Ep81: First look at Kangaroo Island, new World Top 100, Vic GC vs Cheltenham & Dean from Seed

A mixed bag of interesting topics this week:

• Footage of the fully-grassed course at The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island emerged recently and warranted discussion.
• New World Top 100 rankings from Golf Magazine are imminent and the Aussie candidates come in for attention.
• Some argy bargy surrounding Cheltenham Golf Club's new lease is in the news, so we briefly discuss that.
• The Aussie Summer of Golf is upon us and we take a look at some of the events on the calendar.
• Finally, Scott caught up for a chat with Dean from Seed. Listeners loved our initial chat with Dean at the start of the year and this is another fun one.

For the Queenslanders – this link is the one to follow for tickets to the Aus PGA at RQ. Should make for a fantastic spectacle - https://golf.com.au/aus-pga

The 2026 Victorian Open is to be staged at 13th Beach down on the Bellarine Peninsula. Held from Jan 15 – 18 it is a fantastic event and a buzz to attend. Entry is free and all details for spectators planning to head along are available through this link - https://golf.com.au/vic-open

The Cathedral Invitational for 2025 is another red letter event on the domestic summer golf calendar. Those who want to get along and watch Adam Scott among a score of other notables (including Ian Baker-Finch!) can learn more here - https://cathedralinvitational.com.au/

As discussed in the episode – a GCA thread dating back nearly 25 years – devoted to changes made to the Road Hole Bunker on The Old Course at St Andrew's. Seems many posts within the thread have been deleted or tidied up but the thread is still well worth the read.

https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,1922.0.html

As is this one devoted to the recent Hanse work at Seminole (also discussed in the episode).

https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,73492.0.html

The YouTube video mentioned in the episode is here for those interested –