Episode 50: Nathan Bennett - Superintendant @ Royal Adelaide Golf Club
Nathan Bennett has been the Superintendent at Royal Adelaide since 2012. Originally from farming stock in country Victoria he intially dipped his greenkeeping toes in the water of Murray Downs as a young fella, under the tutelage of Richard Forsyth. He was bitten by the bug and would go on to work at The Metropolitan, Legends Course, The Sands and finally to Seaton in South Australia where we find him in his on course accommodation.
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Show Notes
Recorded 1/5/2024
Nathan Bennett comes from counrty Victorian farming stock, so he's not afraid of hard yakka ('hard work' for non Australians). His can do approach has seen him on a green keeping journey which started in Murray Downs and would go on to include Metropolitan, Moonah Legends, The Sands and finally Royal Adelaide Golf Club.
We take a look at Nathan's journey while also lingering upon the Royal Adelaide story, since the clubs foundation back in 1892. The clubs centenary book is a great read (if you can get your hands on it.... its out of print for many years btw but there are a limited number of copies available from Abe Books - see link below) and through its auspices we tease out some of the ongoing historical and modern challenges that maintaining a world class golf course in a dry and arid climate, such as Adelaide, represents.
Nathan is a great guest and I really enjoyed my time with him. We hope you enjoy the conversation!
The Royal Adelaide Golf Club - By Michael Cudmore - 1892 to 1992
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Special Guest: Nathan Bennett.