 Keeper of the Greens - Ben Eddy (Whaleback Golf Course)
Keeper Of The Greens segment of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast is brought to you by John Deere Golf. When you work where others play, you need a partner you can trust to keep your course in perfect condition. Find your nearest John Deere dealer (https://www.deere.com.au/en/golf-sports-turf/) at deere.com.au (https://www.deere.com.au/en/golf-sports-turf/)
Ben Eddy is superintendent of Whaleback Golf Course. Whaleback is currently undergoing a significant investment from the local council on the back of an enormous amount of golf being played on the course!
Ben has had quite the journey in his career. From beginning as an apprentice at a regional golf course to working at one of Australia's finest courses, to his 2nd appointment as a superintendent at Whaleback. Ben is an incredibly passionate and energetic superintendent who strives to bring out the best on whatever golf course he helps maintain.
Ben also gives us an insight into the course at Whaleback including some unique WWII heritage buildings that are located on the site.
This chat is full of passion and we also dive deep into how and why Perth's public golf offering are so incredibly strong and well supported by the public. You will enjoy this one!
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People and places mentioned in this podcast:
Whaleback Golf Course (https://www.whalebackgolfcourse.com.au/cms/)
Marangaroo Golf Course (https://www.marangaroogolf.com.au/)
Araluen Golf Club (https://www.araluengolfclub.com.au/)
Lake Karrinyup Country Club (https://www.lkcc.com.au/cms/)
Point Walter Golf Course (https://www.pointwaltergolf.com.au/)
Meadow Springs Golf and Country Club (https://www.meadowspringsgolf.com.au/)
The Cut Golf Course (https://www.thecutgolf.com.au/)
Mandurah Country Club (https://www.mandcountryclub.com.au/cms/)
Lancelin Golf Club - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GolfingLancelin/)
Secret Harbour Golf Links (https://secretsgolf.com.au/)
Collie Golf Club (http://colliegolfclub.com.au/)
Armadale Golf Club (https://www.armadalegolf.club/)
Carramar Golf Course (https://www.carramargolf.com.au/)
Rottnest Island Golf Course (https://www.rottnestisland.com/see-do/sport-recreation/rottnest-island-golf-course)
Wembley Golf Course (https://www.wembleygolf.com.au/cms/)
Collier Park Golf Course (https://collierparkgolf.com.au/)
Hamersley Golf Course (https://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/attractions-and-recreation/hamersley-public-golf-course)
Moore Park Golf Course (https://mooreparkgolf.com.au/)
Nedlands Golf Club (https://www.nedlandsgolfclub.com.au/cms/)
Royal Perth Golf Club (https://www.rpgc.com.au/cms/)
EP.87 Keeper of the Greens - Fraser Brown (https://open.spotify.com/episode/14hjj3nZLWXagA9PXN4NT5?si=20d3b8f735734962)
EP.190 Aussie Golf History - The Lost Links of Applecross (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5l5iGTuNgZa3Uwx3H1t4ni?si=d0a088ef723f4393)
EP.85 Save Moore Park Golf Course - Jared Kendler (https://open.spotify.com/episode/45MTt2hCF2J3QpOyGPiWvV?si=68017dc506344cb2)
EP.119 Keeper of the Greens - Shane Baker (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bcEhqObSB1mtJyOBpeNNt?si=713124b62f5a4a13)
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