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Not a nervous single nudged to mid on as we near the century– the 99th episode of AGP podcast is a great chat with CharlieMercer – one of New Zealand’s finest, and host of The Yardage Book Podcast. Charlie recently visited Australia and played some of our best courses. We talk about his views on golf in Australia and New Zealand. The similarities and differences, the good and not so good points, and so much more. Thanks so much to Charlie for speaking with us. Go and take a listen to his back catalogue including his interviews with Jim Rohrstaff, Ryan Fox, Will Kay, Tom Doak, and his latest episode with Leo Barber and Michael Goldstein discussing NZ’s bestpar 3 holes.
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/architecture-spotlight-the-par-3s-of-nz/id1714222287?i=1000772601220
Some courses and other stuff we discussed
Clyde Johnson’s book - https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/7548667-the-golf-courses-of-new-zealand-s-north-island
Te Arai Links - https://tearai.com/
An old review from Matt’s first Titirangi visit back in2009.
https://golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/titirangi-golf-club/
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"Ep99: Charlie Mercer from The Yardage Book Podcast" is an episode of Australian Golf Passport. Runtime 1 hr 26 min. Published June 27, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.